About
Mathilde Le Coutour is an exhibition designer and creative lead creating spaces that tell stories and spark emotion.
With over fifteen years of experience in the museum and art sector, she also collaborates with private clients and delivers projects of different scales, from initial concept to completion.
After studiyng at École Boulle and earning a Master's degree in Design, Product, and Scenography École Normale Supérieure, Paris-Cachan, Mathilde joined the interior and exhibition design studio Agence NC in Paris. There, she designed exhibitions for national and international museums, including the Musée d'Orsay, Petit Palais, Centre Pompidou Metz, and Denver Art Museum, among others.
In 2014, she moved to London and joined Christie’s auction house, where she designed museum-quality exhibitions and environmental graphics to enhance the client experience.
As an independent designer, she has created window displays for the heritage brand Moynat and designed the exhibition 'The Crown' at Bonhams auction house, featuring artefacts and props from the renowned series.
Mathilde aims to create spatial designs that are not only functional and beautiful, but also convey emotion and are created with people and the environment in mind.
Services
Exhibition design
Exhibition design for cultural institutions, from initial concept to completion and supervision on site.
Set Design
Photoshoots, window displays, performance
Interior Design
Concept design, detailed drawings, specifications, liaison with suppliers
Graphic design
Environmental graphics, exhibition graphics, wayfinding, marketing assets
Ethos
At the core of my design process are people and the environment.
My designs aim at :
- improving the quality of spaces in functional and aesthetics terms,
- presenting art and artefacts in a meaningful way,
- bringing stories to life, initiating a sense of awe
My design process involves :
- limiting the quantity of materials used in order to reduce waste,
- prioritising natural and fully recyclable materials,
- planning the after life of a temporary design, for reuse, donating or recycling
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