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William Amor, upcycling artist, floral creation for the launching of Mon Guerlain, Bloom of Rose fragrance, March 2020. Guerlain windows of 68, Champs-Elysées store.
William Amor, upcycling artist, floral creation for the launching of Mon Guerlain, Bloom of Rose fragrance, March 2020. Guerlain windows of 68, Champs-Elysées store.
William Amor, upcycling artist, floral creation for the launching of Mon Guerlain, Bloom of Rose fragrance, March 2020. Guerlain windows of 68, Champs-Elysées store.
William Amor, upcycling artist, floral creation for the launching of Mon Guerlain, Bloom of Rose fragrance, March 2020. Windows of the Guerlain 356, rue Saint-Honoré Paris store. © photo Pierre et Gilles
William Amor, upcycling artist, floral creation for the launching of Mon Guerlain, Bloom of Rose fragrance, March 2020. Windows of the Guerlain 356, rue Saint-Honoré Paris store. © photo Pierre et Gilles
William Amor, upcycling artist, floral creation for the launching of Mon Guerlain, Bloom of Rose fragrance, March 2020. Windows of the Guerlain 356, rue Saint-Honoré Paris store. © photo Pierre et Gilles
KENZO PARFUMS X WILLIAM AMOR. From November 25 2019 to January 31 2020, KENZO PARFUMS x WILLIAM AMOR hold a poppies charity sale for the end-of-year celebrations. <a href="https://www.valeriehenry.com/book/dl/video.mp4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">MOVIE</a>
KENZO PARFUMS X WILLIAM AMOR. From November 25 2019 to January 31 2020, KENZO PARFUMS x WILLIAM AMOR hold a poppies charity sale for the end-of-year celebrations. © B. Schmuck. <a href="https://williamamor.kenzoparfums-ccccontemple.com/le-coquelicot-messager/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ACCESS THE E-SHOP</a>
KENZO PARFUMS X WILLIAM AMOR. From November 25 2019 to January 31 2020, KENZO PARFUMS x WILLIAM AMOR hold a poppies charity sale for the end-of-year celebrations. © B. Schmuck. <a href="https://williamamor.kenzoparfums-ccccontemple.com/le-coquelicot-messager/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ACCESS THE E-SHOP</a>
KENZO PARFUMS X WILLIAM AMOR. From November 25 2019 to January 31 2020, KENZO PARFUMS x WILLIAM AMOR hold a poppies charity sale for the end-of-year celebrations. <a href="https://williamamor.kenzoparfums-ccccontemple.com/le-coquelicot-messager/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ACCESS THE E-SHOP</a>
KENZO PARFUMS X WILLIAM AMOR. From November 25 2019 to January 31 2020, KENZO PARFUMS x WILLIAM AMOR hold a poppies charity sale for the end-of-year celebrations. <a href="https://williamamor.kenzoparfums-ccccontemple.com/le-coquelicot-messager/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ACCESS THE E-SHOP</a>
KENZO PARFUMS X WILLIAM AMOR. From November 25 2019 to January 31 2020, KENZO PARFUMS x WILLIAM AMOR hold a poppies charity sale for the end-of-year celebrations. © B. Schmuck. <a href="https://williamamor.kenzoparfums-ccccontemple.com/le-coquelicot-messager/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ACCESS THE E-SHOP</a>
April 2019. Kenzo “for a beautiful world” at the Palais Brongniard of Paris. Kenzo asked William Amor to make a giant poppy field, a poetic installation of 200 flowers at the Palais Brongniard of Paris, to enhance the upcycling values.
April 2019. Kenzo “for a beautiful world” at the Palais Brongniard of Paris. William Amor’s poppy presents itself as an emotion maker and eager to change the way we look at plastic pollution. A naughty plastic waste can become the most beautiful and sensual thing on earth : a pretty, fragile and graceful flower.
April 2019. Kenzo “for a beautiful world” at the Palais Brongniard of Paris. More than 10 years ago, born from a poetic metamorphosis of abandoned plastic materials found in the nature, are William Amor’s Poppies.
April 2019. Kenzo “for a beautiful world”, work in progress of William Amor’s poppies in recycled plastic for the presentation at the Palais Brongniard in Paris.
April 2019. Kenzo “for a beautiful world”, work in progress of William Amor’s poppies in recycled plastic for the presentation at the Palais Brongniard in Paris.
