'SEA ANEMONE' SIDE TABLE

World-renowned for her ‘Sea Anemone’ series evoking the beauty of the ocean floor, Pia Maria Raeder is committed to interpreting her own vision of nature and translating the aesthetic wonders of the natural world into sculptural objects. Work by the artist is included in the permanent collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Moreover, Pia Maria was one of the 12 international women artists chosen by the House of Dior to reinterpret the ‘Miss Dior’ bottle and design codes. Her sculptures were showcased in Château de la Colle Noire, Christian Dior’s former house, in the South of France.

Pia Maria’s sculptures are handcrafted from thousands and thousands of simple beechwood elements, wooden rods (‘Sea Anemone’ series) or wooden pearls (‘Stardust’ series) that are meticulously arranged one by one. A breath of life seems to animate these organic creations, like a nature that is not copied but experienced and reasserted. Pia Maria Raeder’s work engenders a sense of wonder, inviting to a form of engagement that goes beyond looking, a more emotional and even tactile engagement. According to the artist’s own words: “My experimentations on materials and biomorphic forms aim at creating pieces which are as vibrant, unique and surprising as Nature”.