SEA PROJECT

POLCHA Studio is a design studio that challenges conventional practices by using research as a playground to explore new and untested areas. They focus on techniques and materials, particularly painting, to transcend the boundaries of trompe-l'œil, gradient effects, and frescoes, offering a new visual language that is creative, non-conformist, and joyful. They blur the boundaries between art and design, putting nature back at the forefront of living spaces through recurring themes of water, graphics, color, and vegetation. Their terracotta tile collection, inspired by the sea, is produced sustainably in collaboration with the Alain Vagh workshop in the south of France. They limit resource consumption and waste production by collecting clay from a nearby quarry and using an efficient recovery system. Shades of blue, representing the different layers of the water surface and seabed, are a key element in their work. They play with and distort spaces through optical illusions echoing the ripples of water. POLCHA Studio's project also includes the design of indoor/outdoor furniture with terracotta tiles, using a modular approach for greater flexibility. Through their unique and sustainable designs, they create a phantasmagorical and recreational world, asserting their singularity and offering a new perspective on the intersection of art and design.

POLCHA studio was founded by two friends, Pauline Leyravaud and Charlotte Tarbouriech, who combined art and fashion. Pauline, an ESAG-Penninghen graduate and gold medalist, specializes in frescoes, trompe-l'oeil, and scenography. She uses classical and modern cultures to experiment with natural and responsible techniques. Charlotte, a Studio Bercot graduate, specializes in shoe design and has worked as a consultant for various fashion houses. With experience in the footwear industry, she now turns to craftsmanship to express her convictions.