About

Biography

Coline Le Quenven is a designer and artist based in London. She explores the future aesthetics of materials to encourage more sustainable practices, using design, material research, and craft to develop new narratives around human impact on Earth.

After discovering plastiglomerates — a new type of rock formed from plastic debris fused with natural materials — Le Quenven began transforming locally sourced plastic waste into delicate, decorative elements. She draws inspiration from different periods in art history, including Antiquity, Art Nouveau, and Baroque. Her work offers an almost literal reflection of contemporary society, combining digital technologies with traditional references to create a dialogue between past and present.

Her practice currently focuses on producing unique pieces as well as small series of functional objects.

Selected Exhibitions

June 2026

Fonden Kulturfabrikken, Copenhagen

Ukurant

February 2026

London

Material Alchemy, Shop Front Gallery

July 2025

Le Kraken, Marseille

À L'Abordage by Collectif Polymer

October 2024

Festiwal Przemiany, Warsaw

Future Materials Bank

January 2024

Hypha Stratford, London

A Conversation with Water

October 2023

Le Lavoir Vasserot, St-Tropez

Plastic Art Fair 3rd edition

April 2023

Palazzo Bandello, Milan

RoPlastic Prize by Rossana Orlandi

March 2023

Collectible, Brussels

Curated Section by Leo Orta

February – May 2023

Friche La Belle de Mai, Marseille

Plasticocène by Collectif Polymer

January 2023

Berlin

Climate Art Collection

October 2022

Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven

United Matters

September 2022

London Show Rooms, British - Fashion Council, Paris

Olivia Rubens x Coline Le Quenven

September 2022

Samsung KX, London

Green Grads

June 2022

Central Saint Martins, London

Graduation Show

Education

2020 – 2022

Central Saint Martins, London

MA Material Futures

2017 – 2019

École Duperré, Paris

BA Textile Design and Materials

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Pietra Plastica

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Table lamp

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The cycle of Water

The Wasted Gems Cutlery

La Pandilla

La Fontaine à la Nymphe

Chlorophelia

Reliques of the Plasticene

The Plastic Age