The Talks
Programme subject to change - Hall 7
23 conferences
From hospitality to retail, cutting-edge solutions for interior design.
From exceptional designers to an analysis of the latest trends: LIVE talks and discussions will be happening HERE.
The Talks – Hall 7
You can also attend the screening of key videos from Maison&Objet Academy, which are usually available only to subscribers: best practices and expert tips to stay ahead of market trends or enhance your industry knowledge.
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THURSDAY 24 MARCH
Thursday 24 March | 09.45 am | 10 minutes
Projects behind the trend
Luxury and nature: the use of bamboo in hotels
Speaker: Guy Dittrich
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Thursday 24 March | 10 am | 30 minutes
Products behind the trend
New Luxuries, new rules
Speaker: Vincent Grégoire, NellyRodi
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Thursday 24 March | 11 am | 30 minutes
An encounter with Franklin Azzi, designer of the year
Franklin Azzi, Architect & Founder - FRANKLIN AZZI ARCHITECTURE
Moderation: Marion Vignal
Thursday 24 March | 12 am | 30 minutes
Masterclass
Masterclass Franklin Azzi
Speaker: Franklin Azzi
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Thursday 24 March | 12.30 am | 30 minutes
What's up?
Piero Lissoni: Good design is sustainable by nature
Speaker: Piero Lissoni
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Thursday 24 March | 1 pm | 45 minutes
Edo Tokyo Kirari. Japanese Craftsmanship, the challenge of design
Craftsmen: Marukyu Shoten, Kimoto Glassware Co. ltd, and Nakamura Inc.
Designers: Androlus studio, SCMP DESIGN OFFICE, Jean Couvreur
Moderation: Kotaro Nishibori, CEO of TCI Laboratory Co. Ltd & Hiyoshiya Craft Lab
Thursday 24 March | 2 pm | 30 minutes
With Mathieu Lehanneur, design heads outside
Mathieu Lehanneur, Designer & Founder of Bureau Mathieu Lehanneur
Moderation: Sylvie Adigard
Thursday 24 March | 3 pm | 45 minutes
Immersive Art Experience: the teamLab example
Masato Takeuchi, Catalyst –teamLab
Moderation: Cyril Shiizu
Thursday 24 March | 4 pm | 45 minutes
Italian Design Day - IDD. Diesel: from fashion to sustainable design
Opening speech by the Italian Embassy in Paris
Andrea Rosso, Artistic Director - Diesel
Moderation: Roddy Clarke, Journalist
Thursday 24 March | 5 pm | 45 minutes
Designing a decorative setting around a collection: it’s a real art!
Charles Zana, Architect
Daniel Rozenstroch, Artistic Director & Consultant
Moderation: Soline Delos
Thursday 24 March | 6 pm | 10 minutes
matériO' LAB
The sea: wastebin or resource for our future?
Speaker: Quentin Hirsinger, matériO'
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Thursday 24 March | 6.30 pm | 30 minutes
What's Up
Barometer - Covid-19: the logistical side effects
Speakers: Hervé Deiss, Jean Perri, Lars Adler
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
FRIDAY 25 MARCH
Friday 25 March | 09.45 am | 10 minutes
Projects behind the trend
A concrete revival
Speaker: Guy Dittrich
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Friday 25 March | 10 am | 30 minutes
Products behind the trend
Lifestyle Shift : transient living
Speakers: Jaye Anna Mize & Amanda Far
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Friday 25 March | 11 am | 45 minutes
Waste Age & The Power of design
Brodie Neill, Designer
Gemma Curtin, Curator - Design Museum London
Moderation: Clara Le Fort
Friday 25 March | 12 am | 15 minutes
At School with
Intimate spaces, social spaces
Speaker: Didier Knoll, Ecole Bleue
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Friday 25 March | 12.30 am | 10 minutes
Deco tech solutions
An overview of acoustic solutions
Speaker: Maëlle Campagnoli
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Friday 25 March | 1 pm | 30 minutes
Masterclass
Masterclass Aline Asmar d'Amman
Speaker: Aline Asmar d'Amman
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Friday 25 March | 2 pm | 45 minutes
Locavore design: a local, sustainable solution
Violaine Buet, Founder - La manufacture des algues
Caroline Bianco, Associate Director - Atelier LUMA
Samy Rio, Designer
Moderation: Clara Le Fort
Friday 25 March | 3 pm | 45 minutes
The iconic Parisian Café, revisited
Julien Sebbag, Chef - Forest
Charles Corot & Raphaël Corot, Founders - Café Nuances
Julien Sebban, Founder & President - Uchronia
Moderation: Danièle Gerkens
Friday 25 March | 4 pm | 15 minutes
At school with
My design concept book: instructions for use
Speaker: Paul Vickers, Ecole Bleue
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Friday 25 March | 5 pm | 30 minutes
Tristan Auer: Bespoke luxury as a hallmark
Tristan Auer, Interior Designer & Founder - Tristan Auer
Moderation: Sylvie Adigard
Friday 25 March | 6 pm | 10 minutes
Deco tech solutions
Automation systems: A future-oriented solution
Speaker: Maëlle Campagnoli
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Friday 25 March | 6.30 pm | 30 minutes
What's up?
