Grammaire des Formes

From Tuesday, January 27 afternoon to Sunday, February 1, 2026 included, explore the installation designed for the Dior haute couture show, presented in the heart of the Sculpture Garden at the Musée Rodin.

Grammaire des Formes presents an encounter between the world of internationally renowned Kenyan ceramicist Magdalene Odundo – born in 1950 – and Jonathan Anderson’s first haute couture collection set in dialogue with Christian Dior’s emblematic creations.

Notably inspired by the world of Magdalene Odundo, Jonathan Anderson’s first haute couture collection initiates a conversation between couture and sculpture. Grammaire des Formes presents fifteen silhouettes from Jonathan Anderson’s new line alongside seven works by Magdalene Odundo and nine historical designs by Christian Dior.

Handcrafting ceramic sculptures, Magdalene Odundo has developed a formal language that echoes the rhythms of the human body while recalling the ancestral traditions of pottery. With their generous curves and skilfully polished surfaces, her oeuvre distils centuries of knowledge into forms that are both intimate and monumental.