Dorian Etienne

Nuclée

Subdued banana lights.

Settled in Hualien, on the east coast of Taiwan, the Kavalan aboriginal tribe is expert in the use of banana fiber. I had the chance to meet them, to share their work and their way of life.

The banana flesh, big waste from this traditional extraction, turns out to be interesting for its translucency and its graphic qualities. By a particular technique (drying, refining, stabilization), the solidity of this plant tissue is increased. Finally exploitable, this material is sublimated by a sober shape, inspired by the internal structure of the banana tree stem.

Collaboration with Cordélia Faure

Banana fiber, bamboo, black granite, LED, assembly elements

• Ethnographic Research
• Lighting
• Sustainable
• Materials
• Research
• Prototyping
• Product Design
• Product Development
• Design Research
• Kitchen, Bath & Home Decor