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FRENCH EMBASSYIN THE UNITED STATES

HIGHER EDUCATION,ARTS, FRENCH LANGUAGE

MAY 7-20, 2016NEW YORK

Press contact: Sarah Hamon, s2hcommunication + (305) 904-0909 [email protected]

AN INITIATIVE OF THE CULTURAL SERVICES OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN THE US

2OUI DESIGN 7–20 MAY, 2016 — NEW YORK CULTURAL SERVICES FRENCH EMBASSY IN THE US

Oui Design is a multifaceted program developed by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy to foster creative exchange in design between France and the U.S. By partnering with individuals and institutions, Oui Design supports and initiates creative collaborations with designers, artisans, curators, inventors, researchers, teachers, students, and manufacturers. It also brings French designers to the U.S. to exhibit their work, and to engage with industry professionals and the public.

During NYCxDESIGN, New York City’s official city-wide celebration of design (May 3 -17), Oui Design will present a series of projects at WantedDesign exploring the intersection of design and savoir-faire, new production processes, and the impact of design on our daily lives. The projects presented at WantedDesign Brooklyn reflect WantedDesign "French-New Yorker" co-founders Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat commitment as Oui Design’s primary partner.

The program will include the Transatlantic Creative Exchange, showcasing new glass, upholstery, and aluminum works and prototypes by French-American designer-manufacturer teams.

Celebrated French designer matali crasset will present We trust in wood, an exhibition of a series of objects that came out of a collaboration with local artisans during a residency at Vent des Forêts rural art center in Meuse, France.

Finally, Matt Sindall, designer and teacher at École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle-Les Ateliers (ENSCI-Les Ateliers), one of France’s most prestigious design schools, will lead a workshop for design students entitled Thinking and Making: Exploring Materials with a Notion of Playfulness. From May 13-16, students from six international design schools: ENSCI-Les Ateliers (France), Université Aalto (Finland), Centro (Mexico), Pratt Institute (United States), Escuela de Comunicación Mónica Herrera (El Salvador), and Art Center College of Design (United States), will work together and present a final project to a jury.

Simultaneously, WantedDesign Manhattan will present a French pavilion with manufacturers organized in partnership with Business France. In addition, the entrance to WantedDesign Manhattan will feature a site-specific collage project by French graphic artists Antoine+Manuel, commissioned by Visual Magnetics.

On May 11 at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, YMER&MALTA Director Valérie Maltaverne will give a presentation on the philosophy and process of her French design studio, which she conceives of as a research lab.

On May 13 and 20 at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), curator Alexandra Midal will present Designers Screenings, a series of films and videos by designers.

Oui Design brings the work of 27 international designers and curators plus 15 manufacturers and institutions to New York in May for NYCxDESIGN

as part of the French Embassy’s initiative to enhance French-American exchange in the field of design

Oui Design is supported by Institut français-Paris, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, FACE Foundation, and the Florence Gould Foundation.


4 French Design during NYCxDESIGN — Calendar

5Transatlantic Creative Exchange

curated by Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat

6We trust in wood, exhibition by matali crasset and Vent des Forêts

7WantedDesign: Design Schools Workshop with ENSCI-Les Ateliers

with Matt Sindall

8Transforming How We Use Walls with Antoine+Manuel

9Designers Screenings at the Museum of Arts and Design

curated by Alexandra Midal

10The New Savoir-Faire: a talk with YMER&MALTA at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

11Oui Design Upcoming Projects in 2016–2017

12Participant Biographies

17About Oui Design

18Partners

19Sponsors


FRENCH DESIGN DURING NYCXDESIGN — MAY 2016 / NEW YORKIn addition to projects initiated by Oui Design,

a number of French designers, also listed below, will be in New York during NYCxDESIGN, reflecting the artistic vitality of contemporary French design.

WHAT WHEN WHERE TAGS

Contemporary and Art Deco Designers

Transatlantic Creative Exchange

We trust in wood by matali crasset & Vent des Forêts

A Sense of Place, How Graphic Designers Make

Cities Too - AIGA/NYwith Manuel Miranda, Laetitia

Wolff and guest speakers

The New Savoir-Faire: a talk with YMER&MALTA

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra | Artek | nanimarquina | Axor

Designers Screenings – Part 1 with a Q&A

with Alexandra Midal

Design Schools Workshop with ENSCI-Les Ateliers

So French Design by Business France with Guéridon, Litogami,

Myriam Maxo, Sarah Lavoine and others

iwoodlove with Guillaume Martin &

Michael Damen for LightArt

Philippe Nacson forKinderMODERN

Transforming How We Use Walls by Antoine+Manuel

Océane Delain for Benhardt design

BLACKBODY

Fermob

French Pavilion at Luxe Interiors + Design

Magazine Exhibition

French-American case study: Chantal Hamaide (Intramuros)

in conversation with Océane Delain, Jerry Helling, Jean-Paul

Bath (VIA) & Matt Sindall

Chamber Collection #2, including French designers

Marlène Huissoud

Designers Screenings – Part 2 with a Q&A with Alexandra Midal

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Collective Design Fair, Skylight Clarkson Sq

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WantedDesign Brooklyn, Industry City274 36th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232


Parsons The New School for Design63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 E 91th St, New York, NY 10128

Vitra Gallery, 29 9th Ave New York, NY 10014

Museum of Arts and Design, Theatre, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019


WantedDesign Manhattan, Terminal Stores 269 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001







ICFF 28th Edition Javits Center, 655 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001

WantedDesign Manhattan, Terminal Stores 269 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10001

Chamber, 515 W 23rd Street New York, NY 10011

Museum of Arts and Design, Theatre 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019


The “Transatlantic Creative Exchange” project will unfold between May 2016 and May 2017. A total of 10 French-American pairings have been created, based on mutual interest in collaborating on a project. The goal is for both designers and manufacturers to experiment and explore new areas of creation together, thanks to the designers’ creativity and vision combined with manufacturers and artisans unique expertise and cultural background. The exhibition at WantedDesign Brooklyn will showcase prototypes and unique pieces resulting from the collaborations between the French and American designers and manufacturers. The participants come from all around both countries, offering an interesting way to discover different regions of France and the U.S. through their creative backgrounds.

