MAISON DOMINO, WHEN MARBLE CULTURE IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
Confined to serious, monumental interiors, marble is given a new lease of life by Maison Domino. Maison Domino, a design studio based in Vicenza, Italy, has set itself the goal of reusing materials, particularly marble. By focusing on archival stock to give it a second life, Domino has also taken on a second task: to […]
MARTIN LAFORÊT’S CONCRETE SEATS
Until January 27, 2024, the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Los Angeles is exhibiting concrete seats by French designer Martin Laforêt. Intrigued, Acumen wanted to find out more about the designer’s world and, above all, what lies behind the design of his sometimes functional, sometimes unusual sculptures. At just 31 years of age, Martin Laforêt […]
“OBJECTS WITH NARRATIVES” UNVEILS THEIR NEW DESIGN SHOWROOM
On November 28, Objects With Narratives announced the opening of its second showroom in the heart of Bruges, Belgium. Following the launch of a first venue in collaboration with Forward Gallery, the founding trio – Oskar Eryatmaz and brothers Nik and Robbe Vandewyngaerde – have chosen to continue the adventure on their own. A showroom […]
ORGANIC WORKS BY DESIGNER HENRY BAUMANN
Henry Baumann has revealed some intriguing new design pieces on his Instagram account. One by one, multiple resin bubbles are superimposed to create curvaceous side tables and stools. Read on. Since his early days, the designer has been surprising people with his unusual play on materials. He has a knack for transforming an initially ordinary […]
FOREVER STUDIO’S EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Sara Degenaar and Bienke Domenie form the Forever Studio tandem. Represented by Barcelona’s Vasto Gallery, the two designers have a particular attraction for materiality. There’s only one step between design and experimentation. Forever Studio has taken it in stride. Let’s find out. It all began in Rotterdam. The two young designers met and set up […]
DESIGN MIAMI, ACUMEN’S FOUR FAVOURITES
The design mecca on the other side of the Atlantic once again summoned the cream of the discipline. Let’s take a look at the four galleries and designers who caught our eye at this year’s event. Kengo Kuma for Aman Interiors The Migumi collection, the result of a collaboration between Kengo Kuma and Aman Interiors, […]
THE METICULOUS CRAFTSMANSHIP OF DESIGNER ERWAN BOULLOUD
Much more than functional furniture, Erwan Boulloud creates works of art. At Galerie Negropontes, the designer and sculptor reveals his love of noble materials. Here’s how. After graduating from the Ecole Boulle in 1995, Boulloud trained with some of the world’s leading designers, before embarking on the creation of collections for prestigious museums such as […]
THE POWER OF MODESTY BY STUDIO HAOS
Studio HAOS began with two aficionados, Sophie Gelinet and Cédric Gepner. Having never had any formal training in furniture design, the couple nevertheless took the plunge, creating their first lamp, which became the basis of a collection, and gave birth to Studio HAOS in 2017. Instead of promoting expensive materials or even rare skills, the […]
Serge Mansau, from olfactory design to futuristic furniture
The general public will be most familiar with Serge Mansau’s work in the world of perfume. And for good reason: the Frenchman has designed some of the most iconic bottles of the 20th century. These include Guy Laroche’s Fiji, Kenzo’s Flower with its famous poppy encased in a transparent bottle, and Hermès’ 24 Faubourg. In […]
BARRO NEGRO BY MADE IN SITU THE MAGIC OF FIREBARRO
The very first collection designed by Made in Situ, the Portuguese publishing house headed by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, Barro Negro celebrates an artisanal process dating back to the Neolithic period. Soenga. A traditional firing technique in which the pottery is buried in the ground. A skill that immediately attracted French designer and architect Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance. Practised […]
THE CANDLE PROJECT BY HOUSE OF TODAY
The Candle Project presents a series of limited-edition candles. The idea: to invite 10 designers to collaborate with artisans from the Beit Chabeb Hospital and ask them to reinterpret an evolving object, drawing, testing and transforming wax into sculpture. This beautiful initiative is orchestrated by House of Today, a non-profit organisation that showcases contemporary Lebanese […]
« COVE COLLECTION », UNE ALCÔVE DE MÉTAL SIGNÉE TOM FEREDAY
Connu pour son travail auprès de Louis Vuitton, Alessi, Stellar Works ou encore Herman Miller, le designer australien Tom Fereday propose un projet en phase avec les enjeux écologiques de notre époque, conçu à partir d’aluminium recyclé. Fasciné par la tension qui existe entre les matériaux naturels et la conception et la fabrication contemporaines, Tom […]
DESIGN FOCUS : THE TONNEAU REFUGE BY CHARLOTTE PERRIAND AMONG THE IMAESTRI
