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Elsa Foulon
Antigone Pendant
Ceiling & Pendant Lamps · Collection Elsa Foulon Collection
Material / SizeCeramic / Small
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Made to order · 17 weeks
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The label
W 13.8 × D 15.7 × H 11.8 in
Finishes · 3
| Material / Size | Dimensions | Materials | Availability | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceramic / Small | W 35 × D 40 × H 30 cm | Ceramic and brass | Made to order 17 weeks | Price on request |
Ceramic / Standard | W 60 × D 45 × H 30 cm | Ceramic and brass | Made to order 17 weeks | Price on request |
Ceramic / X-Large | W 75 × D 50 × H 35 cm | Ceramic and brass | Made to order 17 weeks | Price on request |
The story
The Antigone is a sculptural pendant light by Elsa Foulon, from the Elsa Foulon Collection.
Three ceramic elements are suspended from a slender brass rod: the two upper forms fan outward horizontally, their curved profiles referencing organic rather than geometric logic; the lowest takes the shape of a shallow bowl, its interior warmer in tone than the matte off-white exterior. The arrangement holds visual tension, each form contributing to a silhouette that changes with the viewing angle.
Foulon hand-builds each ceramic element in her Parisian studio. The matte off-white surface is achieved through a specific low-temperature glaze that produces a flat, non-reflective finish with slight variation across the form. The brass rod is intentionally slender, keeping the visual weight in the ceramic.
In the Elsa Foulon Collection, the Antigone represents Foulon's approach to lighting: functional objects that operate simultaneously as ceramic sculptures, where the arrangement of forms is the design.
About Elsa Foulon
Elsa Foulon came to ceramics through a different door. The daughter of an antique dealer and later a dealer in 20th-century decorative arts herself, she spent years building a visual archive of objects made with conviction. That accumulation now shapes her approach: ceramic lighting fixtures conceived as sculpture, forms simultaneously free and precise, their sensibility drawn from both artistic instinct and hard-won technique.
The medium resisted the scale she wanted. Large-format ceramic work demands a kind of problem-solving that goes beyond craft, so she developed her own plate technique and proprietary materials, achieving generous volumes without sacrificing the structural lightness her organic forms require. The Antigone series, whose pendant and wall versions seem to float against any surface, is where this technical resolution becomes most visible.
In her Parisian studio, what drives the work is what she calls the beauty of the ancestral gesture: the interval between idea and object, long and never predictable. Fire shapes each piece in its own way. The clay carries the impression of her hands. Light installed inside the hollow of a sculpture reveals, rather than conceals, the roughness of the material.
Her work is presented on Monde Singulier, where signature pieces from the Elsa Foulon Collection include the Venus wall sconce and the Selene pendant.
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Delivery and terms
Every piece is packed and shipped under insurance, from the workshop to you. White glove delivery (unpacking, installation, packaging removal) is available on request. Delivery is not charged at checkout: we send you a quote within 24 business hours of your order. You have 5 days to accept and pay it (secure payment link or bank transfer), otherwise your order is cancelled and fully refunded.
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As our pieces are made to order or one of a kind, they cannot be returned or exchanged.