VIOLAINE D’HARCOURT

VIOLAINE D'HARCOURT IS A LIGHTING DESIGNER BORN IN PARIS IN 1987. SINCE HER CHILDHOOD, SHE HAS DEVELOPED HER ARTISTIC SENSITIVITY THROUGH DRAWING, SCULPTURE AND MODELING. SHE THEN STUDIED INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE AT CAMONDO IN PARIS, THEN AT SCUOLA POLITECNICA IN MILAN.

AFTER EXPERIENCES IN DESIGN PRODUCTION AT STUDIO JACOPO FOGGINI IN MILAN, AT FEDERICO CHURBA IN BUENOS AIRES AND AT GALERIE KREO IN PARIS, SHE STARTED CREATING HER OWN LIGHTS, CONVINCED THAT A THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED LIGHT CAN BRING LIGHT ADDITIONAL SOUL NEEDED IN ANY LIVING SPACE.

MADE OF BLOWN GLASS, TURNED WOOD, CERAMIC, MARBLE AND LIMESTONE, ITS LIGHTINGS ARE PRODUCED BETWEEN FRANCE AND PORTUGAL. THEIR MANUFACTURING RESULTS FROM A FAIR BALANCE BETWEEN CRAFT AND INDUSTRY, GUARANTEEING ITS CUSTOMERS QUALITY AND DURABILITY.

SHE LIVES IN LISBON SINCE 2021 AND WORKS BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND FRANCE.