This workshop introduces participants to the fascinating art of featherwork by exploring its history, materials, and techniques. It offers the opportunity to learn the fundamental techniques—collage, crimping, marquetry, and dyeing—to create a three-dimensional piece inspired by a real or imaginary world, while developing precision, patience, and manual dexterity.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
The workshop offers a comprehensive approach, alternating between theoretical instruction, practical demonstrations, technical experiments, and time for personal creativity.
Participants discover the traditional techniques and methods of featherwork—from the delicate handling of feathers to techniques such as gluing, crimping, and dyeing—while being encouraged to explore their artistic sensibilities.
Each participant is invited to develop their own formal language, to experiment with shapes, volumes, and textures, and to create pieces that reflect their personality and creativity, in a constant dialogue between artisanal craftsmanship and contemporary expression.
Introduction and initial hands-on activities
Afternoon
Dyeing and application
Morning
Afternoon
Designing a three-dimensional piece
Morning
Afternoon
Production
Morning
Afternoon
Finishing touches and presentation
Morning
Maud Ruby’s career has taken shape at the intersection of fashion and materials. Trained in fashion design and patternmaking at the LISAA school, she began her career in the world of textiles and accessories, collaborating with brands such as Lagerfeld Gallery Maroquinerie, Malhia Kent, and Irina Volkonskii. Very quickly, craftsmanship became her calling: she completed her training at Greta de la Mode in Paris, earned her CAP as an independent candidate, and immersed herself in exceptional craftsmanship.
Feathers then became her language. For more than five years, she trained at Legeron, an iconic family-run atelier, where she learned the techniques and traditions of featherwork. Today, as a feather artist and milliner, Maud Ruby brings her expertise to major Parisian houses—Lemarié, Sandrine Bourg, and Michel Carel—as well as international fashion houses such as Givenchy, The Row, Dries Van Noten, and Ralph Lauren.
As the founder of her own design studio dedicated to featherwork, she pursues an approach where artisanal craftsmanship engages with contemporary design. Her work now extends to interior architecture, design, and scenography, exploring new territories where material becomes space and the object becomes emotion.
Training 100% financeable by AFDAS, or partially covered by AGEFICE.
AFDAS can fully fund training courses conducted outside of France, under certain conditions.
This program is for affiliated or registered artists and authors, as well as performing arts professionals working on a freelance basis.
If you are eligible, we encourage you to contact our sales department beforehand via the "Information Request" form to prepare your application, or to register directly through the page of your chosen training course.
Isola di San Servolo,
1, Venice, Italy 30124
T: +33 (0)3 86 45 23 42
contact@campusmana.com
