Justine Gaignault and Juliette Berthonneau met in 2022 while they were residents at the Bureau du Design de la Mode et des Métiers d’Art. Both are French textile designers and weavers based in Paris, and they share a common interest in textures, simple patterns, and exploring volume through various weaving and felting techniques. 

They experiment with fibre shrinkage to create new materials for unique interior design and decoration projects, and take a particular interest in industrial Jacquard weaving.

Following a residency at Villa Chateaufavier in Aubusson, where they designed three unique hand-woven pieces, they developed a collection of self-published weaves – Matin, Midi, Sieste – made from 100 per cent bio-based materials, combining French wool and linen, industrially woven in Belgium.

Specialising in Jacquard weaving, Justine Gaignault’s practice lies at the intersection of traditional craftsmanship and industrial techniques, with a particular focus on the origin of materials and the use of local fibres. Through weaving, she explores the connections between material, pattern and interior space. In 2025, she was awarded the ADAGP Dynamo Grant. Since 2026, she has also been a co-founder of L’Aune, a collective textile workshop in Paris.

Juliette Berthonneau’s work explores three-dimensional weaving and pleating, as well as the ability of textiles to structure, transform and inhabit space. Combining traditional craftsmanship with industrial techniques, she develops innovative textile objects, artworks and materials for architecture and set design. Her practice also has an educational dimension, aimed at raising awareness of the principles of flexible construction and fostering an experimental approach to textiles. In 2023, she was awarded the City of Paris’s Grand Prix de la Création.