Barcelona-based French illustrator Malika Favre is known for her punchy and playful art style which has been described as a combination of Pop Art and Op Art. Over in Brussels, French artist Alice Roux uses her background working in set design and fashion, and currently as a visual artist, to create objects and furniture. After the two creatives discovered each other in 2020, they began on a years-long collaboration that started with a one-off table but grew to a four-piece capsule collection named Nested Lines.
Photo: Malika Favre
The proverb “Birds of a feather flock together” couldn’t ring more true in this collaboration. The collection, which consists of a coffee table, a side table, and two wall shelves, reveal a cheeky (dare we say beaky?) surprise upon closer inspection. During conception, Favre came up with a pair of abstract, interlocking Toucan birds that lay within the perimeter of Roux’s rounded coffee table, symbolizing a nest itself. After multiple drawings and sketches, four were chosen as the final designs. Then, it was time for Roux to bring the art to life.
Photo: Malika Favre
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Roux studied Favre’s designs in great detail, carefully refining the curves, tangents, and angles. After experimenting and nailing down the perfect paint colors, she created resin surfaces using her own technique that adds the pièce de résistance to the wooden frames.
Photo: Jérôme de Gerlache
Photo: Jérôme de Gerlache
Photo: Jérôme de Gerlache
Photo: Jérôme de Gerlache
Photo: Jérôme de Gerlache
Each vibrant piece takes 6 to 10 weeks to complete, a process than began with Favre’s design inception in Spain to the woodwork in Portugal to Roux’s Belgian workshop for the painting and resin treatment. Available only on request, every piece is signed and numbered, further solidifying the special nature of this unique, artistic collaboration.
Photo: Malika Favre
Photo: Malika Favre
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Malika Favre
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Alexandra Colmenares
Photo: Pascal Boudet
Malika Favre \\\ Photo: Mari Luz Vidal
Alice Roux \\\ Photo: Grégory Copitet
To learn more about the Nested Lines collaboration, visit nestedlines.com. See more about Malika Favre and follow her Instagram here. Learn more about Alice Roux and follow her Instagram here.
Film credits: Direction by Jérôme de Gerlache, Images Jérôme de Gerlache/Pascal Boudet, and Music by Cyesm
