To draw a shape with repetition as its purpose. Samir Mazer is an artist who has chosen Moroccan clay tiles, their irregular and sensual surfaces, to create rhythmic patterns. “The repetition of shape and color upon a zellige tile is a musical exercise. It is like drawing a pixel, creating a module and then sampling it to make a track”. An exercise that remains all too difficult and too discrete to be saved from frequent copies by big brands and creators lacking the foresight and mental skill to plan out the sequence of shapes in space. (more…)

Street artist l’Atlas imagine a graphic collection for Secret d’Atelier. This unconventional designer very keen on writing and calligraphy mirrors this particular interest into his work by his own typography, the final goal being to frame a universal language by merging geometric shapes with abstract art. Works as graffiti and painted facades made him widely known ; moreover Jules Dedet Granel gets invited by famous brands and houses such as Perrier, Agnès B. or Maison Guerlain to bring an alternative touch to their collections or stores.

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JIA, is a collection of lounge chairs, sofas and tables for the modern home. Minimalist and yet opulent, the JIA are made of massive oak and fumed oak wood and soft fabrics, as well as the use of travertine and oak for its coffee and side tables. (more…)

With Shadow, Aleksej Iskos enhances the wonderful mirror effect for Handvark “What makes a mirror a mirror is not the glass or the frame. It’s the very thin layer of amalgam behind the glass. Shadow Mirror reveals the true nature of the mirror. It’s a magic object floating in space, making you wonder like a child how it is possible that the whole world can be inside of it”. – Aleksej Iskos (more…)

With two new bookcases designed for books or CDs, Mauro Canfori, artistic director and founder of TEEbooks, pursues his quest to create the most invisible and universal shelves at the best possible price. The modular system comes with or without a stand, exists in two widths and may be mounted onto the wall, prolonging the height of the shelves. Adjustable, the two foldable metal bookcases are made in Italy, available only in an evanescent white so as to melt into contemporary interiors. (more…)

Atelier de Troupe unveiled Alice at the latest New York furniture fair in May. A spectacular lamp available as a chandelier or on a stand, conceived as a tribute to brutalist modular architecture. With this new collection of sensual geometry, Gabriel Abraham, the artistic director and founder of the brand remains faithful to the line of contemporary nostalgia which has been at the heart of Atelier de Troupe’s success since 2011. (more…)

From the 20^thof September to the 4^thof December 2018 the VIA will present a commission of NellyRodi with original scenography by Döppel Studio showcasing a 360° view of motifs and furniture. An exhibition aimed at decrypting the resurgence of patterns, the invasion of floral or geometric forms from clothes to wallpaper, as well as the unavoidable presence of drawing, from materials to the structure of the furniture itself. (more…)

For their first Parisian solo show, David Brognon & Stéphanie Rollin will present « Call (809) 610 – WAIT », a new series of works, at the untilthen gallery as of the 8^thof September 2018. Installation, sculpture, photos and straw marquetry embark us upon a peculiar kind of time travel, one where the act of waiting keeps us hanging in a state of limbo. This very subject has become an obsession for both artists. Since 2008 David Brognon and Séphanie Rollin have built an impressive corpus dedicated to time, its measure, its passing, its meanders and dead-ends. “The world is a waiting room. As of our birth we are trapped on a timeline where death is the natural yet unpredictable outcome, give or take a few years. Our daily activities are but a mere artifice aimed at cheating the waiting game. Our works are always a description of this wait between hope, resignation and impatience. Yet, the languor of the wait is also the impassioned state where movement begins. A gestation before the birth of action.” (more…)

Since 2013, Ateliers Zelij has built a bridge between traditional Moroccan zellige tile-work and contemporary architecture. The geometric rigor of patterns combined with the soft irregularity of surfaces and shades of color have made of these antique glazed and chiseled clay tiles a must-have in decoration. The zellige tile-work installation, which Hermes chose to put on display at their art de vivre stand in Milan, is but one example. Artist and designer, Samir Mazer born in Tetouan Morocco, reinvents new patterns and new formats on a daily basis with Delphine Laporte from within their Toulouse based studio. A complementary partnership, both at work and at home, has made this a duo key figure of the zellige revival. (more…)

The sensual geometry of the Sitio pieces by Atelier de Troupe recall Robert Mallet–Stevens, or perhaps is it Schindler or Sornet? The hallmarks of the masters of modernism have pervaded our psyche, merging into one to present one and the same experience, a lifestyle when we believed in futur as a promess. Sitio collection offers an armchair, daybed and table designed with precise, minimalist and inviting lines in oak, blackened oak or walnut. (more…)