Jean-Paul Lespagnard - Till We Drop

We invite you to discover the poetic, artistic and highly technical universe of the Pleyel Manufacture which has opened its doors to the designer Michele De Lucchi.

Three bold projects for a lamp called Liseuse, by three young European designers : David Dubois, Adrien Rovero, Big-Game.

The Renault Bridge, which crosses the wide arm of the Seine between île Seguin and the Billancourt  bank, is one of the latest achievements of architect Marc Barani.

COVER GIRL the art show features ten pieces each of which offers a quirky, offbeat view of the “beautiful woman” aesthetics that is normally conveyed by the world of fashion.

Designer Vincent Dupont-Rougier created for the French Mobilier National the desk, shelving, and storage units destined for the French Ambassador in Romania.

This book presents the work of 12 renowned textile designers that reveals a universe which is poetic, fantastic and full of humour.

Published during the eponymous exhibition at the Galerie des Galeries (Galeries Lafayette, Paris), this book presents 164 pieces created by 59 famous designers.

Each destination is a source of inspiration and creation for Nestor Perkal, designer and traveller. The jewellery he creates comes from every one of his experiences as well as his quest for pictures, objects and colours. 

This volume of  “Les Cahiers” collection presents the history of the Anneau siège, Pierre Paulin’s final creation for Ligne Roset, shortly before his death in June 2009.

Throughout this monographic itinerary, Jean-Paul Lespagnard invites the visitor to explore his creative process, together offbeat and committed.

Ettore Sottsass was always fascinated by glass, and worked with it at Cirva (the International Centre of Research on Glass and Visual Arts) from 1998 up until his death in 2007.

An original creation by designer François Azambourg (elected Creator of the year 2009): a series of vases in blown glass created in the Centre International d’Art Verrier (CIAV).

This books present a set of unpublished creations of Matisse.

Vera Szekely - Traces by Daniel Léger

This book presents the new original creations of the Italian designer Ettore Sottsass at the French Manufacture de Sèvres.

The exhibition evokes a phantasmagorical mental landscape through the work of eleven women artists. The techniques are many and varied, announcing a mysterious journey ahead.

This book presents the essence of Pierre Hardy's work, a classic of his, the emblematic open toe stiletto, invented in original drawings, sketches and pictures.

By a process of sand moulding, Régis Mayot revealed the mechanical beauty of his tools, producing prints of a selection of moulds that were traditionally used by artists in glass.

With Grand magasin (“department store”, in French) Philippe Jarrigeon has created a series of images inspired by this place and people’s experiences of it.

A book of creations imagined by young graphic designer Frédéric Teschner — the result of a “carte blanche” given by the editor.

This book presents the new crystal chandelier Extravagance, designed by Hilton McConnico for the French Cristalleries de Saint-Louis.

The Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres commissioned Pierre Charpin to imagine new forms. His ideas developed into two series of vases and a table-piece in porcelain.

To celebrate 20 years of creations by the House of Christian Lacroix, twenty items of clothing from the collections of the Paris based couturier were exhibited by D. Dubois and C. Rizzo.

Hymne à la Joie, refers to Beethoven’s ninth symphony, and is an in-situ installation for the Galeries Lafayette, Paris, in July 2011.

Dutch artist, Aldo Bakker, belongs to that new generation of ‘designers’ who truly seeks to ‘give a sense or meaning to forms’.

In the Donahue bar-set, a creation by designer Claude Bouchard, the Puiforcat silversmiths have renewed their lines.