Born in Bordeaux in 1967, Séverine’s artistic path was shaped by craftsmanship and an eleven-year immersion in Asia, where Japanese paper art and Korean Dansaekhwa deeply influenced her approach to light, texture, and repetition.
Now based in Estoril, Portugal, she creates refined relief works using gold leaf and gilded wax. Her work has been exhibited across Europe and in New York, including at Art on Paper NYC in 2025.
For over 35 years, Nelly Saunier has elevated the art of featherwork, collaborating with leading couture, high jewelry, and watchmaking houses including Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Harry Winston, and Van Cleef & Arpels.
From her Paris studio, she transforms feathers into refined sculptural works exploring illusion and metamorphosis. A Maître d’Art and recipient of major French distinctions, her work has been exhibited internationally.
PERMANENT ARTISTS
PASCAL PIERMÉ
MATHILDE MAURY SIMÉONI
XAN PADRON
SEVERINE DE LA CHAPELLE
JEAN-PHILIPPE BRUNAUD
NELLY SAUNIER
BASILE PELLETIER
SERGE BLOCH
DELPHINE ROCHER
SAMUEL BLOCH
CORINNE MARIAUD
DIOGO BARROS PIRES
ZHOU HONGBIN
JOSQUIN POUILLON
YSABEL LEMAY
Pierre-Henri BEYSSAC
INVITED ARTISTS
Mai Khanh PHAM TO - Yiriane KAHN - Karine LAHANNIER- Eléonore de STAEL