112, rue de la République. 92800 Puteaux. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 46 98 03 11
For three generations, the Nectoux family has mastered an unusual craft. “There are only two companies left in the world and in France who make the famous pewter countertops, colloquially known as ‘zinc bars,’” proudly explains Thierry Nectoux, who took over the business created by his grandfather in 1930. The workshop in Puteaux, just outside of Paris, makes 1900-1930 style counters in all sizes, to meet the needs of cafés, restaurants, brasseries, bars and bistros. “Pewter has become a luxury product, more costly than wood or stainless steel. It is easy to care for and lasts a lifetime. It is a warm material people want to touch.” Every year, the workshop turns out some sixty countertops. “We have trained young people, like they used to in the olden days, to carry on the tradition, from melting pewter ingots, then shaping and raising, casting the edges, rubbing with a curling iron and rasp, etc.” Craftsmanship recognized throughout the world, where the company makes over 40% of its turnover. The Atelier Nectoux has turned out some fifteen zinc bars for restaurants in New York and a 19.5 meter counter in Brussels. The workshop is increasingly opening up to private individuals, who use the countertops as kitchen dividers. We are taking a decorative turn by looking to a different clientele, with an original offer and traditional craftsmanship,” announces Thierry Nectoux.
9, rue Vergniaud. 33000 Bordeaux. France. Tel. +33 (0)6 83 47 31 82
For the past two years, Ela Slowik, a young Polish woman living in Bordeaux, has only had one thought: “Getting word out about Polish designers in France and abroad.” Since the end of the Communist era, a generation of designers has emerged without really attaining recognition. “The designers we select reflect what History has done to their culture. We can still see in their creations an intimate mix of whimsy and the tragic,” explains the founder of Youlka Design, a production and distribution company that has brought together some ten designers. Having a variety of talents on hand is de rigueur. The Pien stool, in the form of a tree trunk, designed by Agata Kulik and Pawel Pomorski, or the hand-crocheted rugs by Anna Kotowicz and Artur Puszkarewicz illustrate the combination of modernity and tradition that defines the young generation in Poland. “Our style is inspired by traditional popular art in Poland.” Launched in the thick of the financial crisis, the brand has had a warm welcome from a clientele of architects and fine stores. “We offer furniture and accessories that are a break from the ordinary,” explains Ela Slowik, who would like to increase the visibility of these original creations. The Pianta coatrack by Ola Klupinska and the Plumm bench by Mikolaj Wierszyllkowski round out the collection, while new projects are being finalized: upholstery fabrics in floral prints inspired, as ever, by the popular Polish arts.
For fabric designer Sophie Mallebranche and her associate Guillaume Danset, the new decade resonates like a new era. “Sophie Mallebranche is becoming a brand at the new Material Design group,” explains the designer, a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré. Her spectacular, precious fabrics made from woven metal wire garnered her the Talents à la Carte prize in 1999 and a star from the Observateur du Design in 2006. A giant lampshade for Guerlain, a storefront hanging for the Drugstore des Champs-Elysées in Paris, monumental curtains for the Plaza Athénée on request from designer Patrick Jouin – this unusual designer is not frightened of the extraordinary. After two years in the United States, where she developed collaborations with prestigious specifiers, such as supplying 200m² of metallic materials for the Chanel building in Tokyo for architect Peter Marino, she chose to reposition her work. “I had reached the limit of what was possible with traditional hand-weaving techniques.” The home fabrics manufacturer Toiles de Mayenne put a loom at her disposal in order to industrialize the delicate manufacturing process. After a year of research and development, a collection of thirty models will be revealed at the January session. “We managed to go from producing 4cm of woven fabric an hour to 3cm a minute by optimizing the process and lowering costs. I feared that the materials would lose their soul. Not at all. The magic has remained intact. It’s revolutionary. We offer haute-couture for extraordinary projects. With these new weavable materials, we are opening the door to major projects,” enthuses the designer, who was given support by Oseo, the Centre Francilien de l’Innovation and Paris Pionnières to attain her bold goals. The next step: launching a collection with patterns using jacquard techniques, which will allow her to weave logos, for one. “Only utopian projects and optimism can get things moving,” affirms Sophie Mallebranche.