April 2019. Kenzo “for a beautiful world”, work in progress of William Amor’s poppies in recycled plastic for the presentation at the Palais Brongniard in Paris.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Pochet-Company-Puzzle Party, October 2019. Creation of three floral installations at the Monaco Fairmont Hotel, «Pastoral poppies». Poppies made from recycled plastic bags, vegetal dye, pleating. © photo Richard G.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Pochet-Company-Puzzle Party, October 2019. Creation of three floral installations at the Monaco Fairmont Hotel, «Messenger Camelias & tulips flowerbed”. Camelias made from recycled plastic bags, sailing ropes and fishing nets & tulips made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed. © photo Richard G.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Pochet-Company-Puzzle Party, October 2019. Creation of three floral installations at the Monaco Fairmont Hotel, «Messenger Camelias & tulips flowerbed”. Camelias made from recycled plastic bags, sailing ropes and fishing nets & tulips made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed. © photo Richard G.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Pochet-Company-Puzzle Party, October 2019. Creation of three floral installations at the Monaco Fairmont Hotel, «Pastoral poppies». Poppies made from recycled plastic bags, vegetal dye, pleating.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Pochet-Company-Puzzle Party, October 2019. Creation of three floral installations at the Monaco Fairmont Hotel, «Messenger Camelias”. Camelias made from recycled plastic bags, sailing ropes and fishing nets.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Pochet-Company-Puzzle Party, October 2019. Creation of three floral installations at the Monaco Fairmont Hotel, «Tulips flowerbed”. Tulips made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed.
William Amor, upcycling artist, artistic floral installation, January 2020. Flowers made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed.
William Amor, upcycling artist, artistic floral installation, January 2020. Flowers made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed.
William Amor, upcycling artist, artistic floral installation, January 2020. Flowers made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed.
William Amor, upcycling artist, artistic floral installation, January 2020. Flowers made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed.
William Amor, upcycling artist, artistic floral installation, January 2020. Flowers made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed.
William Amor, upcycling artist, artistic floral installation, January 2020. Flowers made from sculpted plastic bottles lightly dyed.
William Amor, upcycling artist, received the Talent Emergent price as part of the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris 2019. © Emilie Chaix
William Amor, upcycling artist, received the Talent Emergent price as part of the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris 2019. Anemone: Plastic bags upcycling and fishing net.
William Amor, upcycling artist, received the Talent Emergent price as part of the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris 2019. Mimosa : Butts upcycling de mégots, synthetic fiber, cellulose acetate.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, Grand Palais, Paris, May 2019. Suspended installation
May 2019. Initiated by Ateliers d’Art de France since 2013, Révélations is the international fine craft and creation appointment not to be missed. For its 4th edition, Révélations, takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris from 23rd to 26th May 2019. On Saturday 25th May, the Auction House Drouot Estimations, Côme Remy, 20th Century arts & crafts expert, and Charlotte du Vivier-Lebrun, consultant for contemporary ceramic, will present the “Material & Manner” auction, dedicated to contemporary decorative arts.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, may 2019. For the 4th year of Revelations fair, the international biennale of fine craft and contemporary creation, driven by the French Ateliers d’Art, takes place in the Grand Palais’s Nef from may the 23th to the 26th. On Saturday the 25th of May, for the auction house Drouot Estimations, Côme Remy, 20th century and contemporary Decorative Art expert and Charlotte du Vivier-Lebrun, Contemporary Ceramics consultant, introduce the auction “Manière et Matière”, dedicated to contemporary Decorative Art.
May 2019. Auction Sale “Material & Manner” in Drouot Estimations Paris. On this occasion, WIlliam Amor upcycling artist presents two works from the “Clematis Petroliferus Peach Blossom” edition, pleated clematis rods and beaded in recycled plastic bags and stabilized Parisian plane tree branch.
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, may 2019. “Manière et Matière” Drouot auction
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, may 2019. “Manière et Matière” Drouot auction
William Amor, upcycling artist, Revelations fair, may 2019. “Manière et Matière” Drouot auction
April 2019 – Milan Design Week. William Amor creates an installation for the exhibition Ro Plastic-Master’s Pieces under the direction of Rossana Orlandi at the Railway Pavilion of the Museo Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan.
April 2019 – Milan Design Week. William Amor is part of Ro Plastic-Master’s Pieces, curated by Rossana Orlandi, features 29 exceptional pieces in recycled plastic designed by world-renowned artists, designers and architects.
April 2019. Milan Design Week. William Amor is part of Ro Plastic-Master’s Pieces, curated by Rossana Orlandi, from 6th to 14th April 2019 at hte Milan Railway Pavilion du Museo Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci.
April 2019. GUILTLESS PLASTIC – Ro PRIZE – ROSSANA ORLANDI – Milan Design Week. William Amor’s plastic flower selected by Rossana Orlandi. “Guiltlessplastic”
April 2019. GUILTLESS PLASTIC – Ro PRIZE – ROSSANA ORLANDI – Milan Design Week. The Guiltless plastic project has a mission to involve the design world to give new life to used plastic, exploring its endless possibilities of transformation.
April 2019. GUILTLESS PLASTIC – Ro PRIZE – ROSSANA ORLANDI – Milan Design Week. William Amor is part of the 82 finalists will be exhibited in the Rossana Orlandi spaces from April 8th to 14th.
