En toute transparence folding screen

With En toute transparence, Andrée Putman envisions a screen of supple, elongated lines, where separation becomes a form of breathing space. Composed of subtly curved panels, the piece abandons all rigidity to embrace a fluid, almost shifting silhouette. It does not divide; it suggests, filters, and allows both the gaze and the light to flow freely. The metal mesh—often considered a “humble” material—reveals here its full delicacy. Light, almost immaterial, it vibrates with every change in light. In contrast, the brushed stainless steel frames provide a discreet structure, a quiet rigor that brings balance to the whole. From this dialogue emerges a delicate tension between solidity and transparency, between presence and disappearance. The screen becomes an architectural veil, a subtle boundary that shapes space without ever enclosing it.