Piero Lissoni: Good design is sustainable by nature
Speaker: Piero Lissoni
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
SATURDAY 26 MARCH
Saturday 26 March | 09.50 am | 10 minutes
Projects behind the trend
Committed to being Green: biophilia in the hotel industry
Speaker: Guy Dittrich
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Saturday 26 March | 10 am | 30 minutes
Products behind the trend
Think engaged, think virtuous home!
Speaker: Vincent Grégoire, NellyRodi
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Saturday 26 March | 11 am | 45 minutes
The Invisible Collection: 100% digital luxury
Emilie Bonaventure, Interior Designer & Decorator & Founder - studio be-attitude
Isabelle Dubern, Co-Founder & Director - The Invisible Collection
Moderation: Clara Le Fort
Saturday 26 March | 12 am | 15 minutes
At school with
Why not a bit of blue?
Speaker: Catherine Filoche, Ecole Bleue
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Saturday 26 March | 12.30 am | 10 minutes
Deco tech solutions
Eco-friendly paints: a sustainable solution
Speaker: Maëlle Campagnoli
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Saturday 26 March | 2 pm | 45 minutes
Rising Talent Awards: An encounter with young Japanese design
Saturday 26 March | 3 pm | 45 minutes
A chef and a designer: A dialogue at the table
Elise Fouin, Designer & Founder - Elise Fouin Design Studio
Sébastien Bras, Chef - "La Halle aux Grains" & "Le Suquet"
Moderation: Sylvie Adigard
Saturday 26 March | 4 pm | 15 minutes
Business development
A successful client presentation
Speaker: Matteo Bianchi, Chelsea College of Arts
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Saturday 26 March | 5 pm | 45 minutes
Graphic design: the key to brand image
Florent Tanet, Photographer
Franklin Desclouds, Co-Founder - Studio Des Signes
Silvia Doré, Co-Founder - Stéréo Buro & President -Alliance France Design
Moderation: Olivier Waché
Saturday 26 March | 6 pm | 10 minutes
matériO' LAB
Feel-Good Materials!
Speaker: Quentin Hirsinger, matériO'
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Saturday 26 March | 6.30 pm | 30 minutes
Masterclass
Masterclass Aline Asmar d'Amman
Speaker: Aline Asmar d'Amman
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
SUNDAY 27 MARCH
Sunday 27 March | 09.50 am | 10 minutes
Projects behind the trend
"La vie en rose" in hospitality
Speaker: Guy Dittrich
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Sunday 27 March | 10 am | 30 minutes
Products behind the trend
Mix & Match : singular design … and virtuous
Speaker: Julia Rouzaud
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Sunday 27 March | 11 am | 45 minutes
Rare craftsmanship for interior design
Fanny Boucher, Rotogravure Printer
Steven Leprizé, Cabinetmaker
Nicolas Pinon, Lacquerer – Decorator
"L’intelligence de la main / Les Lauréats" Association
Moderation: Danièle Gerkens
Sunday 27 March | 12 am | 15 minutes
At school with
Can white be considered a color in decor?
