9th edition – October 2023

Materials with meaning!

This series of conferences & Round Table explores the meaning of materials in a thousand ways, inviting us to reflect on their potential for innovation, their intrinsic properties, their provenance, their manufacturing process and their sustainability. Why does an architect, interior architect or designer choose a particular material? What challenge(s), what feat(s), what impact(s) are being sought? What is life like for materials in 2023? Immerse yourself in a fascinating world where creativity, technology, sustainability and emotion meet.

Round Table

Tuesday 10 October – 13.15pm – 14pm
What approach to materials in the midst of the resource crisis?
The materials crisis is taking hold and is becoming more and more significant, speeding up the search for innovation in materials and their uses within certain structures.  What role and what responsibility do architects have? How can we link technical and aesthetic considerations to the issue of resources?
Speakers:
Emilie Anquetil, Project Director, PCA Stream
Laelia Vaulot, Head of Environmental Strategy, PCA Stream
Camille Callennec, Co-founder, Ostréa

Round Table

Tuesday 10th October – 2.15pm – 3pm
Studio Muoto’s Ball Theater – Minimalist architecture and multiple possibilities for the French Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
For the 18th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale, organised on the theme of the Future Laboratory, the French Pavilion has given carte blanche to Studio Muoto, Georgi Stanishev and Jos Auzende to come and summon our imaginations and our desires for utopia.  With its minimalist architecture based on the Ball Theater concept, the French Pavilion alternates between moments of contemplation and periods of intense activity in the form of ‘balls’, spectacular residencies where artists, researchers and students come together. Based on the architecture of the theatre, halfway between the structure and the set, the Pavillon takes on a scenographic dimension in order to accommodate, like a real theatre, a stage, a troupe and an audience, evolving and transforming according to its uses, the programme or its occupants.

Speakers:
Gilles Delalex, Curator, Studio Muoto
Georgi Stanishev , Curator and Set Designer
Jos Auzende, Associate Curator and Programming

Sponsored workshop

Tuesday 10 October – 3.15pm – 4pm
Experience and demonstrate Dyson solutions for indoor hygiene and user health
To mark Global Handwashing Day, Dyson is unveiling a recent study into global hygiene. After examining changes in health attitudes and hand hygiene since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, the scientists stress the need to continue making recommendations in these areas. Dyson teams provide an update and the link between hygiene and materials, particularly through the use of hand dryers.

Speakers:
Marianne Vermet, Head of Hospitality and Prescription, Dyson
Félix Djidi, Île-de-France region Business Developer Manager, Dyson

Round Table

Tuesday 10 October – 4.15pm – 5pm
Revealing the creative potential of stone
A material that has stood the test of time since the earliest times, stone is attracting renewed attention for its properties and is proving to be a source of inspiration for talented architects and designers. Two institutions, surrounded by a wealth of talent, are revealing and inviting visitors to explore the creative potential of this material. Focus on the creative language of stone with the Fonds de dotation Verrecchia, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès and their guests.

Speakers:
Anastasia Andrieu, Director of Artistic and Cultural Initiatives, Fonds de dotation Verrecchia
Marine Zonca, Sculptor

Round Table

Tuesday 10 October – 5.15pm – 6pm
How do you choose your materials in 2023?
As an eminently strategic issue, the choice of materials has never been taken lightly. In addition to aesthetics, levels of resistance or flexibility, and the many possibilities open to us, there are the criteria of responsibility, origin and durability. How do you find your way through the jungle of today’s and tomorrow’s materials? Does managing your materials library allow you to keep on innovating? Should we resort to a new kind of advice and materials library?

Speakers:
Philippe Brocart, Managing Director, Material Bank
Quentin Hirsinger, Founder and Director, MateriO’
Elodie Ternaux, Co-founder, Hyloh
Carole Petitjean, Director of the material and design library, RDAI

Conference to registration, number of places limited.
Registration by e-mail: e.lorgeoux@bookstorming.com

Conference

Tuesday 10 October – 6.15pm – 7pm
FORMÆ, inspiration through materials
FORMÆ invites you to experience new creative territories through the prism of matter. Through a forward-looking and inspiring perspective, this invitation to discovery sheds light on the visual, intellectual and technical potential of materials in the fields of design and interior architecture. Do we approach materials to reveal their creative potential, or does creation reveal the possibilities of a material? To mark the publication of its first revue, FORMÆ invites you to delve into the world of designers who are passionate about experimenting with materials.

