He’s made tents camouflaged with scenes of cows and the French countryside. His signature creations are aluminum totems and softly luminous, tactile lamps layered in rows of feathers.

Now he’s cruising Paris’ back-alley secondhand stores in search of old porcelain cups, saucers, and basins.

Hervé Matejewski is one of France’s rising stars in the field of design. Combining a refined sense of detail with the knack for utilizing familiar materials in new and unexpected ways, Matejewski is striking outon a new product line: lamps made from rescued china.

No two are quite the same. A gleaming white cake pan holds an unlikely stack of porcelain teacups, plates, and bowl — all topped by an elegant standard lampshade. It looks as if it might topple at any moment.

His preoccupation with dinnerware may stem from his previous career as a professional. He only took up full time design seven years ago, working out of a rambling third-floor studio in Paris’ Belleville neighborhood.The 28 year-old artist is best known for his trendy home furnishings and lamp designs. He was awarded the prestigious “Scènes d’intérieur designer 2005″ at the Salon Maison et Objet in Paris.

Link: Mat&jewski (via Le Figaro.fr/Madame)