For her innovative collaboration with the champagne house Maison Perrier-Jouët, Iris van Herpen delves into the intricate rhythms of nature through cymatics inspired sculptures. By exploring the vineyards of Champagne, van Herpen captures sounds and examines their visual manifestations using cymatics—a fascinating technique that makes sound visible through patterns in materials like water and sand. Inspired by these natural forms, van Herpen crafts stunning sculptures from silk and recycled gold, beautifully echoed in the designs for champagne bottles, blending her fascination with nature’s forms and rhythms.
Art Nouveau Inspirations in Belle Époque Sculptures and Cymatics Inspired Sculptures
The collaboration, which began in December 2025, awards van Herpen the inaugural Perrier-Jouët Design for Nature Award. Both van Herpen and Maison Perrier-Jouët draw deeply from nature, reflecting the house’s Art Nouveau legacy characterized by elegant organic shapes. Van Herpen’s unique approach involves recording vineyard sounds in Ambonnay and Cramant and utilizing cymatics to render these vibrations into a starting point for her designs.
The project’s highlight, “Symphonic Bloom,” features a sculptural masterpiece that envelops a rare jeroboam of Perrier-Jouët Belle Époque 1988. Constructed from silk and recycled gold, the piece ascends gracefully from the bottle’s neck, mirroring the organic forms found in her cymatics research. Conversations with cellar master Séverine Frerson uncovered fascinating parallels between the evolution of champagne flavors and these captivating natural patterns.
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Symphonic Life: Limited Edition Champagne Artistry and Cymatics Inspired Sculptures
The project expands with “Symphonic Life,” comprising ten exclusive editions featuring magnums of Perrier-Jouët Belle Époque 1999. In these, van Herpen extends the organic motifs seen in “Symphonic Bloom,” crafting designs in collaboration with Séverine Frerson, including a reimagined Perrier-Jouët Belle Époque 2018 bottle and gift box. Textures of metal, wood, silk, and velvet inspire the revamped editions.
“The floral signature of Perrier-Jouët stems from a profound bond with nature and an unwavering pursuit of elegance and nuance,” states Frerson. Through her fashion design work with van Herpen, they uncover a shared language of texture, merging the tactile quality of van Herpen’s artistry with the nuanced layers of exceptional champagne.
The results were unveiled at Tokyo Gendai in September 2026, later showcased during Perrier-Jouët’s Banquet of Nature in Paris on October 21, before heading to Design Miami in December 2026.
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Project Info: Name: Symphonic Bloom, Symphonic Life, and Dedicated Cuvée by Iris van Herpen Designer: Iris van Herpen | @irisvanherpen Collaborator: Maison Perrier-Jouët | @perrierjouet Cellar Master: Séverine Frerson
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Frequently asked questions
What technique does Iris van Herpen use in her sculptures?
Iris van Herpen uses cymatics, a fascinating technique that makes sound visible through patterns in materials like water and sand.
What materials are used in Iris van Herpen’s sculptures?
The sculptures are crafted from silk and recycled gold, beautifully echoed in the designs for champagne bottles.
What is ‘Symphonic Bloom’?
Symphonic Bloom is a sculptural masterpiece by Iris van Herpen that envelops a rare jeroboam of Perrier-Jouët Belle Époque 1988, featuring organic forms found in her cymatics research.
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