To celebrate the 50th spring of its Cassina iMaestri Collection, the Italian publishing house is looking back on as many years of creations through an eventful book, “Echoes, Cassina. 50 years of iMaestri”. Among the pieces featured is Charlotte Perriand’s astonishing tonneau refuge. Perriand. Known for her now-iconic designs for Le Corbusier, the French designer […]
RAPHAEL NAVOT: WHEN DESIGN RHYMES WITH CRAFTSMANSHIP
Raphaël Navot integrates craftsmanship into design, so that the contemporary becomes timeless. A leitmotif in the shape of a signature, for the man who defines himself as a “non-industrial” designer. Some of his designs have an organic feel, like his “Land” rugs for Diurne, reproducing the earth’s satellite landscapes in silk dyed with natural colours, […]
Monstrum Studio or the voluptuous minimalism of Riccardo Villa Fabbiati
A former ballet dancer, the designer has created a body of objects from a unique universe, on the borderline between purity and exuberance. Monstrum. Le nom du studio de design de Riccardo Villa Fabbiati nous vient du latin. Il évoque une créature inquiétante et envoûtante « dotée de caractéristiques qui échappent à l’ordre naturel des choses », […]
“RADICAL”, THE PHLEGM OF THE EIGHTIES AT THE KETABI BOURDET GALLERY
To mark its participation in the first edition of Design Miami/Paris, the Ketabi Bourdet gallery is taking us on a journey back in time to the 1980s with “Radical”. The Ketabi Bourdet gallery has reconstructed a smoking room for the first edition of Design Miami/Paris, the Parisian counterpart of the famous event familiar to design […]
SINOPLE, AT THE CROSSROADS OF CREATIVE WORLDS
Based in the Marais district of Paris for the past five years, Sinople is dedicated to supporting designers and artists who are keen to blur the rigid boundaries between disciplines and creative practices. Both a gallery and a studio specialising in directing artistic projects, SINOPLE was founded in 2018 by Julien Strypsteen and Eric-Sébastien Faure-Lagorce. […]
WHAT NOT TO MISS AT PAD LONDON 2023
The heart of London’s Mayfair district was the place to be on the design scene from 10 to 15 October. And with good reason: the PAD, a fair dedicated to historic and contemporary design, was there to showcase the finest creations in the field. Acumen presents its top four. Galerie Philia Galerie Philia’s “Contrasts” exhibition […]
MARTIN MASSÉ, FRENCH CRAFTSMANSHIP FOR ULTRA-CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
PARIS FRANCE Trained not only at Penninghen, but also at the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris, Martin Massé worked with such greats as Joseph Dirand, Tristan Auer and Jean-Michel Wilmotte, before launching his own business in 2017. Aged 33, this Nantes native, now based in Paris, decided to combine traditional French craftsmanship with ultra-contemporary design. On […]
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FURNITURE BY ROBERT STADLER
Greece – Athenes The Paris-based Austrian designer brings together food, art and design in his whimsical OMG-GMO collection. Stadler, whose work also includes installations and performances, creates an interesting parallel with the age-old process of agricultural domestication, selective breeding and bioengineering. He examines the relationship between man and his environment through genetic manipulation, bringing to […]
5 DESIGNERS NOT TO BE MISSED AT PARIS DESIGN WEEK
PARIS FRANCE From September 7 to 16, Paris is once again the capital of design. It’s the perfect excuse to feast your eyes on the latest creations from established designers and the stars of tomorrow. Here’s the proof. 1. THIBAULT HUGUET AT JUNOT FINE PROPERTIES Only three years old, Thibault Huguet is a young architecture […]
SAFARI, LA CHAISE SAUVAGE DE NOCOD ET MARINE BEDOUIN
France – Paris La chaise Safari, nouvelle création de Nocod et Marine Bedouin sort des sentiers battus avec une ligne sauvage. Fondée par Floriane et Baptiste Dosne, NOCOD est une agence créative dont les talents s’étendent de l’architecture d’intérieur à la scénographie. Le duo tend à raconter des histoires fantaisistes à travers leurs multiples projets […]
PIERRE PAULIN / OSCAR NIEMEYER
Des idées courbes, des formes libres Déployés à fleur de sol, et même sur les murs à partir des années 1990, les tapis-sièges de Pierre Paulin font corps avec l’espace et s’y propagent. Réminiscences des tapis-jardins orientaux et des tatamis japonais, dont le designer découvre les usages en 1970 lors d’un voyage à Osaka puis […]
OBJECTIVE GALLERY, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PACIFIC
Tackling the limits of their discipline, through a conceptual and narrative prism. This is the mission of the artists, designers, and craftspeople featured in Objective Gallery, a gallery founded in 2020 in Shanghai by Marc Jebara and Chris Shao. This mecca for functional art has also opened a second location across the Pacific Ocean in […]