Boulevard Bernard Giberstein. 71400 Autun. France. Tel. +33 (0)3 85 86 96 70
The metal furniture brand Tolix is launching a collection of six elements destined for children. Jean-François Dingjian and Eloi Chafaï, the pair of designers at Normal Studio, in charge of art direction, have gone back through the brand’s past to put into place “a sort of prospective archeology.” Indeed, in 1935, Xavier Pauchard, founder of the company, created Mouette armchairs and stand tables, miniature replicas of adult furniture. The Mouette chair is “the very archetype of the timeless object,” the designers affirm. Reediting the chair, they have also created a new stand table, a regular table, a bench and a toy chest. A chalkboard and a coat-peg have been designed by Cordoleani and Fontana. “We didn’t want a naïve collection. There is the same quality in this collection as in the furniture for adults made at Tolix.”
68, rue Arthur Bearez. 59152 Chéreng. France. Tel. +33 (0)3 20 48 73 44
It’s a first for Serge Lesage: the rug producer will present a collection specially designed for the outdoors. “We started from the idea that we wanted to decorate the outside of the house, too, and take rugs outside to adorn terraces and balconies. Rugs also help structure outdoor space,” stresses Frédérique Lepers, head of collections. Through a collaboration with Batyline, the woven, braided rugs use a synthetic fiber that is resistant to UV rays, mold, and weather and is easy to clean. “It’s a product that combines technical aspects and a seductive look, softness and naturalness. The sober side of black, ash and coffee tones pairs well with teak and outdoor flooring.” The brand is already working on new offerings in terms of format and is setting up a custom-fit service to respond to the needs of specifiers and notably the yachting market.
Formia edits haute workmanship pieces by Hilton McConnico
8, rue Antoine Panier. 93170 Bagnolet. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 43 62 53 16
The Murano glass manufacturer Formia Luxury Glass has given designer-scenographer Hilton McConnico carte blanche. As is his wont, the designer produced works full of imagination and poetry, a sumptuous debauchery of Murano glass vases and chandeliers. The master glassmakers responded to the creative challenges with virtuosity: bubbles, stripes, enveloping ribbons, and fins play with the effects of transparency and opacity. A highly colorful magic show that the master will showcase himself.
Hôtel Marcel Dassault. 7, rond-point des Champs-Élysées. 75008 Paris. France
Tel. +33 (0)1 42 99 20 48
Chandigarh Project II auction. “Everything I thought I knew about architecture and urban planning was called into question,” declared Le Corbusier when he described his work on a project in Chandigarh, the Punjabi capital in India and the symbol of the New India. After the success of the previous auction in 2006, the new session is bringing to light sketches, drafts, models, plans, and calques that retrace the genesis of the project, which combines architecture and urban planning, environment and interior decoration. Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 8pm.
Mariette Jonbaz folds something new into its offer
Mathilde Ducasse and Lucile Abrahmi, founders of the brand Mariette Jonbaz, are impatient to have the world discover their new collection of household linens. It is the product of a fruitful encounter with the Belgian Byttebier Home Textiles, a household linen specialist. “They were looking for a design brand to diversify their household linen collection. We were looking for a springboard for our brand and our creativity,” says Mathilde Ducasse. The result: a more overarching offer that goes beyond the accessories and gift objects that had been the brand’s calling card, with bed linens, bath linens, bathrobes and beach bags, as well as a children’s line. In all, 64 new products express the pretty, artsy style the designers hold dear. “It’s an optimistic alliance of joyful, always sparkling prints with our colored cotton lace for a very optimistic company, a little bit tinged with ‘newstalgia’ but which has brought us a breath of fresh air.” The four prints – Plum, Folk, Sancy and Mosaic – can exist alone or be mixed and matched. “Everything can be combined. The patterns work for mothers as well as for children or teens.” The designers are already working on their fall project: “The Mariette Jonbaz brand will hit the kitchen with a collection of oilcloth tablecloths and other linens. Little by little, we are constructing our house.”
