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Overview
Conie Vallese, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is an artist and designer whose practice moves fluidly between sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and bronze objects. Refusing fixed categories, she builds a body of work where art, design, and everyday life are deeply intertwined.
Her work is rooted in a close observation of nature. Flowers, organic forms, and botanical patterns become recurring motifs through which she explores themes of beauty, fragility, and resilience. Working with materials such as bronze and clay, Vallese translates this delicate natural world into objects that balance softness and strength.
Shaped by a creative family background—surrounded by painting, sculpture, and design from an early age—she developed a sensibility for form through lived experience rather than formal boundaries. For Vallese, “there is no work without life and no life without work,” a philosophy that runs through her entire practice.
Her approach is intuitive and process-driven, treating each piece as a trace of lived moments. Moving between disciplines and contexts, including the worlds of art, design, and fashion, she embraces a practice in constant evolution, grounded in simplicity, material honesty, and the poetics of transformation.
Her work has been presented internationally, including at Design Miami in collaboration with Fendi, marking a significant moment in her expanding presence within the collectible design landscape. Vallese’s practice has also been featured in leading publications such as Elle and Vogue, reflecting a growing recognition of her distinctive voice at the intersection of art, design, and fashion.
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Selected Artworks
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Press
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Design between heaven and earth
April 20, 2026Handle with care! For the duration of a shoot, photographer Charles Negre and set designer Vincent Olivieri enlisted the help of professional movers to stage major pieces of European design... -
How Conie Vallese Is Reimagining Art, Design, and Fashion
April 7, 2026During last winter's Design Miami fair, attendees were welcomed into 'Fonderia Fendi, a brilliantly yellow room showcasing the work of artist and designer Conie Vallese. Vallese had been handpicked by... -
At Design Miami, Fendi and Conie Vallese Reimagine Italian Craft Heritage
December 5, 2025The 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris is widely recognized as the moment when Art Deco entered the global stage as a fully defined aesthetic... -
A glimpse into Conie Vallese's studio near Lisbon
March 14, 2022While she lives in Brooklyn, artist Conie Vallese now has a second home worlds away from the New York frenzy. In the Portuguese countryside, 45 minutes from Lisbon, she has...
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