Speaker: Catherine Filoche, Ecole Bleue
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Sunday 27 March | 12.30 am | 10 minutes
Deco tech solutions
Ceramic surfaces : From covering to furnishing
Speaker: Maëlle Campagnoli
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Sunday 27 March | 1 pm | 10 minutes
matériO' LAB
Unexpected (and beautiful!) uses of materials
Speaker: Quentin Hirsinger, matériO'
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Sunday 27 March | 2 pm | 45 minutes
The new concept stores – Object galleries: the age of retail curators
Julien Catala & Georgina Harris, Founders - Amour Fou
Pauline Vincent, Founder - La Romaine Editions
Cécile Blanc, Director - La Maison de Commerce
Moderation: Jean-Luc Colonna
Sunday 27 March | 3 pm | 45 minutes
The Future of the Club in Hospitality
Linda Boronkay, Founder - Linda Boronkay Design Studio
Liran Wizman, Founder - Sircle Collection
Moderation: Yoko Choy
Sunday 27 March | 4 pm | 15 minutes
At school with
The key tools to create a unique architectural project
Speaker: David Bowcott, Ecole Bleue
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Sunday 27 March | 4 pm | 45 minutes
Audacious Editors
Thomas Dariel, Founder - Dariel Studio
Tristan Lohner, Deputy Director - RBC
Louise Breguet, President - La Chance
Moderation: Marie Godfrain, Journalist
Sunday 27 March | 5 pm | 45 minutes
How we live: The place of Home in the world of today
Jana Scholze & Catharine Rossi, Curators of the exhibition "At Home: Panorama of our Domestic Lives"
Moderation: Ian Phillips
Sunday 27 March | 6 pm | 10 minutes
Deco tech solutions
Making a space dynamic with joinery
Speaker: Maëlle Campagnoli
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Sunday 27 March | 6.30 pm | 30 minutes
Masterclass
Masterclass Franklin Azzi
Speaker: Franklin Azzi
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
MONDAY 28 MARCH
Monday 28 March | 09.30 am | 30 minutes
Projects behind the trend
New Luxuries, new rules
Speaker: Vincent Grégoire, NellyRodi
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Monday 28 March | 10 am | 30 minutes
Projects behind the trend
All about the agile home
Speaker: Vincent Grégoire, NellyRodi
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Monday 28 March | 11 am | 30 minutes
PECLERS’ fair favorites for living spaces to fight the gloom
Patricia Beausoleil, Home, Environment & Consumer Goods Consulting Director - Peclers
Learn moreMonday 28 March | 12 am | 15 minutes
At school with
New lifestyles, new needs
Speaker: Renaud Guilbert, Ecole Bleue
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Monday 28 March | 12.30 am | 10 minutes
Deco tech solutions
All that you need to know about a good lighting
Speaker: Maëlle Campagnoli
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Monday 28 March | 1 pm | 10 minutes
matériO' LAB
Light as a matter?
Speaker: Quentin Hirsinger, matériO'
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Monday 28 March | 2 pm | 45 minutes
A focus on Basque design and its ecosystem
Jean-Louis Iratzoki, Designer & Co-Founder - Iratzoki&Lizaso
Elodie Maentler & Marc-Alexandre Ducoté, Founders - éditions du coté
Samuel Accoceberry, Designer & Founder - Samuel Accoceberry Studio
Moderation: Marie Godfrain
Monday 28 March | 3 pm | 45 minutes
Bridge, the headquarters of Orange: a bridge to the enterprise of the future
Constance Capdenat, Senior Change Manager - New Orange Headquarter project (Bridge) - Orange
Gilles Belley, Designer
Bénédicte Colpin, Artistic Director & Director - LIGHTBOARD
Moderation: Karine Vergniol
Monday 28 March | 4 pm | 45 minutes
Yabu Pushelberg: Interiors To Global Design House
Glenn Pushelberg & George Yabu, Co-Founders - Yabu Pushelberg
Moderation: Guy Dittrich, Journalist
Monday 28 March | 5 pm | 12 minutes
Business development
Giving your studio a strong identity: all the advices, all the secrets
Speaker: Matteo Bianchi
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Monday 28 March | 5.15 pm | 15 minutes
At school with
The key tools to create a unique architectural project
Speaker: David Bowcott, Ecole Bleue
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
Monday 28 March | 5.45 pm | 15 minutes
At school with
How light generates well-being
Speaker: Richard Caratti-Zarytkiewicz, Ecole Bleue
Screening of an entire Maison&Objet Academy episode.
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