FORMÆ PRIZE
THE FORMÆ PRIZE FOR CRAFT EXCELLENCE
For its 11ᵗʰ edition, Les rendez-vous de la matière by FORMÆ launches the FORMÆ Prize — an ambitious distinction dedicated to the fair’s exhibitors. This award highlights the most remarkable projects and initiatives across four key categories: Industry, Manufacture, Design, and Craftsmanship.
Conceived as a natural extension of the FORMÆ spirit — a space for reflection on creation, material, and gesture — the Prize celebrates those who explore the boundaries between technological innovation, artisanal mastery, and aesthetic vision.
The trophies, imagined as exceptional objects, were designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and crafted by Cogitech. True material manifestos, they embody the encounter between design and manufacturing excellence. The laureates receive exclusive visibility through a tailor-made communication campaign led by FORMÆ magazine and its platforms.
THE FORMÆ PRIZE JURY 2025
Sébastien Maschino – Co-President of the Jury, Artistic Director of Les rendez-vous de la matière, Editor-in-Chief of FORMÆ
Jean-Michel Wilmotte – Co-President of the Jury and Patron of the FORMÆ Prize, Architect, Urban Planner, and Designer
Sammy Bernoussi – Co-Founder of Hall Haus, CEO of N Fiberz
Tristan de Witte – President of Réseau Excellence EPV
Amélie du Passage – Founder of Petite Friture
Lionel Jadot – Interior Architect, Designer, Founder of Zaventem Ateliers
Mathias Kiss – Artist
Alain Lardet – Design and Craft Expert
Pauline Leprince – Designer, Architect, Scenographer
Soline Rouland – Development Director, Wilmotte & Industries Design Studio
Laurent Scordino – Director of École Boulle
THE FORMÆ PRIZE LAUREATES 2025
INDUSTRY WINNER – MYCOWORKS
MycoWorks and OEO Studio explore the potential of mycelium with Reishi™, a sustainable and sensorial material. Their Centurio lamp combines Scandinavian design and biotechnological innovation, embodying a warm and responsible minimalism. A visionary project redefining how nature inspires contemporary creation.
MANUFACTURE WINNER – GWILEN
Founded in Brest, GWILEN transforms dredged marine sediments into sustainable materials for construction and design. Inspired by natural geological processes, its method—requiring no firing or chemical binders—offers an eco-responsible alternative to traditional materials. A circular innovation uniting ecology, research, and creation.
CRAFTSMANSHIP WINNER – ATELIERS SP
Marianne Barrier renews the ancestral art of rye straw marquetry. Her flexible, luminous screen merges craft excellence and formal innovation. By playing with curves, texture, and the natural shine of the material, she offers a contemporary interpretation of a heritage technique, between surface and structure.
DESIGN WINNER – FLOS
The Italian duo Formafantasma and the iconic lighting brand FLOS reinvent LED lighting with SUPERWIRE — an unprecedented flexible filament system that diffuses a homogeneous light across the entire luminaire. A technical and aesthetic feat true to FLOS’s pioneering spirit.
THE FORMÆ PRIZE 2026
Exhibitors at the next edition of Les rendez-vous de la matière will be eligible for the FORMÆ Prize. Applications will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary jury bringing together leading figures in design, manufacture, and craft excellence.
Photos: OEO Studio, MycoWorks © All rights reserved; Gwilen © Inès Segalen Mok; Ateliers SP © Mathieu Lacroix; Flos © Robert Rieger
Talks
Akari-Lisa Ishii, founder of the agency I.C.O.N., shares her poetic and committed approach to lighting design. At the crossroads of art, architecture, and urban design, she explains how light structures space, evokes emotion, and engages in dialogue with both use and culture. This conversation coincides with the release of her book Création Lumière – What Lighting Design Can Offer (ed. archibooks, 2025) and offers a fresh perspective on light as a living material and a vector for sensory experience.
Akari-Lisa Ishii, lighting designer, founder of I.C.O.N.
Moderator: Lisa Agostini, journalist
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Jean-Baptiste Auvray and Guy Meynard explore the collaboration between designers and artisans in luxury interior design. From material to hand, they reveal how artisanal expertise fuels contemporary creativity, transforming furniture and interior architecture into poetic and unique experiences. A rich discussion on excellence, knowledge transmission, and craft innovation.
