With an aesthetic in tune with the times, Baptiste Pradeau expresses his different creative talents, designing impactful accessories and innovative total looks. Here’s his story.
![Baptiste Pradeau, Studio Bercot, Naum Gabo, Lilian Barru, Rothko, Alexandre Rodtchenko](https://promostyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Baseline-blog-1024x392.png)
An aesthetic under construction
Developing a personal artistic identity – this was the project of Baptiste Pradeau, a 22-year-old designer who just graduated from Studio Berçot. Ultra-graphic, Pradeau’s aesthetic draws on Russian imagery from the 1920s and the architectural works of designers such as Naum Gabo, playing with cut-outs, transparencies and geometric shapes to assert his stylistic imprint.
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The result? In 2018, the student presented his first project, in collaboration with classmate Lilian Barru, which consisted of designing new outfits for Micromania sales staff using a set of lettering that features the name of the brand.
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The same year, he developed a mini collection of coats, jackets and skirts that play with straps, pockets and box pleats, revealing a promising and emerging identity. Finally, he concluded the year with a line of daring knits, drawing inspiration from Rothko’s work.
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A multidisciplinary talent
However, it was in 2019 that Baptiste Pradeau revealed his full potential. After a collection of earrings celebrating Russian constructivism based on loans from artist Alexander Rodtchenko, the future designer embarked on a collection of handbags combining ellipses and transparent detailing, including a metal structured model covered with leather and fish net to serve as a container.
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In March, he premièred a pair of thin, pointed ultra-graphic shoes, before launching variations of sunglasses frames. For each of his creations, Baptiste creates photography montages with retro-futuristic underground notes, in keeping with the graphic trend. A multidisciplinary and versatile sense of creation which further enhances his multiple talents with virtuosity.
![Baptiste Pradeau, Studio Bercot, Naum Gabo, Lilian Barru, Rothko, Alexandre Rodtchenko](https://promostyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Lunettes.png)