Metallic Reverie Exhibition by Jean & Oliver Pelle
An exhibition of introspective lighting works at Le 28 Triode Paris
Opening Reception: September 10, 6–9pm
28 rue Jacob 75006 Paris, France
Exhibition Dates: September 11–October 14, 2026 Paris Design Week
Jean and Oliver Pelle (PELLE) present ‘Metallic Reverie’ – an introspective exhibition of new sculptural lighting works created for LE 28, Triode’s new exhibition space adjacent to its historic showroom on rue Jacob in the heart of Paris’s 6th arrondissement.
As the inaugural studio to exhibit at LE 28, PELLE transforms the intimate venue into a “jewel box” for a deeply personal exploration of memory, material, landscape, and form. For Jean and Oliver Pelle, the exhibition marks a new chapter in their ongoing creative dialogue, one that embraces their individual perspectives while revealing the shared sensibilities of their practice. Each designer presents a distinct series of handmade lighting works inspired by personal experience and by the world around them.
Jean Pelle’s Fountains comprises four illuminated sculptures inspired by her enduring fascination with landscape and the fragile beauty of the natural world. Constructed from hand-wrought wire and hand-painted sheet-metal bas-reliefs, the works exist as both observation and recollection, translating the movements of grasses, the sea, and city terrain into delicate sculptural forms. Their irregular, painted, and metallic surfaces evoke landscapes not as fixed places, but as fleeting impressions.
Oliver Pelle’s Hopper series draws on the abstract language of structural engineering, based on memories of visiting his father’s office, where large-scale drawings became expansive fields of lines and geometric notation. Intricately handcrafted from aluminum and glass tubes, the compositions resist recognizable forms and conventional typologies, becoming objects that exists between structure, sculpture, and light. Deliberately open-ended, the Hopper works invite interpretation.
Throughout the exhibition, Jean’s Fountains and Oliver’s Hopper works alternate within the space. Their sketches, drawings, and a selection of books of the artists, architects, and theorists who have influenced the designers accompany the works, offering a further glimpse into the process and references behind their practice.
“We’re interested in presenting the singularity of our design work as individuals, while also exploring our creative partnership through the materiality of various metals. These objects are a snapshot of the kind of work that we are interested in pursuing at this moment in time. They are the next natural steps in our ongoing dialogue about art and design.” – Oliver Pelle
Fountain and Hopper pieces are unique works. For more inquiries, please contact sales@pelledesigns.com.