The following designer-manufacturer teams are confirmed for 2016:

CHAPTER 1: MAY 2016- GLASS: Centre International d’Art Verrier de Meisenthal (CIAV) based in Meisenthal (Parc régional des Vosges du Nord, France) + U.S. designer Steven Haulenbeek- GLASS: Centre International de Recherche sur le Verre et les Arts Plastiques (Cirva) based in Marseille (France) + U.S. designer Jonah Takagi- UPHOLSTERY: Ligne Roset (France) + U.S. designer Marc Thorpe- ALUMINIUM: Neal Feay Company (world leader in creative aluminum) + French designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance- ALUMINIUM: TABISSO (Saint-Nazaire, France) + U.S . designer Michael Sean Stolworthy

“As French New Yorkers, promoting French creativity and savoir-faire and initiating French-American collaborations has been a dear and important mission for us since the beginning of WantedDesign. The Oui Design program is a key initiative that we are thrilled to support and to be part of. The Transatlantic Creative Exchange is a unique opportunity for French manufacturers to discover the new generation of American designers who may not be as well known in France. And for the designers, it’s a chance to experiment, think outside of the box, bring a new vision and new ideas to life without commercial constraints. It’s exciting for the manufacturers as well to be able to push boundaries and develop extraordinary pieces that highlight their expertise. And it’s an amazing opportunity to share the magic behind the making of a beautiful object with the WantedDesign audience.” Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat

TRANSATLANTIC CREATIVE EXCHANGE Curated by Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat,

founders and directors of WantedDesign

Jonah Takagi, Fernando Torre and David Veis©Cirva

Noé Duchaufour Lawrance©Alex Blair

Marc Thorpe, Vol de Nuit©Ligne Roset

May 7–17, 2016WantedDesign Brooklyn

Industry City, 274 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232

Left: Micah stool ©TabissoRight: Ice and Glass CIAV / Meisenthal ©CIAV


Vent des Forêts is a rural art center located in Meuse, France, near the borders of Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. Every year since 1997, artists have been invited for residencies at this secluded natural setting. In 2009, matali crasset began interacting with this space. Vent des Forêts is open to the public and invites meandering walks, thinking, and dreaming. It also doubles as a private forestry operation. At Vent des Forêts, crasset designed three “Maisons Sylvestres” (huts): The Birdhouse, The Hazelnut, and Chrysalis. These are small wooden structures in which a hiker could spend the night, taking his or her meal on a plate made of sycamore wood with a carved rice spoon, and bundling up in a stitched blanket or in a wool scarf woven à l’ancienne.

For the collection We trust in wood, matali crasset has developed close relationships with a group of local artisans who impart to each of their creations their own expertly cultivated style and their personal flare. The cabinetmaker assembles a small oak stool, the basketmaker braids a wicker bread cover, the blacksmith polishes a cuit-pommes (a small inox rotisserie for baking apples), and students from a specialized high school assemble candleholders. We trust in wood presents the richness of a very elemental exchange between the designer and the artisans of a territory not known for its resources.

“To try to prolong the experience with the Maisons Sylvestres, it seemed logical for us to focus next on creating a series of objects that would offer simple but rich interac with wood: eating on wooden plates, cooking in unusual containers… These were developed along with local artisans, who often run one-man productions: wood sculptors, basket weavers, wood or metal turners, wrought iron makers, the Carmelite Nuns of Verdun. Obviously, aside from simply making these objects, this project was also about spotlighting men and women in a particular field, with certain methods and skills, and hopefully leading them on to other adventures and projects.” matali crasset

WE TRUST IN WOOD, Exhibition by matali crasset and Vent des Forêts

We trust in woodWooden clogs made by artisan Jean Bergeron

©Loup Godé

May 7–17, 2016 WantedDesign Brooklyn


We trust in woodCuit-pommes (Apple cooker)

made by artisan J. Louis Hurlin©VdF

We trust in woodPlumlaine made by Carmel of Verdun©Loup Godé

Les Maisons SylvestresLa Noisette (The Hazelnut)

matali crasset©Camille Gresset


The École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle-Les Ateliers (ENSCI-Les Ateliers) is one of the leading industrial design schools in France. Based in Paris, and very much oriented toward cutting edge technology, ENSCI-Les Ateliers has trained many world-class designers such as Patrick Jouin, Jean-Louis Fréchin and matali crasset.

For its sixth edition, WantedDesign will invest in its school outreach programs with new zeal. After an extremely successful exhibition at the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne in 2014, followed by an inaugural exhibition, Diplorama+, at WantedDesign Brooklyn in 2015, and having participate to three previousWantedDesign workshops, ENSCI-Les

Ateliers will lead the Design Schools Workshop in 2016.

Over the course of five days, 27 students from six international design schools including ENSCI-Les Ateliers (France), Université Aalto (Finland), Centro (Mexico), Pratt Institute (United States), Escuela de Comunicación Mónica Herrera (El Salvador), and Art Center College of Design (United States), will work together and present a final project to a jury. A workshop, Thinking and Making: Exploring Materials with the Notion of Playfulness, will be led from May 13-16 by Matt Sindall (French designer and teacher at ENSCI-Les Ateliers).

“The workshop centers around the idea that ‘playfulness’ can be instilled into an object and can generate a positive effect either through the perception or the use of the object. I would like the students to understand that a successful object embraces the intellect, emotions, and intuition. My hope is that the students can develop proposals that articulate these factors in a symbiotic manner. Much of the development work will be carried out ahead of time online to allow time for the fabrication of the projects once in New York.” Matt Sindall

WANTEDDESIGN: DESIGN SCHOOLS WORKSHOP with ENSCI -Les Ateliers

May 13–16, 2016WantedDesign Brooklyn


Design School Workshop, 2015©Ikonphoto


French graphic artists Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz (Antoine+Manuel) will present a collage project using a wall covered in magnetic paint produced by Visual Magnetics.