Speakers:
Helder Barbosa, Thibault Huguet and Jean-Baptiste Anotin,
Designers, Founders of the Meet Met Met collection
Wendy Andreu, Designer

Round Table

Wednesday 11 October – 1.15pm – 2pm
Hotels: sourcing and the circular economy
For hotels, sourcing and the circular economy play an essential role. Thanks to sustainable management practices and a global approach to the circular economy, the hotel industry is reducing its environmental impact, while creating new economic opportunities and strengthening its commitment to society. Is it possible to combine style with a belief in local resources and the circular economy when designing hotels? Feedback from experience.

Speakers:
Marie Azzi, General Manager, Hôtel Le Rosalie
Cécile Chenais, Artistic Director, Laurent Maugoust Architecture
Camille Poiri, Artistic Director, Triple B

Round Table

Wednesday 11 October – 2.15pm – 3pm
Art and craft, challenges for the future and the region
Art and craft are veritable treasures of our cultural heritage, embodying the very essence of creativity, know-how and artistic expression. An inexhaustible source of innovation and inspiration, they are intimately linked to the region, to the preservation of traditions and to the influence and excellence of certain regions, their economy and their appeal.

Speakers:
Philippe Huppé, President, Ville et Métiers d’Art
Marc Bayard, Head of Programming and Cultural Development, Mobilier National
Stéphane Galerneau, President, Ateliers d’art de France
Philippe Courtois, Communications and Sales Director, Ateliers de France

Conference to registration, number of places limited.
Registration by e-mail: e.lorgeoux@bookstorming.com

Workshop

Wednesday 11 October – 3.15pm – 4pm
Studio Saint Pierre – Workshop
Studio Saint Pierre is a multi-disciplinary workshop specialising in metal-based finishes, offering an insight into a unique area of expertise. This workshop will be an opportunity for architects to discover the creative world of the studio and explore the many facets, forms and uses of its craftsmanship.

Workshop to registration, number of places limited.
Registration by e-mail: e.lorgeoux@bookstorming.com

Round Table

Wednesday 11 October – 4.15pm – 5pm
Plants, essential materials for the city of tomorrow
An essential element of a liveable city, now and in the future, plants are an essential support and creative material at every level. Indissociable from our survival as well as our comfort, plants are becoming an integral part of urban design, much to our delight. Can and should plants be treated as the most important of raw materials?

Speakers:
Edouard François, Founding architect, Maison Edouard François
Bertrand Schippan, Associate Architect, MVRDV

Conference to registration, number of places limited.
Registration by e-mail: e.lorgeoux@bookstorming.com

Round Table

Wednesday 11 October – 5.15pm – 6pm
Nature as a source of creation
As a source of inspiration, nature is proving to be a real creative ally. But how can we design objects, spaces, cities and their uses while preserving nature? Nature Squared, Studio Idaë and the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp take us on a journey of spatial, practical, sensitive and technical experimentation with materials. The former works with natural materials that have become waste, magnifying them so as to limit the unnecessary extraction of new materials. The Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is developing the use of natural materials. Here we meet some sources of natural inspiration.

Speakers:
Lay Koon Tan, Founder, Nature Squared
Olivia Lons, Project Manager and Customer Relations Director, Nature Squared
Isabelle Daëron, Founder, Studio Idaë
Julie Pariset, Innovation and CSR Director, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

Round Table

Wednesday 11 October – 6.15pm – 7pm
Terracotta, a perpetual source of inspiration for architecture
From the south-west to Burgundy, from Provence to the north-east, terracotta has left its mark on building traditions just as much as it inspires many architects today, like a subtle echo of this deep shared history. Bricks and tiles are a reminder of our heritage, yet they are constantly reinventing themselves, bringing with them a soft, modern material that can take on so many faces. The environmental footprint, local resources and thermal performance will all be addressed by our selection of architects seduced by these materials.

Speakers:
Olivier Dupont, Deputy Managing Director, Centre Technique de Matériaux Naturels de Construction
Philippe Prost, Architect and urban planner, Atelier d’Architecture Philippe Prost
Charles-Henri Tachon, Architect, Agence Charles-Henri Tachon, architecture & paysage
Samuel Delmas, Architect, a+ Samuel Delmas Architectures