Aurélie Le Marec – France's Ambassador for Furoshiki. Aurélie Le Marec is one of Europe's leading advocates of the Japanese art of furoshiki. For more than fifteen years, she has been dedicated to bringing this traditional Japanese wrapping technique into everyday life. She first encountered furoshiki in the early 2000s while studying the Japanese tea ceremony in southern France with tea master Etsuko Mashiko, a representative of the Omotesenke school. The cloths used during the tea ceremony sparked her fascination, and she later deepened her knowledge through independent study.
Venue: Dubniczay Palace
29 Vár Street, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary
Her passion for Japanese culture naturally evolved alongside her commitment to sustainability and environmental awareness. In 2009, she founded L'Atelier du Furoshiki (The Furoshiki Workshop) with the aim of introducing this versatile textile art to a wider audience.
Over the past fifteen years, she has led workshops for adults, children, families and participants with special educational needs. She has also developed innovative educational tools, including tactile learning resources for blind and visually impaired participants. Her exhibitions present not only the history of furoshiki and the rich traditions of Japanese textile culture but also address contemporary environmental issues such as waste reduction, the ecological impact of the textile industry and the reuse of fabrics.
As a textile artist, Aurélie creates unique furoshiki cloths dyed with natural pigments, particularly indigo, often employing the traditional Japanese shibori resist-dyeing technique. She frequently enriches her installations with soundscapes, creating immersive sensory experiences.
For Aurélie, furoshiki is far more than a method of gift wrapping. Like many textile-wrapping traditions found around the world, it serves as a bridge between cultures and generations while offering a practical, reusable alternative for everyday life. Through her artistic practice, she demonstrates that furoshiki is not merely an ancient Japanese craft but also a contemporary symbol of sustainability, creativity and human connection.
The exhibition is accompanied by workshops:
11:00–12:00 – Children's Workshop
15:00–17:30 – Adult Workshop
Dubniczay-palota
8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 29.
The event can be attended with a discounted admission ticket costing 1,000 HUF per person. Please note that holding a ticket does not automatically guarantee participation in the workshops; access is available on a first-come, first-served basis.