“We are honored to have Antoine and Manuel take our materials for a spin as a new medium. Our collaboration with the design duo creates an opportunity for WantedDesign Manhattan visitors to totally immerse themselves in one of their pieces in the form of an expansive interactive mural. This project is particularly interesting because few graphic designers are able to pique curiosity, and push creative limits, in the same way that Antoine+Manuel do—beyond an installation, it will be an experience.” Joe Deetz, Visual Magnetics CEO

In addition to their participation in this project, Antoine+Manuel were also commissioned by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy to create the logo and visual identity for the Oui Design program. In their work, Antoine+Manuel often use typography and illustrations to make collages and photo reconstructions with a surrealist touch. For Oui Design, Antoine+Manuel designed an innovative, dynamic graphic that evokes architecture, typographic drawing and contemporary design. The letters that form the words “Oui Design” link together like a mobile or a toy train. The textures and bright colors form a landscape or planet.

“We have been fond of design since we were teenagers, so we were very excited by the Oui Design project. We didn’t want to go too quickly in an obvious and cliché direction. […] There aren’t precise references, more intuitions, I would say, or sensations we wanted to express: landscape, delicious, technical, signage, humor, materialism, mobile. We also thought these two-dimensional letters could become an actual object, and then maybe adding the fourth dimension to it, with low-tech short animated images.” Antoine+Manuel

TRANSFORMING HOW WE USE WALLS with Antoine+Manuel Commissioned by Visual Magnetics and WantedDesign Manhattan

©Antoine+Manuel, project for Visual Magnetics

May 13-16, 2016WantedDesign Manhattan

Terminal Stores, 269 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10001


In collaboration with the city-wide NYCxDESIGN festival, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) has invited guest curator Alexandra Midal to present a two-part program of film shorts entitled Designers Screenings. Envisioned as a series of statements, Designers Screenings is a vibrant celebration of the medium of film and video, as harnessed by designers. It shows the expanding boundaries of the design discipline. Intended for anyone interested in storytelling, design and visual studies, the screenings will illustrate how film has become a powerful language for designers.

Designers Screenings: Part 1Q&A with Alexandra Midal Duration: 1h34 minBrynjar Sigurðarson, Borgþór Sveinsson Alexandra Midal, Domestic Psycho Marguerite Humeau, Proposal for Resuscitating Prehistoric Creature; The Things? – A Trip to Europa; Requiem for Harley Warren “Screams from Hell”: A Subterranean OdysseyMichaël Mouyal, In Equilibrium Onkar Kular, The Politics of Shoes matali crasset & Juli Susin, Voyage en Uchronie

Designers Screenings: Part 2Q&A with Alexandra Midal Duration: 1h48 minJasper Morrison, A World Without a World Noam Toran, Object for Lonely Men; Subliminal Furniture; Desire ManagementAlexandra Midal, Hocus Pocus: Twilight in My MindEl Ultimo Grito, A Rematerialisation of Systems: Industries

“It is no coincidence that design and cinema blossomed during the same years. Norman Bel Geddes, one of the first major industrial designers in the U.S., worked in Hollywood before opening his studio on Broadway. And iconic designer-architect, Charles Eames, directed air acrobatics scenes on Billy Wilder’s The Spirit of St. Louis, and even helped write the movie’s script.” Alexandra Midal

DESIGNERS SCREENINGS PART 1: Friday, May 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm PART 2: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 7:00 pm

Museum of Arts and Design, Theater

2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019$10 general / $5 members and students

Noam Toran, Desire Management (2005) ©N. Toran

Onkar Kular, The Politic of Shoes (2014)©O. Kular

Brynjar Sigurðarson, Borgþór Sveinsson (2012)©B. Sigurðarson

Marguerite Humeau / Le Studio Humain. Digital Epic for Requiem for Harley Warren "Screams from Hell". HD video (image, sound), 1 min 50 s (2015)©M. Humeau


Revisiting traditional French crafts, or savoir-faire, such as marquetry, inlaying, and carving, the French design studio YMER&MALTA creates limited edition contemporary furniture and design objects. Produced using timeless materials - marble, leather, glass, and wood - YMER&MALTA pieces are precious objects that are built to last and remain relevant far into the future.

On May 11, YMER&MALTA Director Valérie Maltaverne with Sarah Coffin, Curator and Head, Product Design and Decorative Arts Department at Cooper Hewitt, will give a presentation at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum on the philosophy and process of her company, and discuss three exceptional works from the studio’s marquetry collection designed by Benjamin Graindorge, Sylvain Rieu-Piquet, and Sebastian Bergne.

“YMER&MALTA studio is known for its unique approach to design. Our work is constantly fluctuating between art, design and craft. Each collection is a witty combination of traditional craftsmanship and cutting edge innovation; we offer timeless design pieces. Our way of working is very special. It’s a constant dialogue. The creative process usually lasts two years and is an ongoing dialogue between designers, the craftsmen and YMER&MALTA. But first it begins with the designer and me: we discuss and swap ideas every day. It’s often a long, winding path from the first sketch to the extraordinary final work, seemingly so obvious that we should instantly have discovered the right material, colors, techniques and skills.” Valérie Maltaverne

THE NEW SAVOIR-FAIRE: a talk with YMER&MALTADirector Valérie Maltaverne and Sarah Coffin, Curator and Head, Product

Design and Decorative Arts Department at Cooper HewittWednesday, May 11, at 6:30 pm

Cloud In Chest by Benjamin Graindorge©YMER&MALTA

Black Snake Blues by Sylvain Rieu-Piquet©YMER&MALTA

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Lecture Room

2 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128 General Admission $15, Members $10 and Students $8

Illusion by Sebastian Bergne©YMER&MALTA


Paulin, Paulin, PaulinGallery Perrotin, New YorkJun. 23 – Aug. 19, 2016 909 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10021

“I was aiming to show just how far we could make modernity go.” Pierre PaulinThe exhibition displays Pierre Paulin designs produced in limited editions by Paulin, Paulin, Paulin the firm founded by Pierre Paulin’s family in 2008. These iconic objects by the most famous French designer of his day, that institution such as MoMA acquired in 1967, heralded the new society being shaped by the massive cultural, economic and technological changes of the early 1960s. Paulin’s furniture fitted the forms of the human body as it freed itself of social constraints. His rigorous research into new materials, combined with innovative construction methods placing wellbeing at the heart of the process, authorised all kinds of arrangements and made space malleable. Paulin’s radical artistic stance conjoined formal modularity with sensuous functionalism.