ECOLABORATION™ initiative leads Nespresso towards a sustainable success - Publi-rédactionnel
Nespresso has launched Ecolaboration™, a consolidation of all of its sustainability efforts in coffee, coffee capsules, machines and across its entire operation into one concerted program.
Within the Ecolaboration™ framework Nespresso is making the following three commitments by 2013:
• To source 80% of coffee from Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality™ Coffee Program, including Rainforest Alliance organization certification of the farms
• To put systems in place to triple its capacity to recycle used capsules to 75%
• To reduce the carbon footprint of the Nespresso operation per cup by 20%
world decor
DECOR ECHOES
Interview with Alessandro Agrati, creator and founder of Culti
For 25 years, Culti has been developing an overarching “atmospheric” couture concept, which showcases the identity and refinement of Italian culture. The brand, which has created a spa concept, plays the card of simplicity and personalized services.
It’s been a long time now that Great Britain has understood the major importance of innovation and design. The British government is thus continuing its ambitious policy of support for creation by helping designers participate in great international events like MAISON&OBJET in order to get their work known. This year, 56 British exhibitors will benefit from UK Trade & Investment subsidies. At now! design à vivre, the British European Design Group will bring together twenty-two exhibitors, including the striking Tina Tsang and the very British The New English, who were pleasingly noticed at previous sessions of the show. But there will also be newcomers such as ceramicist Rachel Dormor or furniture and accessories by Kirsty Whyte. In the other halls, visitors can appreciate the original offer from twenty-eight exhibitors, including Tracy Kendall and her striking wallpaper, lighting by Papillon Lighting or accessories by Donna Wilson. The big new thing? Design Factory is setting up shop in the Ateliers d’Art de France space, L’Espace. Six art artisans will present their works. It’s a chance to discover the felt tapestries of Jeanne Roberts, glass work by Stuart Akroyd, recycled paper sculptures by Hannah Lobley, hand-woven creations by Alison Yule, knits by Claire Newberry and paper décor by Gill Wilson.
“Simple is beautiful” : the motto of MDF Italia is a genuine philosophy applied to every single project. The aim is the achievement of a balanced way of furnishing: spaces are changed, but not invaded. A new view of contemporary living. Design, when combined with research, quality and aesthetics, gives rise to sophisticated and unique products like Vita: a furniture system meeting the most advanced requirements which go beyond individual expectations.
Interview with Marco Bonaldo, manager of Galateo&Friends
Via Madonna della Neve 11. 18010 Diano Castello. Italy
Involving a 360-degree concept about the pleasures of the table, the rare, gourmet products of the Italian Galateo&Friends privilege Good things in Beautiful packages.
17, rue des Quatre-Vents. 75006 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 42 05 09 09
Household linens, scents and decorative accessories at this new address in the Saint-Germain district, which showcases aged linen in seven sober, delicate tones (foam, ink, lichen, ebony, amtheyst, pearl and black). The white or black matte walls help show off the old armoire full of linens and the wooden counter displaying exclusive scents (cotton, cashmere, flax, hemp, velvet, silk and leather).
32-34, rue Marbeuf. 75008 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 47 05 88 80
Laurent Le Mouël, the former art director at the Promostyl style agency and now head of style for the men’s ready-to-wear brand Gentleman Farmer, has given a new breath of fresh air to the store’s collections and décor.
24, rue de Richelieu. 75001 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 69 74 74 01
Playing on the limited edition trend, this concept store offers professionals and private individuals personalized bottles, making for unique gifts or promotional goods.
Centre commercial CNIT. 2, place de la Défense. 92000 la Défense. France.
In a 250m² space, the largest showroom for this chain dedicated to the culinary world (twelve stores in France) has a demonstration space where customers can directly experiment with and test products. Three screens continuously broadcast tips and advice.
16, rue Jean Roque. 13001 Marseille. France. Tel. +33 (0)4 91 01 41 25
A stone’s throw from the historic Canebière, Marseille now has a new spot dedicated to the world of design, with brands like Dodolivin, Life Garage, Müller, Element, Smarin, L’Abbate, etc.
