Mylène Cave at Packaging Première Milan 2026
The art of marquetry meets luxury packaging
In the world of premium packaging, where aesthetics, sustainability, and storytelling have become strategic elements, the encounter with art opens up new design perspectives. It is within this dialogue between creativity and industry that Mylène Cave’s work takes shape—an artist capable of transforming materials and surfaces into unique visual experiences.
Mylène Cave is an award-winning contemporary marquetry artist specializing in high-end customization. She transforms diverse supports – from luxury packaging and bespoke boxes to furniture, electric guitars, leather, wood, and metal – through refined wood marquetry. Recipient of the Gold Medal 2025 from the Académie des Arts, Sciences et Lettres in Paris, she creates unique pieces and exclusive collections, blending fine woods, recycled materials, and innovative technologies. Her work has been showcased internationally, including Osaka World Expo 2025 and Milan Design Week 2026. Each creation combines craftsmanship, poetry, and movement, offering premium B2B clients distinctive and sustainable design solutions.
Specialising in contemporary marquetry, Mylène Cave works with wood veneers to craft compositions that lend a fresh identity to the materials she employs. The deliberate pace of her process, the careful selection of woods and meticulous attention to texture transform every detail into a narrative element.
Her approach allows her to enhance a variety of materials – from wood and cardboard to leather and metal – exploring the expressive potential of marquetry. Each variation in colour and grain evokes a unique emotional response, ensuring that every piece is both singular and harmonious within the collection. A hallmark of her work is the creation of a single pattern across different woods: each item is unique, yet reflects the others, with a strong focus on minimising material waste.
During the three days of Packaging Première Milan 2026, Mylène Cave will showcase her work at the event, embodying the essence of contemporary craftsmanship in a live demonstration. Her practice arises from a continuous dialogue between manual skill and experimentation, blending the precision of traditional marquetry with a creative approach that reimagines materials and forms. For the occasion, she will collaborate with selected exhibitors, transforming the materials they provide into one-of-a-kind works of art.
The presence of Mylène Cave at Packaging Première Milan 2026 represents a concrete example of how packaging can evolve beyond its primary function, becoming an expression of identity, research, and artistic value. It is an opportunity for brands and exhibitors to explore new creative possibilities, where material, technique, and vision merge into a contemporary language.
Discover his art live at Packaging Première Milan 2026.
Source: Selfridges
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