Marie-Anne Thieffry is a visual artist born in 1964 in Normandy. After an initial career spanning over 25 years as an art director in advertising, she chose to devote herself entirely to handcrafting in 2005, opening her own studio.
A graduate of ESAG-Penninghen and ENSAAMA-Olivier de Serres in interior design, she now applies her expertise to a material she poetically reinvents: recycled cardboard. Through a unique technique she calls "cardboard lace," she explores the expressive potential of this humble material, which she cuts, crumples, braids, and laminates to create sculptures and lighting fixtures imbued with lightness and refinement.
Sensitive to environmental issues, her work is part of an approach to reclaiming discarded materials, where each piece questions our relationship to matter, gesture, and light. Inspired by architects such as Frank Gehry and Shigeru Ban, she combines technical rigor, creativity, and the ability to share her expertise. Winner of the Audience Award at the International Paper Triennial in 2017 and the European Prize for Applied Arts in 2022, Marie-Anne Thieffry is also supported by the Rémy Cointreau Foundation, which assisted in the acquisition of essential equipment for her studio.
