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Céline Arnould
(Swiss-French, b. 1994. Lives and works in Zurich)
Photo: courtesy of the artist.
In her ceramic practice, Arnould combines human hair and porcelain as primary materials, exploring the transformation of hair into structure. Whether carefully arranged or organically felted, growing out of a wall or resting on a table, her works embody traces of what once was. Her series are shaped through direct handwork, technical experimentation, and sensitivity to the cultural connotations of her materials. Rather than autonomous objects, her pieces function as mediums to reveal technique, material combinations, and craftsmanship.
Arnould’s interest in hair — both as a design material and as a marker of identity — runs throughout her career. Trained first as a hairdresser, she later studied design at the Zurich University of the Arts, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Design (Trends & Identity, 2019) and pursued further studies (CAS) in typography and interdisciplinary design (2022).
Select exhibitions include In guter Gesellschaft, Zurich Design Weeks (2025, 2023, 2022), Keramik Kiosk, Ceramic Collective, Zurich (2025), Design am Rhein, Designplatform Graubünden, Ilanz (2024), Blut & Staub, Gewerbemuseum Winterthur (2024), Showroom Abitare, Okro Gallery, Chur (2023, 2020), Blut & Staub, Material-Archiv Zurich (2022).
Find out more on: artist website.
Available artwork
Céline Arnould, flat folds – No.10, 2023/2024
"Mont Blanc" porcelain, shaped with felted human hair, high-fired at 1250 °C
31 x 25 x 6 cm (minor variations possible)
CHF 550 Presented in the exhibtion Room for a View, flat folds – No.10 (2023/24) is part of the series “flat folds”, formed from felted human hair shaped through compression on flat surfaces. The textile-like qualities of the material emerge through pleats, folds, transparencies, and subtle deformations. In the firing process, the hair burns away, leaving hollow channels and imprints in the porcelain. The resulting forms hold traces of chance, fragility, and transformation, revealing a tension between control and unpredictability. Positioned between sculpture, craft, and process-based design, the work reflects on transience, material memory, and the potential of the porcelain–hair combination.
Arnould’s interest in hair — both as a design material and as a marker of identity — runs throughout her career. Trained first as a hairdresser, she later studied design at the Zurich University of the Arts, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Design (Trends & Identity, 2019) and pursued further studies (CAS) in typography and interdisciplinary design (2022).
"Mont Blanc" porcelain, shaped with felted human hair, high-fired at 1250 °C
31 x 25 x 6 cm (minor variations possible)
CHF 550