Tsé & Tsé associées is a French design company, one of the rare still independent from its creation in 1991, founded by two Parisian designers, Sigolène Prébois and Catherine Lévy. The company has now achieved worldwide fame and the Tsé & Tsé team, composed of less than ten people, masters the design of the objects from their conception to their production and distribution.
Prototypes of Tsé & Tsé associées are created in the charming laboratory in the Bastille area in Paris, an old carpentry shop, where some items can be adapted to the specific needs of customers. Each object requires special research to find the best quality manufacturers and ensure the use of noble materials, according to traditional know-how, which favors the quality and durability of the objects. For this reason, lamps, dishes and furniture are made in small series, sometimes individually and rarely more than 1000 items per year. Each item is unique, never the same and these differences are the inimitable signature of Tsé & Tsé.
The two designers began to create objects for themselves, in order to savor and cheer up every moment of daily life: the sense of wonder with which they imagine everyday objects shines through in all their creations. A few years later, most of their objects became bestsellers and museum pieces, while remaining fresh and delicious as always; their latest creations adapt perfectly to the others to form an expanding and very original universe, always full of a joyful ironic streak.
Their most iconic object is undoubtedly the “Vase of Avril”, now a classic of French design: inspired by Japanese Ikebana, this vase glorifies the beauty of flowers by isolating them in a tube; articulated with metal rings, the vase adapts its shape to the flowers, giving each person the pleasure of composing a splendid floral composition. Another project of great beauty is the “Vase Parasseux”, suspended in the air by a steel cable, swinging back and forth in a carefree way. Looking at this object, it seems to admire a waving acrobat in the circus; the vase can hang close to kitchen tables and counters, loving all flowers, especially the branches and ivy with asymmetrical arrangements.
Finally, among the many works, to remember the project of the two artists for the table, with the poetic dishes made in porcelain, which combine solidity and finesse; the dishes and dishes are made in France according to a traditional method between two plaster molds. Their “imperfections” are the sign of their originality and completely manual realization.
