How does design
impact our lives?
Through the attractiveness of its
designers, France is winning the first place in the world of DESIGN thanks to
its creativity, for example : MAISON and OBJET fair –
real reference now , thanks to the number of opening of designers show-rooms,
but also to the numerous settlings of international dimension creators
, interior designers and decorators .... They
became real stars !
Through a brief history of design, let's discover how
our habits evolved thanks to design
culture !
“ …The history of design is
inseparable from the industrial revolution, mass production and
technological experimentation. By overcoming all
historical references and drawing inspiration
from cubism, the Bauhas and De
Stijl Dutch movement laid the foundations for design in the
20's,explains Anne Christine
Pierre, Interior designer at Marais Decoration
• The word "design" made
its official appearance in 1929, as a consequence of the majoreconomic crisis of the time. Facing a market hit by
the crisis, a few American industrialists hired specialists of the form:
cartoonists and interior designers in order to make their products more attractive and more
competitive
Raymond LOEWY (1893-1986)
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| FRENCH NATIVE RAYMOND LOEWY |
Born in France, emigrated to the United States in the 20's, he was a well-known fashion illustrator before becoming the genius and proneer of design with the introduction of aerodybaic lines or industrial products like cars, locomotives, bus and cigarettes cases LUCKY STRIKE
Famous thank's to the book "Ugliness dosn't sell' Raymond Loewy was the firsy to understand and convince industry that a good design could easily increase volume of sales
Today the challenge is transfered elsewhere, with the digital stake, give shape to the elusive and respond to new lifestyles and a new kind of conxumer : the hyperconnected nomad !
To read 100
Innovations qui vont changer notre vie by Soon Soon Soon, préface de Philippe STARCK
The designers,
stars of the decades to come?
They always had a
star status: Raymond Loewy, photographed as a star in the 30's
Patrick Seguin,
a gallerist who has been instrumental in helping many collectors rediscoverFrench designers
such as Jean Prouve, has been exhibiting Royère for years, and
opened a show at his London gallery in 2016
showcasing his work.
After having exhibited
Royere for years, he declares: "One may say there has been a
worldwide recognition of mid twentieth century design: Le Corbusier,
Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Jean
Royère managed to set a unique vocabulary and are recognized and have
their rightful place in the history of art. For more than 25 years, we have
undertaken and completed a rigorous amount of work to promote their creations,
and also to ensure that the largest international collectors and most
prestigious museums include their pieces in their collections. At the same
time, we developed an editorial line of publications, we published a two-volume
boxed set about Jean Royère in 2012 with Galerie Jacques Lacoste, with more
than 5000 original documents, archive images and blueprints."
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| Galerie Patrick Seguin |
Last december for DesignMiami/ Galerie
Patrick Seguin has chosen to create an ensemble uniting the works of four
important mid-twentieth century designers: Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret,
Le Corbusier and Jean Royère.
The selection includes, as shown, the Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole Desk (ca.
1957), the Jean Prouvé TS 11 Table (1947), the Jean Prouvé Antony chair (1955),
the Le Corbusier wall lamp (1956), the Jean Prouvé low Table GB 21 (ca. 1950),
the Jean Royère Tour Eiffel console (1960), among other pieces.
These famous names are certainly design pioneers but
also membership of a certain part of
ART and culture
history of the 20 th century.