A retrospective of Pierre Paulin will be held at Centre Pompidou in Paris from May 11 to August 22, 2016.

Proust’s Muse: The Countess Greffulhe The Museum at FIT, Fashion Institute of TechnologySep. 22, 2016 – Jan. 3, 2017 Seventh Ave at 27 St, New York, NY 10001

This exhibition will feature 40 extraordinary fashion pieces and accessories from the fabulous wardrobe of Elisabeth de Caraman-Chimay, the Countess Greffuhle (1860-1952). A famous beauty, celebrated for her “aristocratic and artistic elegance,” the Countess had an audacious sense of style. She fascinated her contemporaries, including Marcel Proust who told her cousin, Robert de Montesquiou: “I have never seen a woman so beautiful.” When Proust wrote his novel, In Search of Lost Time, the Countess Greffuhle was one of the primary inspirations for his immortal fictional character, Oriane, the Duchess de Guermantes, of whom he wrote: “Each of her dresses seemed like… the projection of a particular aspect of her soul.”

This exhibition has been presented at Palais Galliera in Paris from Nov. 2015 to Mar. 2016, curated by Olivier Saillard.

Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design The Jewish Museum Nov. 4, 2016 – Mar. 26, 20171109 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10128

In recent years Pierre Chareau (1883-1950) has been rediscovered as one of the early twentieth century’s leading figures of French Decorative Arts. He rose from modest beginnings in Bordeaux’s Jewish community to become one of Paris’s most fashionable designers, primarily known for his custom-made furniture and lighting. His residential masterpiece, the Maison de Verre, has exerted a lasting influence on architects since the early 1930s, but his legacy as a designer is under-acknowledged along with the difficulty he endured while fleeing from Nazi persecution to the United States. Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design provides a fresh look at the internationally recognized designer in order to showcase his beautiful pieces in a rich cultural context. The exhibition will also focus on Chareau’s patronage of the arts and recreate his own art collection of paintings, sculptures, and drawings by significant artists, which included works by Picasso, Braque, Gris, Mondrian, Modigliani, Miro, and Chagall.

OUI DESIGN UPCOMING PROJECTS IN 2016 – 2017Oui Design is a two-year long program and it will continue to develop new projects

in collaboration with American institutions, galleries and fairs.

Pierre Paulin, Tapis-Siège, 1970 Lacquered wood, foam and textile 31 1/2 x 82 3/4 x 82 11/16 inches© Claire Dorn Courtesy Paulin, Paulin, Paulin and Galerie Perrotin

Mariano Fortuny. Jacket, circa 1912. Bronze and gold printed green silk velvet, beige silk lining. Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris. © Julien Vidal/ Galliera / Roger-Viollet

Pierre Chareau, Maison de Verre, 1928-1932© Mark Lyon


PARTICIPANTS

Antoine+ManuelGraphic Design StudioSince 1993, fashion stylist Antoine Audiau and product designer Manuel Warosz have been working together to develop a new style in the graphic arts, referred to abroad as “French Touch.” Antoine+Manuel each implement their own visual style to create dreamlike, surreal universes that blend sensation, emotion, touch and visual experimentations. Their unique aesthetic has garnered much acclaim, leading to collaborations with numerous companies and institutions, such as Christian Lacroix, Collection Lambert Avignon, La Comédie de Clermont, Sèvres, Chanel, Cartier and Grand Palais.—

Sebastian BergneDesignerBritish industrial designer Sebastian Bergne is renowned for his ability to make everyday objects special through his elemental, human approach to design. Bergne’s versatility allows him and his team to work in different ways: as an external industrial design facility to international brands, as a designer and supplier of bespoke objects for restaurants, retailers, and individuals, and as the producer of his growing collection of personal works. —

Centre International d’Art Verrier (CIAV) International Glass Art CenterThe Centre International d’Art Verrier (CIAV), based in Meisenthal, France, was created in 1992 to preserve the area’s centuries-old glass-producing history, as well as to ensure continuity by reintroducing traditional glass production methods. CIAV combines craft production and industry, contemporary creation and traditional savoir-faire, in order to introduce new concepts in the field of glass, in collaboration with various artists and companies. The CIAV is open to the public.—

Centre International de Recherche sur le Verre et les Arts plastiques (Cirva)Center for Research on Glass and Visual ArtFounded in 1983 in Marseille, France, this atelier welcomes artists, designers, and architects to work on specific projects with glass. At Cirva, artists have the opportunity to develop their research and projects in collaboration with local artisans and a technical team. Over the course of thirty years, Cirva has invited 200 artists to complete various projects in the fields of contemporary art, design and decorative art. The center has a collection of around 600 works that are shown in exhibitions in museums and art centers around the world. Artists Larry Bell, Pierre Huyghe, Philippe Parreno and Jean-Luc Moulène, and designers R. and E. Bouroullec, Andrea Branzi, Patrick Naggar, and Ettore Sottsass have all developed projects at Cirva.—

Sarah CoffinCurator and Department Head at Cooper HewittWith a primary expertise in the field of 17th and 18th century decorative arts, Coffin has worked extensively on 18th century and Arts and Crafts movement English and American silver and furniture, objects of vertu, portrait miniatures, jewelry and chess sets, more recently enjoying linking the arts of the past with those of the present. At Cooper Hewitt, she is responsible for proposing and organizing national and international exhibitions, as well as overseeing the development of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection. Most recently, for the re-opening of Cooper Hewitt’s galleries, she was the Project Manager for the Permanent Collection exhibitions including Making Design, and The Hewitt Sisters—

matali crasset Industrial Designer matali crasset is an industrial designer by training. With a knowledgeable yet open-minded view of the world, she questions the obviousness of visual codes in order to dismantle them. Her symbolic, hospitality-focused work, such as Quand Jim monte à Paris (When Jim goes up to Paris), is based on a series of visual and conscious perceptions for which she invents new relationships with everyday space and objects. Her proposals are never simply directed towards an improvement of what already exists, but toward a development of typologies structured around principles such as modularity, interlacing networks, etc. She collaborates with eclectic worlds, from electronic music to the textile industry, realizing projects in set design, furniture, architecture, graphics, collaborations with artists, and more. —