58, rue Esquermoise. 59000 Lille. France. Tel. +33 (0)3 20 21 40 40
The 9th French store for the decoration brand, founded in 1990 by Georges Lustig, has settled into the heart of Lille’s historic district. In a building with brick walls and a blue stone floor, the French-style art of living shows off its timeless elegance beneath a beautiful glass ceiling.
80, quai de Jemmapes. 75010 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 44 88 20 45
In a former life, Olivier Laffon was a specialist of shopping centers. Today, he devotes his energy to promoting social projects and solidarity. Such is the case for this 1,500m² events space, which houses lectures, seminars and artistic presentations concerning sustainable development and social innovation. The scavenged, ethnic style décor was imagined by Aurélien Laffon, son of the master of the house. The social entrepreneurs at La Ruche also share this space, which is a testament to the new ways of co-existing.
32, rue des Otages. 80000 Amiens. France. Tel. +33 (0)3 22 92 04 19
In the capital of Picardy, Nicolas Treilhou has opened a new store for the Italian brand Lago, the first in France for the specialist of ever-modulable furniture. All of the spaces of the house can now be personalized.
Route de la Balme. 73150 Val d’Isère. France. Tel. +33 (0)4 79 04 26 01
For the new water-sports center at the Alpine stop, perched 1,850 meters uphill, the interior designer Alain Perrier dared to play the card of quirkiness. Giant snowballs, immaculate cows, piles of white lacquered wood, subverted country materials – the look is both playful and functional. A 30 million euro investment for this 5,000m² space, which includes a pool, a sports room, a climbing wall, a fitness space, a squash court and a lounge.
It is in Switzerland that the German furniture and decorative accessories brand, created in 2006, is inaugurating its first store, to present an approach to design that combines whimsy and functionality.
A wall of vegetation connects the three levels of the first European embassy for the famous American chain, created in 1982. Fashion and decorative elements remain influenced by travel and world culture, creating a sense of bohemian chic. A second store is planned to open on Kings Road.
Simplicity, functionality : Scandinavian design’s appeal lies in its spirit of minimalism and timelessness. Captivated by the charm of a style ushered in from the great, cold North, Dries Brys decided to devote a store to it. Here can be found collections from Normann Copenhagen, Design House Stocklom, Hay, Muuto, etc.
360 Mall. Unit M1-17. South Surra. Zahra. Six Ring Road. Kuwait. Tel. +965 2530 98 88
Designer Jaime Hayon chose an immaculate showcase, with sensual, poetic forms and lacquered purple presentation stands to stage this haute jewelry beneath the light of golden bells.
5, rue Bélidor. 75017 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 53 81 01 10
Near the convention center at Paris’s Porte Maillot, the architectural studio of Marc Hertrich and Nicolas Adnet has cultivated the spirit of a private home. With 33 rooms and junior suites with a view looking out over flowery patios or a landscaped courtyard, this boutique hotel pays tribute to high fashion and the inspiration of nature with a profusion of floral patterns.
Route de Bellecôte. 73120 Courchevel. France. Tel. +33 (0)4 79 41 51 60
Imagined by the family of Laurent Boix-Vives, founder of the brand Rossignol and the famous Strato skis, this haven of peace at the foot of the slopes of one of the greatest skiable areas in the world, has adopted the refined style of his Heirs. The duo of Aimé Cécil and Pierre Dubois designed unusual furniture and lighting for the new snow palace. A Nuxe spa, an XXL pool with a view over the mountains, a champagne bar with a deck, a library/gallery, not to mention the cuisine of chef Sylvestre Wahid, make this place an exceptional retreat.
4882, Frank Sinatra Drive. Las Vegas, NV 89 109. USA. Tel. +1 (702) 590 8888
With décor designed by Adam D. Tihany, an ultra-luxury lifestyle tinged with Oriental chic rises 47 floors high: Pierre Gagnaire is in charge of the restaurant, the Twist; there is a spectacular Sky lobby with a panoramic view of the city for one’s viewing pleasure; a 2,500m² spa with a yoga studio is on hand for the well-being of the mind. And there is no casino.
