Astre, the techno-couture work to be discovered in the Saint Eustache Church for Christmas 2023

For the festive season, Saint Eustache will be shining brightly with a free, sparkling installation called "Astre". This monumental work created by Clara Daguin, fashion 2.0 designer and winner of the latest Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris, will illuminate the church in the Halles district from December 14, 2023 to January 30, 2024.

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"Astre" symbolizes the designer's contemporary vision of Christmas and the nativity. Selected from among several other projects for its marvelous aesthetic, the work brilliantly embodies Clara Daguin 's unique work: a subtle marriage between fabric and modern technology, achieved by setting textiles with interactive lights. Much more than just clothes, these are vibrant, living pieces, sailing between SF and fantasy.

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A very special emotion emanates from these lights at the very moment when the eye is caught by theshepherd's star at the center of the composition. This immense techno-couture canvas reveals a starry sky where constellations evolve around the main star that guided the Three Wise Men. Against a dark blue background, the emblematic figures of Joseph, Mary and Jesus, both historical and contemporary, are revealed in the darkness to convey a message of hope, with a hint of the Christmas miracle.

With"Astre", Clara Daguin reinvents traditional iconography with solemn LED lights. A stylish and dazzling work, a nod to a neighborhood that has long been the home of fashion, to be discovered as soon as possible to feast your eyes on!