An Apparent Simplicity by Pauline Deltour

Published to coincide with her retrospective at MADD Bordeaux, this monograph traces the ten-year career of French designer Pauline Deltour (1983–2021). Drawing on an extensive archive and contributions from curators Anna Bernagozzi, Jonathan Olivares, and Cloé Pitiot, along with Deltour's own studio and collaborators, the book moves through the everyday realities of a design practice — the long, layered process behind each finished object. Deltour trained at ENSAD in Paris and spent four years working for Konstantin Grcic in Munich before opening her own studio in 2010. In the decade that followed, she designed and produced close to 180 objects, working at every scale from small tableware to complete interiors, with a hand defined by precise lines and careful material choices.