80km south of Casablanca, on the water’s edge, this hotel is part of the Azure Plan initiated by the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, aimed at developing tourism in the region. A gigantic project that offers 500 rooms and suites, 11 bars and restaurants, 67 villas, a casino, an 18-hole golf course designed by Gary Player, and a spa.
N°32 The Bund, 32 Zhongshan, dong Yi Road, Shanghai 200002, PCR. China. Tel. +86 21 2327 2888
Set in the heart of the Bund, the former international concession in Shanghai, this luxury stop revives the golden age of a city with a unique style – a subtle mix between Art Deco and Chinese tradition.
Saint Moritz. Switzerland. Tel. +44 (0) 207 823 8365
Rabih Hage continues in the pursuit of his adventure with the concept of “Rough Luxury,” this time in an Alpine vein. In a former stable without water or electricity, only accessible on skis or on foot, old-fashioned copper bathtubs and wood-burning fireplaces warm a very radical-chic back-to-roots atmosphere.
79, rue Saint-Dominique. 75007 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 47 05 49 75
The prodigy chef Jean-François Piège left Le Crillon to set up his pots and pans in the very chic 7th arrondissement. Joining forces with Thierry Costes, he is offering typically Parisian brasserie fare. The architect India Mahdavi is preparing a new dining room/kitchen that will soon open upstairs in the hotel she renovated.
La Villa
37, avenue de Friedland. 75008 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 82 28 75 08
In a decorative atmosphere signed by interior designers Gilles & Boissier as “an epic tale unfurling the sequences of a hedonistic art of living,” the plates offer brasserie-type dishes, updated for today’s tastes with a touch of exoticism. Artist Cyprien Chabert designed a large fresco of vegetation in the winter garden of the former house of art merchant Paul Durand-Ruel.
La Fourchette du Printemps
30, rue du Printemps. 75017 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 42 27 26 97
In a “neo-bistro” décor with bright red chairs and oak tables, chef Nicolas Mouton, formerly of Le Crillon and Le Bristol, insists on using high-quality products without upping the bill. At dinner, the menu is more gastronomic, while remaining reasonably priced. The result: a host of praise for the spot’s revisited traditional cuisine.
3, rue des Huissiers. 92200 Neuilly-sur- Seine. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 47 22 87 24
Already successfully established in Belgium, this restaurant concept has exported its fusion cuisine to France for the greater pleasure of French taste buds. Presented in small glasses to titillate the diner’s eyes, sophisticated dishes activate the senses in a contemporary, warm décor.
1, place Vendôme. 75001 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 55 04 55 00
One floor up in this prestigious hotel, Michele Bonan chose a hound’s-tooth pattern and bursts of powdery pink to give a boudoir-style charm to the fine dining room. Chef Nicolas Rucheton plays the card of market-fresh cuisine throughout the seasons.
Régis Dho, an interior designer specialized in decorating prestigious restaurants, has signed up to redo the restaurant at this Relais & Châteaux address, mixing the classic elegance of Mis en Demeure furniture with Moroccan-style Oriental art. His source of inspiration? “The elegance of Easy Life blue jeans and Ferrari.”
Galerie Collection. 4, rue de Thorigny. 75003 Paris
Talents Opéra. 1 bis, rue Scribe. 75009 Paris
Talents Etoile. 22-26 avenue de Niel. 75017 Paris
L’atelier Bastille. 55, avenue Daumesnil. 75012 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)140 17 98 38
Sculptures, furniture, jewelry – lace in all its expressions inspires creators. Ceramics, glass, wood, paper, metal, and fabric thread run through its patterns. Ateliers d’Art is devoting a thematic itinerary to it in its four Paris spaces. From February 5 to March 27, 2010.
Galerie Kreo. 31, rue Dauphine. 75006 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 53 10 23 00
Designer Martin Szekely continues his experimental research on the extreme economy of forms and volumes with two new series of furniture pieces that play on the simplicity of cork. Through January 23, 2010.
Le Laboratoire. 1, rue du Bouloi. 75001 Paris. France.
This unique space, imagined by David Edwards, is pursuing its course of breaking new ground in Artscience. Grouped around architect François Roche, founder of the R&Sie(n) studio, a collective of scientists (mathematician, computer scientist, robotics specialist, etc.) is perfecting a program to work to produce “neuropsychological architecture.” From January 22 to April 26, 2010.
Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris. 11, avenue du Président Wilson. 75116 Paris. France
Tel. +33 (0)1 53 67 40 00
An American conceptual artist, Elaine Sturtevant questions the value of art by drawing inspiration from her illustrious predecessors, such as Marcel Duchamp or Andy Warhol. With the headlining piece being a life-sized “House of Horror” ghost train, a work that had not been produced to date. Through April 25, 2010.
Hervé Van Der Straeten Galerie. 11, rue Ferdinand Duval. 75004 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 42 78 99 99
In celebration of his gallery’s tenth anniversary, designer Hervé Van Der Straeten is presenting twenty new pieces that masterfully play with contrasts, imbricated forms, and materials. With, as ever, perfect elegance and vision. Through April 30, 2010.
108, rue Saint-Honoré. 75001 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 40 26 48 51
Simon Pillard and Philippe Rossetti, a/k/a the Munchausen design and graphic design studio, bank on quirkiness, “picking up ancestral signs and their slippage toward poetic images.” Through February 20, 2010.
Nef du Grand Palais. Avenue Winston Churchill. 75008 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 44 13 17 17
A major personality on the French art scene, Christian Boltanski, born in 1944, has erected a new multimedia installation on the theme of destiny and the inevitable nature of death. The monumental work is designed as “a theater of remembrance.” Visitors can also record the sound of their heartbeat to enrich the Heart Archives initiated by the artist. Through February 21, 2010.
Fondation d’entreprise Ricard. 12, rue Boissy d’Anglas. 75008 Paris. France. Tel. +33 (0)1 53 30 88 00
Six young artists - Gabriel Abrantes, Bertille Bak, Benjamin Crotty, Bertrand Dezoteux, Sarah Lis, Florian Pugnaire, Tamara de Wehr – share the exhibition space designed as a “program for resetting the counter” by curator Christophe Kihm. Through February 20, 2010.
Sculpted flax creeper by Aude Franjou, sculpted animals by Quentin Garel, white calico sculptures by Simone Pheulpin, a cigarette-paper installation by Marilyne Pomian and vegetal sculptures by Isabelle Tournoud. All of these works transfigure materials in order to create a poetry of forms and subverted nature. Through February 27, 2010.
MoMa. 11 West 53 Street. New York, NY 10019. USA. Tel. +1 (212) 708 9400
An extraordinary tribute to a quirky filmmaker. The strange world of the director of “Beetlejuice” and “Edward Scissorhands” and “Mars Attacks” is on show in the New York temple of art: drawings, photos, costumes, models and, of course, screenings of his cult films. Through April 26, 2010.
In urban or rural zones, 36 remarkable buildings imagined by the greatest architects of today (Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, etc.), which are a testament to the diversity of stylistic approaches and the preoccupations of our century, such as the environmental dimension or the concept of “structural skin.” An inventory of architectural creativity in all its facets. Phaidon. 24.95€
By Pascale d’Erm. Photos by Patrick Lazic. Editions Ulmer. Through six “ecoplaces” in France and Europe, the reader discovers new ways of life founded on solidarity and respect. Ecovillages, econeighborhoods, and experiments with group living privilege ties and sharing. “Utopia imagines an ideal, collective art of living together. Ecology is the science of the home. Today, the two approaches have come together.” Ulmer. 24.90€
By Louis Paillard. When an architect falls in love with a trapeze artist, he constructs a city house to live and work in. The result: a “molar house” whose roots delve deep into the ground. Its trapezoidal volume rises three stories up, in Montreuil, just outside of Paris. “An urban barn,” according to the architect. Archibooks. 14€.
We must learn how to live with one another, to reconcile the different generations and families with different configurations, cultures from elsewhere, the city and nature in an increasingly urban world. An overloaded world is looking for alternative ways of being together. After the days of “every man for himself,” the new decade is bringing together people’s energies in a spirit of sharing and renewed ties. The house is becoming a space of new urbanity that reconciles differences. The styles are looking to a major change toward very human well-being.
