Alix Depondt-Reynis was destined for the law. Fortunately, sculpture won. From her Saint-Germain-des-Prés atelier, she draws inspiration from 18th-century porcelain, medieval finery, and Tuscan vases to reimagine the most ordinary household objects, all crafted in Limoges. Even breakfast takes on historical proportions: her hand-made Louis XVI egg cup in white porcelain is 42 euros.
Alix Depondt-Reynis was destined for the law. She studied, worked in a notary's office, ventured into sculpture, and even spent time on a construction site before returning to what she loved most: working with her hands. When she founded her house in 2011, her inspirations reached far beyond the kitchen cupboard: 18th-century porcelain, medieval adornments, Middle Eastern patterns, Tuscan vases, and Greco-Roman Antiquity came to life in her plates, lighting, jewelry, and eggcups.
A visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Athens was enough to inspire an entire collection: Oreste was born from a funerary goblet of repoussé gold, once laid in tombs to guide the dead to the afterlife. Today, this same motif graces a vermeil bangle as well as a serving bowl destined, far more prosaically, for a generous dish of pasta. Everything begins with sculpture in her Parisian atelier, before the models travel to the master craftsmen of Limoges to be cast in porcelain.
Taste
Saint-Germain-des-Prés · Limoges · White porcelain · French porcelain · The perfect eggcup · Louis XVI · Soft-boiled egg · Sunday breakfast · Medieval jewellery