Noé Duchaufour LawranceSculptor, DesignerNoé Duchaufour Lawrance began his career in sculpture, seeking to recreate historical ties to the natural world in his own work. He loves to marry beauty and necessity, harmony and responsibility. To evoke emotion through the use of form has become a challenge for him, and he brought this practice to design. Duchaufour Lawrance never limits the scope of his work, and develops projects with manufacturers (Ligne Roset, Bernhardt Design, Ceccotti Collezionni, Cinna, Zanotta), interior designers (Air France lounges, Ciel de Paris, the Yquem restaurant at Le Meurice, the chalet Transhumance) and even luxury groups (Paco Rabanne, YSL Beauté, Perrier Jouët).—

École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI-Les Ateliers)School for Advanced Studies in Design Founded in 1982, ENSCI-Les Ateliers in Paris is the only school in France exclusively dedicated to industrial design. The pedagogy at ENSCI-Les Ateliers revolves around practical projects: students draw from theoretical and experimental approaches and workshops run by professional designers, in order to create their own work. In addition to instructors, the institution invites various experts, artists, engineers, philosophers, and industry professionals to teach. In the studio, students and professors work side-by-side, using traditional materials such as wood, metal and plastic, and modern materials such as composites and textiles. Studies and experimentations extend to micro and nanotechnology, digital labs, and new communication and information technology. matali crasset, Patrick Jouin, Jean-Louis Fréchin, Laurent Massaloux, Benjamin Graindorge, Constance Guisset, and Sylvain Rieu-Piquet are among the designers and architects who have graduated from ENSCI-Les Ateliers. —

El Ultimo Grito Designer DuoFounded in 1997 and based in London, El Ultimo Grito is the designer duo Rosario Hurtado and Roberto Feo. El Ultimo Grito’s work continuously researches our relationships with objects and culture. The studio’s output is spread across a multitude of platforms for a range of international clients, museums and organizations, including Magis, Lavazza, Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofia, British Airways, and The Victoria & Albert Museum. Their work is in the permanent collections of the MoMA in New York, Stedelijk in Amsterdam, and The V&A in London.Rosario Hurtado studied economics at Alcala de Henares University in Madrid, before moving to London where she studied cabinetry at the London College of Furniture, and completed her B.A. in Industrial Design at Kingston University. She has been a principal lecturer in the Design program at Goldsmiths University in London since 1999, and currently co-runs the Space and Communications program at HEAD-Genève alongside Feo. Roberto Feo studied sociology and social anthropology at Complutense University in Madrid. He has been a principal lecturer in the Design Products program at The Royal College of Art in London since 1999, and co-directed Platform 10. He is a Senior Design Research Fellow at Kingston University. —

Benjamin GraindorgeDesignerBenjamin Graindorge is a young star in the world of French design. He graduated from ENSCI-Les Ateliers in 2006, and was awarded a VIA (Valorisation de l’innovation dans l’Ameublement) grant for his “Le Paysage domestique” (domestic landscape) in 2007. In 2009, Graindorge was a resident at the Villa Kujoyama in Japan, where he continued his research into the “contemplation of the daily life,” further developing his fluid, dreamlike style. He has produced objects for Cinna, Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, and a collection of limited edition pieces for the marquetry collection of YMER&MALTA.—

Odile HainautCo-Founder of WantedDesignFor over 18 years as forceMAJEURE, formerly Raison Pure's Director of Communications in Paris and based in New York since 1999, Odile merged the commercial and the artistic together in the communication of design. In May 2007, she co-founded Gallery R'Pure in New York, introducing the work of new and emerging furniture, lighting and object designers to the New York design marketplace. In 2011, Odile co-founded WantedDesign NYC with Claire Pijoulat, revisiting the traditional trade show format. With her connection to design institutions, schools and museums, the design press, furniture showrooms, manufacturers and artisans, and visiting all major international fairs in Paris, Milan, London, Mexico or Miami, Odile continues to seek out and promote new creative talent and new ideas around design. —

Steven Haulenbeek Designer, TeacherSince graduating with top honors from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he has worked as an industrial designer, a furniture designer, and has taught at his alma mater. In 2010 he began his independent practice, Steven Haulenbeek Design Concepts Inc. (SHDC Inc.), an interdisciplinary studio concentrated on furniture, lighting, and objects for the home. His work runs the gamut in scale, material and process, but all pieces exhibit a similar mastery of materials and an aesthetic simplicity through a very hands-on, experimental prototyping style. —


Marguerite HumeauArtist, DesignerMarguerite Humeau’s work stages the crossing of great distances in time and space; transitions between animal and mineral; and encounters between personal desires and natural forces. Humeau weaves factual events into speculative narratives, thereby enabling unknown, invisible, unreachable, extinct or synthetic forms of life to erupt in grandiose splendor. Combining prehistory, occult biology, and science fiction in a disconcerting spectacle, the works resuscitate the past, conflate subterranean and subcutaneous, all the while updating the quest genre for the information age. Humeau’s design work has been shown in various solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums, including the MoMA (New York), The Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Hayward Gallery (London). In 2016, she will have a solo show at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. —

Onkar KularDesigner Using design as a medium for exploring everyday rituals, from drinking tea to watching television, Onkar Kular has developed a series of conceptual products. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2002, he has exhibited Machines for Living in Tokyo, Stockholm and Eindhoven, where it was viewed by Gijs Bakker and Renny Ramakers, co-founders of Droog design group. Kular’s work is distinguished by an awareness of the functions of the objects he develops, not just of their formal qualities. He currently works at MIT Media Lab in Dublin, as well as at his own practice, where he is developing a new series of objects, TV Times, which relate to our use of the television.—

