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Being with Agnes brings clear truth and infectious joy.

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To call Agnes a Renaissance woman is an understatement. She is a sought-after copyright lawyer renowned for her persuasive brilliance in the courtroom. Her insight shines equally bright in the world of art. Last year, Agnes’ inimitable lighting collection, aptly named Métèque, earned her admission into the esteemed collective The Mobilier National, the prestigious French statutory corporation founded in 1604 by King Henry IV to manage royal furnishings which represents the pinnacle of French design heritage.

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In addition to her lighting collection, Agnes is the celebrated author of the hilarious play La conscience est dans l'escalier (After-the-Fact Morality), which sketches with laser-beam accuracy and comic finesse the life of a 50-year-old divorcée. But her storytelling is always like this, even over a casual dinner. The way she speaks, the way she writes, the way she uses materials for her art are a rare blend of finely chiseled human insights paired with a dose of devastatingly tender humor—a quality that has ​ earned her comparisons to a female Woody Allen.

 

But for me, Agnes is much bigger than that. She is the definition of an incandescent métèque, the one whose perspective is always unbound. In every sense, Agnes reflects a rich tapestry of backgrounds and the experience of living life outside a fixed place. From our student days when I first saw her as a role model with her impossibly high heels, and a powerful storyteller—to today, Agnes approaches life with practical wisdom and an irresistible sense of fun. She is like a ribbon in the sky.