Imaginary geographies are erasing the borders between near and far. One culture enriches the practices of others to give rise to a transcultural aesthetic of world-objects that tell a unique story. Sharing differences enriches creation. Art and design bring diversity and know-how together. A journey that redefines otherness and the identity of Elsewhere.
La Coopérative by Vincent Grégoire (NellyRodi) > hall 2
The new configuration of everyday life is inviting us to play it collective. Societal micro-practices are giving up on the idea of being self-sustaining and are instead privileging attitudes of solidarity and mutual aid. Cooperative, associative, or participative modes of behavior are putting humanity back at the center of the system. We are stacking, nesting, constructing a fresh, optimistic style through variable geometries. We are sharing our energies in order to create the future.
Hybrid by François Bernard (Agence Croisements) > hall 3
The current atmosphere is putting nature at the heart of everyday life and erasing the borders between indoors and outdoors. A cross-pollination is combining the urban, the natural and the technological. In a time of extensive urbanization of the planet, the city and nature are being reconciled in order to soften urban manners. This cohabitation is producing new categories of unusual, well-meaning objects that work for a better life for all.
2000>2010, 2 very round numbers for a decade of pure design, cult objets, daring experimentaton, encounters with people, visions, passions. A whole design generation is now invited to celebrate an exceptional anniversary revolving around the 10 now! design à vivre 2010 creators. 10 young designers with unique trajectories, emblematic of their era and the gift of foresight. A foretaste of 2020, already, in collusion with Philippe Starck, MAISON&OBJET's 2010 creator and sponsor of these 10 talents.
Pick a Card(board)! preview of the exhibition organized by the Cité de l’Architecture
Here we have a chance to visit a sneak preview of the exhibition organized by the Cité de l’Architecture, to be held from February 3 to March 28 in Paris. As part of the Minimaousse 4 micro-architecture competition, thirteen architects have invented children’s-scale cardboard cabins. Among the creators: Dominique Perrault, Encore Heureux, Hamonic et Masson, Matthieu Poitevin, Michel et Miquel, Patrick Bouchain, Rudy Ricciotti, Stéphane Maupin, the 3rs/ar(t)chitectes Collective, Ophélie Bertout and Marcus Kistner. For this session, dedicated to “Only for the XXS,” Tunisia, the guest of honor, presents contributions from Memia Taktak, Karim Ben Amor, Samir and Monia Makhlouf.
Linen in an eco-atmosphere: an all-round experience
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of now! design à vivre, Marie Claire Maison is proposing a water bar, baptized “H2O,” designed by Philippe Boisselier, with styling by Daniel Rozensztroch. The bar will be the expression of a much-needed return to the essential, a symbol of freshness, dynamism and motion, an inexhaustible wellspring, an extreme yet bolstering simplicity, a pure element that is indispensable to life.
If you liked PARIS DES CHEFS in January 2009, you will adore the second edition of its “appetizing” programming, to take place over the course of two days.
PARIS DES CHEFS, January 24-25, 2010, Paris Nord Villepinte
Come attend the experience, live!
After the success of the first edition’s demonstrations, MAISON&OBJET, in collaboration with Omnivore, is repeating the event and is offering you a jump on the program by preregistering to attend.
Creation, the passion that drives us, can be found in the kitchen ...
On stage, a dozen paits bringing together a chef and a creator, will share their worlds with you!
An exceptional experience, in order to better understand why contemporary cooking holds an increasingly important place in our culture and daily life.
Discover the agenda and reserve your badge now.
Please note, the number of spots is limited!
30€ tax included) Sunday (half-day)
50€ (tax included) Monday (full day)
70€ (tax included) both days.
Sunday January 24th and Monday January 25th, 2010.
September 3-7, 2010
Exhibition Centre of Paris Nord Villepinte
Exhibitions organized by SAFI and SESMP (100% subsidiary of SAFI). SAFI is a subsidiary of Ateliers d’Art de France and Reed Expositions France.
For any information: Tel. +33 (0)1 44 29 02 00. Fax: +33 (0)1 44 29 02 01. info@safisalons.fr
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