2017 – MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS, Paris – Installation ‘Jardin de Granville’ – Window installation in the boutique.
“Granville’s Garden”, Bouquet of Rosa Antica Plasticae Flowers 2017. Upcycling artist.
“Granville’s Garden”, Bouquet of Rosa Antica Plasticae Flowers 2017. Upcycling artist.
“Granville’s Garden”, Bouquet of Rosa Antica Plasticae Flowers 2017. Upcycling artist.
The Hapiness Bouquet, 2017. Musée des Arts Decoratifs’ Windows in Paris for the exhibition Christian Dior, 2017. Upcycling artist.
The Hapiness Bouquet, 2017. Musée des Arts Decoratifs’ Windows in Paris for the exhibition Christian Dior, 2017. Upcycling artist.
January 2019. During the Paris Fashion Week, William Amor reveals its new creation “Clematis Rosea Plasticae”, flower signature for the fragrance Eve & Daphnee, a flower mostly created with plastic materials. Upcycling artist.
January 2019. “Clematis Rosea Plasticae”, the Eve & Daphnee booth is settled at the Tranoi “Only At” space, on the first floor of the Galerie Lafayette Paris until 4th February 2019. Upcycling artist.
January 2019. “Clematis Rosea Plasticae”, the Eve & Daphnee booth is settled at the Tranoi “Only At” space, on the first floor of the Galerie Lafayette Paris until 4th February 2019. Upcycling artist.
William Amor was invited by Landmark Hong Kong to celebrate a new artistic theme about Ecology : «A year of something new». This artwork, based on plastic, enbodies the over-consumption of our societies, the spread of waste and the recycling issue. Upcycling artist.
The artist unveils his artistic signature through a work involving the recycling of wastes and materials, using technics and processes familiar with artistic french artisans. Upcycling artist.
Sketch of the project “A Year of Something New” for Landmark Hong Kong. William Amor’s wishes to alert the visitors about their consumption of thrown materials, which produce a lot of pollution. Upcycling artist.
William Amor, upcycling artist, June-July 2018, suspended art installation. William Amor creates a suspended art installation in situ for Landmark Hong Kong’s mall. This artwork is composed of petals and flowers made of recycled plastic bags.
William Amor, upcycling artist, June-July 2018, floral art installation. For this in situ installation in Landmark Hong Kong’s mall, William Amor creates fine floral islets made of recycled plastic bags and turns plastic bottles into brilliant flowers.
Work in Progress – Installation’s mounting – “A Year of Something New” – Landmark Hong Kong – June 2018. Upcycling artist.
From 11th June to 8th July 2018, Landmark Honk Kong invited William Amor to realize and present an outstanding artistic installation of 13 meters height fully conceived by the ennoblement of abandonned materials such as plastic bags and bottles, fishing nets, ropes, etc. Upcycling artist.
The whole installation is arranged with petals surge and hanged folded creepers. Landmark Hong Kong – June 2018. Upcycling artist.
Falling from the ceiling, the creepers overhang six “garden blocks” floating above the fountain water of the Landmark Mall – Hong Kong – June 2018. Upcycling artist.
An artistic installation, metaphor of the worldwide oceanic pollution. “A Year of Something New” – William Amor. Landmark Hong Kong – June 2018. Upcycling artist.
The preparatory work for the installation was realized in France with the help of the “little hands” team working at the ESAT, in the Mill’s studio of the Franco-British Sillery Foundation. Landmark Hong Kong – June 2018. Upcycling artist.
The final production has been realized during William Amor’s residency in Hong Kong from June 11th to 20th 2018. Upcycling artist.
To be more meaningfull, all the floral creations will be sold by Landmark to benefit the Green Earth Association – June 2018. Upcycling artist.
The work, at the same time poetic and commited, reflects William Amor’s philosophy about art, social and environnement approach. Flowers created with plastic bottles. Upcycling artist.
William Amor – Work in Progress – Hong Kong / William Amor creates a 13m high floral installation made of recylced plastic. He restores wastes thanks to techniques dedicated to noble materials, hence giving them a second life and revealing their aesthetic potential. Flower made of plastic bottles. Upcycling artist.
Wiliam Amor – Landmark Hong Kong – June 2018 – detail of the installation. Upcycling artist.
Wiliam Amor – Landmark Hong Kong – June 2018 – detail of the installation. Upcycling artist.
Wiliam Amor – Installation Landmark Hong Kong – June 2018. Upcycling artist.
“Marigolds”, folder technique with plastic handbags, 100 x 100 cm, November 2018. Upcycling artist.
“Veined Petals”, folder technique with plastic handbags, 100 x 100 cm, November 2018. Upcycling artist.
“Roses”, folder technique with plastic handbags, 100 x 100 cm, November 2018. Upcycling artist.
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