Femme Brutale — 'Smoke Light Totem : Amplus' Light Totem, 2026

The light totem series employs Femme Brutale's signature motif:  a cube with a single curved edge, which in isolation is stark, unyielding, brutal. The form is repeated and treated; carved, clad, burnt. Wood becomes undulating, fur is etched to invoke wood grain, glass becomes molten and is preserved in sensual, lucid forms. Some shimmer, some seemingly deaden light, and some invoke touch.  Light Totems are part of Femme Brutale's ongoing :  Sensual Living Systems™ series.
This expression is paired with the Tar; Queen Bee orb.

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Helen Claire Davies is an industrial designer and interior architect, and the founder of Femme Brutale.  Over the past two decades, she has collaborated with leading studios in New York and Los Angeles, contributing to projects across hospitality, Broadway, and award-winning furniture and exhibition design.  Grounded in critical inquiry and process, her solo practice positions design as cultural dialogue. Alongside the launch of Femme Brutale’s capsule collection, her work includes both local and international commissions.