Ligne RosetDesign ManufacturerLigne Roset is one of the most influential French manufacturers, creators and distributors. All Ligne Roset products are developed at the company’s own industrial site (in Ain, France), which allows the company to control the quality of its products from start to finish. Creativity, a key value of the brand, is also expressed through the materials and the manufacturing processes; if a new product demands it, the industrial tools integrate new hardware, and the company acquires new skills. This philosophy of innovation remains constant to the brand, stretching from the materials (wood, metal, synthetic foam, plastic) to the finished products (seats, furniture, lighting, textiles, carpets and bedding). Designers, architects, and fashion designers who work for Ligne Roset include Jean Nouvel, Jean Charles de Castelbajac, Eric Jourdan, R. et E. Bouroullec, Inga Sempé, Philippe Nigro, and Pierre Paulin. The company’s most successful furniture line is Togo by Michel Ducaroy, which is still produced today. —

Valérie MaltaverneDirector YMER&MALTAIn 2009, Valérie Maltaverne established her design agency YMER&MALTA to combine creative innovation with the highest level of craftsmanship and aesthetic excellence. A former audio and video producer with twenty years of experience, Maltaverne approaches design as a producer conceives a story, allowing each object to weave a beautiful narrative. She combines her extensive design knowledge with her far-reaching connections to major figures in the field, and has developed projects with designers such as Benjamin Graindorge, Sylvain Rieu-Piquet, and Normal Studio. —

Alexandra MidalCurator, ProfessorProfessor Alexandra Midal is a freelance curator. Midal started her career as Dan Graham’s assistant before becoming Director of the FRAC Haute-Normandie. She is currently a professor at HEAD, University of Art & Design (Geneva). In the last years, she has produced films of visual theory: Hocus Pocus: Twilight in my Mind; An Introduction to an Eames Atlas; Domestic Psycho, and more. Recent curatorial projects include Politique-Fiction, Liberté, égalité, fraternité, Tomorrow Now: Where Design Meets Sci-Fi, and shows with Marguerite Humeau, Noam Toran, Superstudio, Auger-Loizeau, and Carlo Mollino. She has published numerous works including Design, l’anthologie; matali crasset: Works; and Antidesign, Design: Introduction à l’histoire d’une discipline. In 2016, she will curate the show Eames & Hollywood (ADAM) and will publish Design by Accident (Sternberg Press).—

Jasper MorrisonDesignerJasper Morrison set up his Office for Design in London in 1986, and his creations have since been met with great demand. His work was included in the Documenta 8 exhibition in Kassel in 1987, for which he designed the Reuters News Centre. He has since designed products for SCP in London, the German door handle producer FSB, the office furniture company Vitra, and the Italian furniture producer Cappellini. Jasper has worked consistently with the following companies: Alessi Spa, Italy; Alias Srl, Italy; Canon Camera Division, Japan; Cappellini Spa, Italy; Flos Spa, Italy; FSB GmbH, Germany; Magis S.r.l., Italy; Rosenthal AG, Germany; Rowenta, France; Sony Design Centre Europe; Vitra International AG, Switzerland. In 2004, he began consultancies with Samsung Electronics (Korea), Muji (Japan), Ideal Standard (UK), and Olivetti (Italy).—

Michaël Mouyal Designer and DirectorMichaël Mouyal is a young designer with a working range from performance and speculative design to art direction and typography. In Equilibrium had been presented and performed at HEAD-Geneva, at the Design Days (Geneva), at Abecedarium - Paris Les Arts Décoratifs (Paris) and published in Multiplexer, a design journal released by Goldsmith Press in London last October 2015. —


Neal Feay CompanyAluminum Design StudioNeal Feay Company is the global leader in creative aluminum, implementing cutting edge manufacturing technology and design. The third generation Santa Barbara-based company continues to push the boundaries in texture, form, color, and application, and has collaborated with an expansive list of top-tier artists, architects, designers and manufacturers. Current and previous projects include work with Opening Ceremony, Johanna Grawunder, Holly Hunt, Kenzo, Marc Newson and Logan Hicks, among others. —

Claire PijoulatCo-founder of WantedDesignWhile still a student in France, Claire started working on a variety of different projects for a design studio and importer and later for Roche Bobois International in 2002, which took her to Vietnam, Greece, Russia and Italy. After receiving her Masters in International Business from the University of Turin (Italy), Claire relocated to New York in2005 to start her career as Marketing Director for Roche Bobois USA. In 2010, Claire began freelancing for web agencies, foreign cultural offices in NYC and international companies, focusing on new communication and web strategy projects. She co-founded WantedDesign with Odile Hainaut in 2011. WantedDesign, now going into its sixth year, is the result of an afternoon conversation, during which both women realized their shared passion for design could fill a void within this specialized community. —

Sylvain Rieu-PiquetDesignerSylvain Rieu-Piquet is a French artist, and a graduate of ENSCI- Les Ateliers and École normale supérieure, Cachan. A polymorphic artist, Rieu-Piquet creates paintings on glass as well as design pieces, all in a strong, imposing style. Rieu-Piquet is a curious artist, both mastering traditional techniques and experimenting with new possibilities offered by technology. He was invited by YMER&MALTA to participate in two group exhibitions: Skin-Deep and Marquetry: Fire All Animals.—

Michael Sean StolworthyDesignerA technology driven designer with an intrinsic passion for creating extraordinary things, Michael Sean Stolworthy pushes the boundaries of style with his bespoke works of art. Approaching his designs with an unconventional perspective, he finds a true sense of creation in exploring the possibilities of form through digital technology and emerging manufacturing processes. His career has been cultivated through creative roles designing and creating 3-D animated visual effects, digital media art, stage and event designs, exhibitions, and furniture & objects. Over the years, he’s designed for clients such as Oprah, Ferrari, Microsoft, Samsung, Kenwood, JVC, Magnavox, Philips, Kodak, LVMH, Las Vegas resort hotels, and many others. —

Brynjar SigurðarsonDesigner, TeacherSigurðarson’s work is intrinsically linked to storytelling and narratives, which are deeply rooted in Icelandic culture. He uses various media such as drawings, photography, video, sound, and furniture in order to convey his ideas in a poignant way. Since 2011, he has established his own studio, and has been teaching in the Masters Department at ECAL, Lausanne. Current and recent studio projects involve work for Camper, Cirva, Galerie kreo, Manufacture nationale-Sèvres, PCM, and Spark Design Space, and his pieces have been shown in numerous group exhibitions. Currently, Sigurðarson is working on various projects including self-produced objects sold out of the studio, furniture, accessories, and a theatrical performance. —