STARCK
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| Marie Coquine Lamp design by Starck for Baccarat |
Born in 1949, Stark was immediately famous when President Mitterrand asked him to
redecorate his apartment at the Elysee Palace. Metal is one of his favorite
materials and elegance and sobriety of his furniture echoes the pure lines of
the 30s. This leads us to consider Starck (whose slogans are: “producer of
goods” and “TRUE BEAUTY IS HARMONY” ) as one of the emerging leader in design,
and as a transmitter of design through a transversal vision of his profession
and his multiple skills. Considering creation as a moral duty, a logical
consequence of the obligation to understand our world, he is currently
designing for several editors : Alessi, Emeco, Kartell, Flos, Driade. He also
collaborated with Puma designing sneakers for fashion fans! He was chosen by
the French designer JP Gaultier to decorate his flagship store in New York, his
bubbling creativity with more than 200 projects per year, allows him to express
himself as well on the design of boat (Steve Jobs Boat or the Sailing
Yacht design for Andreï Melnitchenko)
or hotels (Mondrian Hotel in L.A. Mama Shelters Hotels, Delano Hotel in
Miami, ) and on various objects relevant to his iconoclastic aesthetics
Ron Arad
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| YOHJI YAMAMOTO STORE |
Born in 1951, in Israel, he
studied architecture in London and founded his company ONE OFF LTD then the company RA
associates At the same time designer, architect, scenographer director, he constantly
reinvents the grammar forms without fear of offending the common taste or
questioning the functions
Born in 1951, in Israel, he studied architecture in London and founded his company ONE OFF LTD then the company RA associates At the same time designer, architect, scenographer director, he constantly reinvents the grammar forms without fear of offending the common taste or questioning the functions
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| KENZO PERFUME DESIGNED BY RON ARAD |
RON ARAD designed the Holon Design Museum opened
in March 2010, which established itself as one of the world’s leading museum of
design and contemporary culture. Each year, the Museum presents an exciting and
varied program of exhibitions and events dedicated to help visitors gaining a
deeper understanding of design and the role it plays in our lives
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| Israeli Design Museum Holon will serve as a leading hub for innovation in the field of designISRA |
Design Museum
Holon will serve as a leading hub for innovation in the field of design
Marc NEWSON
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| Lockheed lounge chair |
the 50-year-old Australian, is an internationally
renowned designer, one of the most accomplished, influential and expensive designers
of his generation :$ 986 , 000 for a Lockheed lounge chair
He has already worked for a wide range of disciplines
and touched everything: chairs, appliances, bikes, restaurants, recording
studios or private and commercial jets (he worked for Louis Vuitton, NIKE, Mont
Blanc, Capellini, Flos, Alessi, etc… )
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| AUSTRALIAN MARC NEWSON MULTITALENTED DESIGNER |
http://marc-newson.com/
Andrée PUTMAN (1925-2013) was a world renowned architect and interior designer, famous for her timeless,
elegant and minimalist style, highlighting the structure of elements she rethinks
She began her career with crossroads, being a
journalist of decoration and art before founding MAFIA the first
TRENDS office, her main client being the brand PRISUNIC. With Didier
Grunbach, she created the Creators and Industrials group, launching fashion
designers before launching a new ECART office that, through the
re-edition of forgotten furniture, will allow her to create an elegant timeless
style that is in harmony with her era.
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| Morgan Hotel New York |
In 84 her works of the hotel Morgans in NY
launched her international career, she then realized more and more projects of
interior design: she designs numerous decors for hotels
including The Lake in Japan, Im Wasserturm in Germany and the Sheraton at
Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport,, restaurants and chic stores
as the Azzedine Alaïa workshop, boutiques for Balenciaga, Bally and Lagerfeld which will
carry her signature, including a variety of furniture and everyday objects.
In 1994, Andrée Putman realizes the interior design of
the Concorde airplanes operated by Air France. Studio putman is now headed by
her daughter Olivia
Matali Crasset ( born in 1965)
is bringing democratic values to design “ bring fluidity to life” she uses to
say. After studying marketing, she graduated as a designer, worked for Starck
before creating her own label in 1988. She opened a place in common with the
stylist Ron Orb and the music label Fcommunication. She loves to say: color is
life, when I choose an orange or when I play with a blue, I just feel like
using the color as we should all the time. That is to say without complex,
limit or a-priori
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| Matali Crasset for IKEA |
Muji, the famous Japanese brands for design and minimalists
objects, is going further and offers now houses to build as a kit design
project mixing design and ergonomy:
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| MUJI New kit houses |
Kit houses that are easy to
assemble and that combine design and ecology. On the occasion of Tokyo Design
Week, the models of these kit houses were exhibited in a park in central Tokyo.
These green houses look like Japanese huts, "huts" that we can mount
and install wherever we want. A real revolution in the world of construction.
One of these very simple models, in line with Muji's spirit combining the
functional elegance of the minimalist design, with the sober and clean
aestheticism of Muji, was designed by the architect designer Naoto Fukasawa for whom a hut should
allow to live independently where it was decided.
As summarized by Anne Christine PIERRE "... What interests me in design concept
is the search for a solution to a particular problem and the use of technical
innovation that opens up new possibilities. It's a window on tomorrow. An
improbability or an obviousness. As such it can be destabilizing. That is why a
good design object must have "meaning" and cause a visual emotion in
addition to its functionality. When all three are together we are dealing with
a future classic! Philippe Stark excels in this practice »