With Jean-Baptiste Auvray, designer, interior architect, founder, FAIRE agency
Guy Meynard, artist and designer, Head of the Porcelain Workshop, ENSAD Limoges
Moderator: Marc Bayard, Director of Research and Innovation, National Manufactures – Mobilier National
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This talk explores Japanese craftsmanship and its influence on contemporary interior design. Jean-Baptiste Coluccia (Paris KUMI) presents the richness of Japanese materials, from urushi lacquer to washi paper, and their translation into innovative objects and spaces. Between tradition, sustainability, and artisanal excellence, this conversation offers an expert perspective on material as a driver of creativity.
Jean-Baptiste Coluccia, Paris KUMI
Moderator: Guillaume Loiret, journalist
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Florian Meca and Bruno Pech explore the potential of European flax and hemp in sustainable design and architecture. These ancestral yet high-performing fibers combine aesthetics, innovation, and low environmental impact, inspiring furniture, surfaces, and structural solutions. An essential discussion on the role of bio-sourced materials in contemporary creation.
Florian Meca, designer
Bruno Pech, Innovation Project Manager, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
Moderator: Lisa Agostini, journalist
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This talk examines the integration of electric charging infrastructure into contemporary architecture. Olivier Douard (SMABTP) discusses the technical, regulatory, and aesthetic challenges of sustainable mobility in both individual and collective housing. A crucial conversation for architects, developers, and designers aiming to combine safety, functionality, and elegance in the built environment.
Olivier Douard, Prevention Manager, SMABTP
Moderator: Lisa Agostini, journalist
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This session explores the revival of traditional crafts through the dialogue between Aïssa Dione, Brigitte Flamand, and Anna Zaoui. Between transmission, innovation, and international openness, the speakers demonstrate how exceptional craftsmanship drives contemporary creation, from design to luxury, in a world increasingly shaped by digitalization and artificial intelligence.
Aïssa Dione, founder, Aïssa Dione Tissus
Brigitte Flamand, Inspector General of Design, Arts and Fashion, Ministry of National Education
Anna Zaoui, co-founder, Invisible Collection
Moderator: Lisa Agostini, journalist
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Tom Ducarouge and Pauline Leprince explore how furniture becomes an act of architecture. Textures, materials, light, and density serve as vectors of emotion and spatial structure. An inspiring discussion on how contemporary designers and architects reinvent the relationship between gesture, material, and inhabited space.
Tom Ducarouge, interior architect and designer
Pauline Leprince, interior architect, designer and scenographer
Moderator: Lisa Agostini, journalist
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Charlotte Cazals and Émilie Desnoyer (Peclers Paris) reveal how materials reflect emerging trends in design and lifestyle. Drawing on the Environments & Design Spring-Summer 2027 report, they highlight a creative duality: colorful, expressive exuberance versus slow, emotional sensitivity. Between craftsmanship and innovation, heritage and future, materials become a language and medium for expressing plural identities and sustainable creation.
Charlotte Cazals and Émilie Desnoyer, Trend Forecasters and Designers, Peclers
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Constance Guisset presents Suchaillou, a dry-stone refuge in the Massif Central. At the intersection of design, geology, and territory, the project combines local craftsmanship, mineral materials, and contemporary creation to offer a sensory and contemplative space. A unique exploration of the dialogue between material, landscape, and sustainable architecture.
Constance Guisset, designer, Constance Guisset Studio
Moderator: Lisa Agostini, journalist
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Hadrien Hach explores light as a living material. Between architecture and craftsmanship, his luminaires in technical silk, resin, and gold leaf narrate a sensory and geographic journey. A discussion on transforming drawing into volume, light into architecture, and how the creative gesture shapes contemporary space.
Hadrien Hach, designer
Moderator: Lisa Agostini, journalist
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This talk highlights MVE-Collection’s radical approach: transforming local and reclaimed materials into bespoke furniture and objects, combining craftsmanship, architecture, and sustainability. Vincent Eschalier and Mattéo Lécuru show how each element (aluminum, brick, wood) becomes raw material for poetic, functional, and responsible projects, strengthening the dialogue between place, use, and contemporary creation.
Vincent Eschalier & Mattéo Lécuru, Interior Designers, Studio Vincent Eschalier, MVE Collection
Moderator: Lisa Agostini, journalist
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Emmanuelle Grin, Stéphanie Vignes, and Sébastien Servaire explore fragrance as an extension of architecture and design. Inspired by the fragrance Onze and Servaire’s kinetic olfactory objects (Hourglass, Culbuto, Metronome), this discussion shows how scent becomes material, volume, and light within a space. A sensory and poetic journey for designers, architects, and lovers of multi-sensory creation.
Sébastien Servaire, founder, Servaire & Co
Emmanuelle Grin, perfumer
Stéphanie Vignes, founder, Grace Agency
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