Laurentine
Périlhou

Laurentine Perilhou is a French textile artist celebrated for transforming the ancestral art of macramé into a contemporary language of sculpture and refinement. Her work reflects the resilience and quiet strength of the natural world, drawing inspiration from organic structures and the living rhythm of nature. Each knot becomes a gesture of patience and endurance a symbolic construction where fragility and strength intertwine. Through her practice, Perilhou aspires to re-enchant the tangible world, revealing a sublime harmony where imagination and poetry meet.

Introduced to macrame during a formative trip to South America in 2009, Perilhou has since elevated the technique into an art form of emotional storytelling and technical mastery. Upon returning to France, her increasingly intricate designs incorporating semiprecious stones attracted commissions from Jean Paul Gaultier, Guerlain, and Dior, where she collaborated with the Haute Couture research and development department in 2022, exploring innovative material compositions in mixed lurex. From her atelier in the French Pyrenees, where every work unfolds through hundreds of hours of meticulous handwork.

Her exceptional craftsmanship has led to enduring collaborations with Hermès, beginning in 2023 and continuing in 2025, where her textile sculptures are currently featured in Hermès window displays. She has also worked with Cartier, Balmain creating an intricate macramé gown for Beyoncé’s Renaissance album, featured in The New York Times and Martell, for whom she designed Les Remarquables de Martell Édition Laurentine Périlhou, an extraordinary sculptural piece crafted from gold threads, sapphires, diamonds, and 300-year-old oak cabochons, requiring over 800 hours of artisanal work.

Her work has been recognized and supported by the Banque Populaire Foundation and the Hermès Corporate Foundation. In 2024, her pieces were exhibited during Milan Design Week, and at the Homo Faber Biennale in Venice, organized by the Michelangelo Foundation.