Matt SindallDesigner, TeacherMatt Sindall started his career as a set designer for the National Theatre in London, and then moved on to work for the BBC as an art director for many successful programs. Today, he designs many different things, including products, interiors, and exhibitions, and has worked with L’Oréal, Renault and Groupe Flo. “A designer lives in his own world, but the role of a designer is to improve upon it,”says Sindall.—

Juli SusinArtist, PublisherJuli Susin was born in Moscow. In 1981 he moved to Berlin, and two years later enrolled at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Between 1996 and 2000, he and Véronique Bourgoin founded Atelier Reflexe, an experimental photography school. In 2012, he created Royal Book Lodge, an international platform for artistic collaborations, that spawned multiple print editions, a nomadic gallery, a collection of works, and a review. Within Royal Book Lodge, he executives various artistic projects and artist books with Ralph Rumney, Raymond Pettibon, Andy Hope 1930, André Butzer, Dorota Jurzak, Veronique Bourgoin, Kai Althof, Jason Roadhes, matali crasset and others. In 2010 he started working with the studio Ernan, a ceramic atelier in Albisola, Italy, where he also collaborated with Jonathan Meese and Andy Hope 1930, among others. In 2015, he created Magnet River and his first publication, IKM-12M. —

TABISSODesign editor TABISSO is a French design editor founded in 2010, based in Saint-Nazaire boldly overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Focusing on bespoke products for the Contract market, TABISSO works with designers of the likes of Noé Duchaufour Lawrance to imagine high-end design furniture and accessories, promoting cutting-edge yet relevant aesthetics for workspace and hospitality projects. Purposefully export-oriented, their Made in France design furniture caters to an international audience of prestigious interior design studios and their high profile clients. The approach is to grant their clients, architects and interior designers all latitude and freedom to shape their project true to their own vision. TABISSO deeply believes in the virtues of a sustainable economy. They manufacture their products in France to cut back on the environmental impact and promote local employment.—


Jonah Takagi Designer, Musician Born in Tokyo and raised in New England, Takagi has a B.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design. For several years, Takagi played bass guitar for various indie rock bands while designing furniture between tours and recording sessions. He later established the multidisciplinary design studio Atelier Takagi as a creative outlet and workshop for producing objects that require closer examination – objects that inspire, inform and re-contextualize our surroundings.—

Marc ThorpeArchitect, Industrial DesignerWith a Master’s degree in architecture from Parsons School of Design in New York City, Thorpe established New York-based Marc Thorpe Design in 2005 as a multidisciplinary design practice. His studio’s portfolio ranges from architecture and interior design to industrial design and branding. He has worked extensively in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, and continues to collaborate on projects with a wide range of partners. Marc Thorpe Design has worked with leading international brands including MOROSO, Casamania, Stella Artois, Under Armour, Saatchi & Saatchi, Mercedes Benz, Cooper Hewitt, Hearst, Chrysler, Acura, Target, David Yurman, Bernhardt Design, Yahoo, Davidoff, Infiniti and many more.—

Noam ToranDesigner, Filmmaker, Writer Noam Toran’s work involves the creation of intricate narratives developed as a means to reflect upon the interrelations of history, memory, cinema and literature. The research-based works examine how fictions influence the collective consciousness, be it as history, myth or memory. Toran deconstructs and reconfigures cinematic and literary codes, conventions and structures, and weaves them with historical materials, thereby complicating and questioning the divide between artifact and artifice. Toran’s work is screened, exhibited and published internationally, notably at the CNAC Pompidou (Paris), Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna), Venice Architecture Biennale, The Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Israel Museum (Jerusalem), Witte de With (Rotterdam), MuHKA (Antwerp), Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Miyake Studio Gallery (Tokyo), Kulturhuset (Stockholm) and Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin).—

Vent des ForêtsArt CenterVent des Forêts is a rural art center in the Lorraine region of France, near the borders of Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. Founded in 1997, Vent des Forêts offers an outdoor workshop and gallery space, and a residency program for artists seeking a natural surroundings in which to work. Vent des Forêts also offers the public 45 kilometers of marked trails on which discover the over ninety art projects woven into the landscape. The center receives more than 25,000 visitors every year, including families, hiking groups, schools, art aficionados, and visitors from nearby Holland and Belgium. The 2015 artists-in-residence were Damien Deroubaix (FR), Nicolas Floc’h (FR), matali crasset (FR), Junko (JP) & Thomas Tilly (FR), Aung-Ko (MM), Bevis Martin & Charlie Youle (GB), and Ehren Tool (US). —

Pascal YonetArt Center DirectorPascal Yonet has been the artistic director of Vent des Forêts since 2008. Yonet aims to unite different worlds, to promote contemporary art in an area with a strong agricultural tradition, to bring together the diverse skills of artists and artisans, and to develop experimental projects. After studying philosophy he became an independent editor, and in 2001 became deputy director of the Centre national de l’édition et de l’art imprimé (Chatou, France).—


Oui Design is a multifaceted program to foster creative exchange in design between France and the U.S. that was lauched in January 2016 by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. By partnering with individuals and institutions on both sides of the Atlantic, Oui Design supports and initiates creative collaborations with designers, artisans, curators, inventors, researchers, teachers, students, and manufacturers. It also brings French designers to the U.S. to exhibit their work, and to engage with industry professionals and the public. In so doing, the program aims to enhance the economic and creative aspects of the design industry in both countries.

Supported by Institut français-Paris, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, FACE Foundation, and the Florence Gould Foundation, Oui Design will consist of exhibitions, talks, workshops, debates, residencies, and more in New York in 2016 and 2017. Meanwhile, additional projects and events will take place in Boston, Chicago, and Miami. The program will offer U.S. audiences a context in which to discover and exchange with some of the most important designers and professionals in France today.

