Coco Brun x Carocim: When Contemporary Art Meets Craftsmanship
The collaboration between Maison Carocim and Coco Brun is an invitation to travel, an exploration where boundaries dissolve. Between art and design, between traditional craftsmanship and digital vision, between here and elsewhere... Coco Brun forges a unique link. A multidisciplinary French artist, born in Brittany but a citizen of the world, she brings a new sensibility to the world of cement tiles, made of geometric abstraction and organic details. For Carocim, she doesn't simply draw patterns; she creates works of art on the floor.
A Multidisciplinary Artist with Traveling Roots
Coco Brun's career path mirrors her work: rich, inquisitive, and boundless. A graduate in Fine Arts and Applied Arts in Paris, she quickly sought to transcend academic boundaries. Her style is characterized by a constant dialogue between the hand's gesture and the digital tool, between the rigor of minimalism and the abundance of nature. Her passion? Travel. Coco Brun draws inspiration from the road, during artist residencies in Mexico, Italy, and elsewhere. Each destination nourishes her imagination with new colors, lights, and forms. It is this openness to the world that she infuses into her creations for Carocim.
Blurring the lines between Art and Design
Coco Brun doesn't define herself solely as a designer. She creates installations, sculptures, and drawings. Her work has been exhibited in prestigious venues, from the Palais de Tokyo in Paris to Milan Design Week, and at art fairs in Mexico City. This "gallery" approach is evident in her collaboration with Carocim. She considers cement tiles as a fully-fledged artistic medium. She plays with the codes of geometric abstraction to create surfaces that challenge and surprise. Her patterns are not simple repetitions; they are graphic compositions that transform the floor into a vast canvas.
Hybridization: Tradition and Modernity
What's fascinating about Coco Brun is her ability to blend opposites. She enjoys collaborating with artisans to ground her contemporary visions in materials. With Carocim, she has found the ideal partner for this hybrid approach. Our traditional expertise, based on the metal divider and hand-casting, becomes the vehicle for her modernity. She uses this ancient technique to produce objects that are "surprising, contrasting, and resolutely modern." It's the meeting of the slowness of craftsmanship and the dynamism of contemporary art.
Limited Editions to the Art of Living
Accustomed to limited editions for luxury brands, Coco Brun here makes her art accessible, integrated into everyday architecture. Choosing a Coco Brun creation for your home means choosing a floor that has the power of a work of art, yet the warmth of a living material. It means inviting a touch of the exotic and abstract into your living room, kitchen, or bathroom.
