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VIA Design 2011

Thirteen VIA Creation Assistance projects by young French design talents.

The VIA Design exhibition which ran from 8 to 26 June at the VIA gallery in Paris presented our Creation Assistance projects for 2011.
The display filled 300 m² and enabled the public to examine at close quarters the thirteen prototypes financed by VIA this year. Works included furniture, lighting, objects and installations – all of them designed by the rising generation in French design. An event in the world of creation, the VIA Creation Assistance projects show is one of the major showcases for the design of tomorrow.

Grouping one Carte Blanche award, eleven Project Assistance grants and one Partnership project, the thirteen prototypes on show at VIA Design 2011 proposed innovations in terms of materials, eco-design, experimental techniques, and research into new industrial processes.


Creation assistance awards 2011
1 Carte Blanche
Gaëlle Gabillet & Stephane Villard / « {objet} trou noir» project
11 Project assistance grants
François Brument / « Clad » stool
Pierre Brichet / « Corbeilles » baskets
Damaris & Marc / « Wabi-Sabi » bookshelf
Béatrice Durandard / « Saturne » standing & suspension light
Grégoire de Lafforest / « Félix » bedside table/lamp
Arnaud Le Cat & Luther Quenum / « Atlas » light fitting
Julien Phedyaeff / « OLNI » light
Antoine Phelouzat / « Case » storage unit
Fred Rieffel / « Rezo » bookshelf
Renaud Thiry / « Rotor » low table
Quentin Vaulot & Goliath Dyevre / « SpanLight » light
1 Partnership project
Cyril Candas & Le Relais (Communauté Emmaüs) / « b.a-ba » project


For more informations about "VIA Creation assistance awards" : click here




Talk on the VIA Carte Blanche 2011

{OBJET} TROU NOIR – PUTTING IT IN WORDS

VIA chaired a talk between philosopher Pierre-Damien Huyghe and designers Gaëlle Gabillet and Stéphane Villard, focused on their VIA Carte Blanche project 2011.

Any commitment to a creation process entails first of all a resolution in language. This is what makes the open discussion between Pierre-Damien Huyghe, Gaëlle Gabillet and Stéphane Villard, around the {objet} trou noir* project, exemplary. The philosopher weighed up the words used by the designers, searching their roots and ramifications, sometimes suggesting clearer terms, revealing depths of meaning and the sovereign importance of concepts. As for the designers, their heightened awareness of the power of words strengthened their objectivity in the face of stereotypes, so much so that they were able to move boldly into new territories opening up like sight lines. Thus escaping the fatal attraction otherwise linked to ‘black holes’.
A moment of pure grace and shared pleasure, the exchange took place in private; but we wanted to give it a public presence to accompany our VIA Creation Assistance projects 2011 exhibition.

*See full transcript and description in the VIA DESIGN 2011 catalogue (free browse & download from the VIA website: under: "downloads")

Presentation: Michel Bouisson (VIA Creation Assistance head)

Also browse and download the text « Plaidoyer pour une technique hospitalisable » by Pierre-Damien Huyghe
For text in pdf format: : click here
The initial encounter between Pierre-Damien Huyghe, Gaëlle Gabillet and Stéphane Villard gave rise to a text by the philosopher entitled « Plaidoyer pour une technique hospitalisable », written in February 2011.
This text was published and distributed in the framework of the talk, which took place at the VIA Gallery on 14 June 2011.

Head of VIA Creation assistance awards : Michel Bouisson assisted by Amélie Repetto

VIA Head of communication : Patrice Juin

Presse : Emmanuelle Grange (MCS Communication)

Scenography : Yves Gradelet (architect, scenographer - In charge of exhibitions)

Technical coordination : Laurent Roussel


Practical informations

VIA DESIGN 2011 exhibition
VIA Gallery
29-35 avenue Daumesnil, Paris 12ème
June 08 thru 26
Varnishing, June 7th / 7pm
On Monday-Friday 9.30am-6h30pm
On Saturday-Sunday 1pm-6pm / 10am-7pm during Designer’s days
Night-till 11pm, Friday, June 17th


Press contacts

Preview presse : Tuesday, June 7th / 9.30am - 06.30pm

Emmanuelle Grange, MCS Communication
Ph. : +33 (0)1 47 48 94 14
E-mail : egrange@mcscom.fr
Patrice Juin, VIA communication head
Ph. : +33 (0)1 44 75 79 76
E-mail : juin@mobilier.com

HD images

NB : The images are strickly limited to the presentation and promotion of the corresponding event.
All use of images must be accompanied by the mentioned copyright.
VIA is not responsible for misuse of images.

Procedure for HD downloads

1/ Open the picture by clicking on its tag.
2/ It will then open in a new window.
3/ Right click on the image.
4/ Select "save to".

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