“The energy around design in New York City is undeniable. The city has always attracted creative people by virtue of its excellent museums, galleries, artist communities, and design fairs. In France, creative industries like design are integral to French life. They are as much a part of our national heritage as they are key players in our economy. Excellent design schools and a longstanding tradition of decorative arts have allowed France to cultivate a rich and varied design legacy. As a result, many French designers and companies from the cultural and creative sector have become global leaders in their field, contributing to the vitality of France’s economy. Our goal with Oui Design is to showcase this artistic excellence on an international stage, and sow seeds for an even deeper international collaboration,” said Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy in the U.S.

The French Embassy commissioned French graphic artists Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz (Antoine+Manuel) to create a logo and visual identity for the Oui Design program. Antoine+Manuel designed a contemporary, innovative, dynamic graphic that evokes architecture, typographic drawing and contemporary design. The letters that form the words “Oui Design” link together like a mobile or a toy train. The textures and bright colors form a landscape or planet.

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy promotes the best of French arts, literature, cinema, digital innovation, language, and higher education across the U.S. Based in New York City, Washington D.C., and eight other cities across the country, the Cultural Services brings artists, authors, intellectuals and innovators to cities nationwide. It also builds partnerships between French and American artists, institutions, and universities on both sides of the Atlantic. In New York, through its bookshop Albertine, it fosters French-American exchange around literature and the arts. www.frenchculture.org

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WantedDesignWith its marquee events during NYCxDESIGN in May, WantedDesign is a platform dedicated to promoting design and fostering the international creative community at large throughout the year. Founded in New York City in 2011 by Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, WantedDesign has established itself as a constant and staunch supporter of U.S. and international design via events, conversations, and partners and its yearly programming aims to nurture New York City’s design dialogue. www.wanteddesignnyc.com

NYCxDESIGNNYCxDESIGN is New York City’s official celebration of global design fashioned by some of the City’s most renowned names in the design world and beyond. A platform to showcase the tremendous artistry that can be found across the five boroughs, NYCxDESIGN highlights NYC’s cultural and commercial opportunities, elevates established and emerging design practices and increases awareness of and appreciation for design by audiences around the world. Managed by NYC & Company and NYC Economic Development Corporation and informed by a Steering Committee composed of leaders from the design industries, schools and museums in the City, NYCxDESIGN features exhibitions, installations, trade shows, talks, launches and open studios, spanning all disciplines of design. www.nycxdesign.com

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumFounded in 1897, Cooper Hewitt is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. On Dec. 12, 2014, Cooper Hewitt opened in the renovated and restored Carnegie Mansion, which offers 60 percent more exhibition space to showcase one of the most diverse and comprehensive collections of design works in existence. The renovation of the Carnegie Mansion and museum campus was recognized with LEED Silver certification. Currently on view are 9 exhibitions and installations featuring hundreds of objects throughout four floors of the mansion, many of which draw from the museum’s permanent collection of more than 210,000 objects that span 30 centuries. Visitors can experience a full range of new interactive capabilities, including the opportunity to explore the collection digitally on ultra-high-definition touch-screen tables, draw their own designs in the Immersion Room and address design problems in the Process Lab. www.cooperhewitt.org

The Museum of Arts and DesignThe Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) champions contemporary makers across creative fields, presenting artists, designers, and artisans who apply the highest level of ingenuity and skill to their work. Since the Museum’s founding in 1956 by philanthropist and visionary Aileen Osborn Webb, MAD has celebrated all facets of making and the creative processes by which materials are transformed, from

traditional techniques to cutting-edge technologies. Today, the Museum’s curatorial program builds upon a rich history of exhibitions that emphasize a cross-disciplinary approach to art and design, and reveal the workmanship behind the objects and environments that shape our everyday lives. MAD provides an international platform for practitioners who are influencing the direction of cultural production and driving 21st-century innovation, fostering a participatory setting for visitors to have direct encounters with skilled making and compelling works of art and design. www.madmuseum.org

Visual MagneticsVisual Magnetics is a materials innovation company that has been transforming walls and surfaces since CEO Joe Deetz invented magnetic paint in 1992. The materials are used in a multitude of different environments including offices, museums and homes, to create Dynamic Spaces® that combine functionality and surface design. With over 20 unique finishing options such as fabrics, veneers and dry-erase, all MagnaMedia is 100% PVC-free, with an entire line dedicated to 100% post-consumer and natural, sustainable bases. www.visualmagnetics.com


Institut français implements France’s cultural action abroad. Under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its role is to act as the conduit for a “diplomacy of influence,” which includes the promotion of visual art, architecture, and design, lending support to artists living and working in France, Africa and the Caribbean. Through the creation of a greater dialogue between France and foreign cultures, the Institut français responds to the needs of France via a policy of listening, partnership and openness to other cultures. www.institutfrancais.com

Air France a global airline of French inspiration, with high standards and a caring attitude, turns the flight into a moment of real pleasure on all its daily operations in France, Europe and worldwide. Since 2004, Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have formed a global air transport giant with a strong European base. Air France-KLM and its partners Delta Air Lines and Alitalia operate the biggest trans-Atlantic joint-venture with over 250 daily flights. Air France-KLM is also a member of the SkyTeam alliance which has 20 member airlines, offering customers access to a global network of over 16,320 daily flights to 1,052 destinations in 177 countries.www.airfrance.us

The French Ministry of Culture and Communication aims to make the major works of humanity—and especially those of France—accessible to the largest number of people possible. As such, it maintains a policy of conservation, of protection, and of development of all components of French cultural heritage. It promotes the creation of works of art and of the mind, and the development of art practices and education. It further contributes to cultural initiatives outside of France, and to initiatives relating to the establishment of French cultural programs throughout the world.www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr

Florence Gould Foundation

FACE Foundation is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French-American relations through innovative cultural and educational projects. In partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, FACE promotes artistic, literary and educational exchange and collaboration between creative professionals from both countries. With additional corporate, foundation, and individual support, FACE administers grant programs in the performing and visual arts, cinema, translation, and secondary and higher education, while providing financial sponsorship to French-American festivals and other cultural initiatives. FACE focuses on new and recent work of living artists and the promotion of bilingualism and the French language. FACE Foundation (French-American Cultural Exchange) is a 501(c)(3) organization chartered by the state of New York. www.face-foundation.org

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