A Collective Table | Workshop by Caroline Petit-Mason

A collaborative porcelain workshop inspired by the idea of the cadavre exquis, led by Caroline Petit Mason A Collective Table A collaborative porcelain workshop inspired by the idea of the cadavre exquis. Each participant begins with a blank porcelain piece : a plate, a bowl, a cup, each one becoming part of the table we will create together. Every 15 minutes, the pieces move around the table and someone else continues the drawing, following what they see and where their imagination takes them. Line becomes shape, shape becomes character, and one person’s idea becomes the starting point for another. By the end, the individual pieces form one collective artwork, created much like a shared meal: everyone contributes something, and no one quite knows what the final result will be. Feeding ourselves is not only about food. It is also about feeding our creativity, our senses and our eyes. Porcelain becomes the canvas for the meal we create and share together. The pieces will then be fired, and each participant will later receive one piece from the collective work to take home. Caroline Petit-Mason Bio Caroline Petit-Mason is a French creative entrepreneur and the founder and creative director of Saints Pères, a Paris-based tableware brand bringing porcelain heritage into the present through contemporary design and unexpected experiences. After a career in strategic planning in New York, she launched her own design studio in Paris, collaborating with leading names across fashion, beauty and hospitality, as well as Michelin-starred chefs. More recently, she created Extra Virgin Bar, a food and design concept conceived as a new way to experience porcelain : pairing it with one of the most essential and desirable products of the table: exceptional olive oil. The concept brings together tasting, objects and experience, and was recognised with two D&AD Pencils for Brand Transformation and Brand Experience, as well as a Cannes Lions shortlist for Retail & Customer Experience. Now based in Dubai, Caroline is expanding her creative practice across the region, creating unexpected experiences at the intersection of food, objects, art and hospitality.