Women&design by Maison&Objet
Thursday 5 September —
13:00
- 13:45
The Talks — Hall 7
Description
In September, Mélanie Leroy, Managing Director of SAFI, launches Women&Design by Maison&Objet, the 1st international network of women who innovate, move the lines and have a real impact on the decoration, design and hospitality industries. To embody this movement around her, meet 3 expert and committed women: Emilie Viargues, CEO of Christofle, Caroline Petit-Mason founder of Three Seven Paris and interior architect Daphné Desjeux.
Participants
Mélanie LeroyDirector, SAFI - Maison&Objet
Daphné DesjeuxInterior designer
Caroline Petit-MasonCEO & Creative Director - Three Seven Paris
Emilie Viargues-MetgeCEO - Christofle
Hortense LelucJournalist
Mélanie Leroy
Director, SAFI - Maison&Objet
Mélanie Leroy spent the first part of her career in the retail sector with L'Oréal, Carrefour and Casino in management positions covering marketing, sales and purchasing. Since 2012, she has been with the IDKIDS group, which includes brands such as Oxybul, Okaïdi, Jacadi, Catimini, etc., where she held positions in purchasing (Toys, Furnishings, Decoration, Childcare), marketing and sales. During this period, she also steered the group's transition to digital, with the takeover and transformation of the media and data company ConsoBaby, and the construction of the IDKIDS marketplace and its associated services, including data monetization. She was most recently Managing Director of ConsoBaby and Director of the IDKIDS marketplace and retail media. Mélanie is also committed to women's entrepreneurship, joining Léia Capital in 2022, a women's business angel investment fund that supports the development of innovative projects led by women. Since March 2023, Mélanie has been Managing Director of SAFI - Maison&Objet, Paris Design Week and MOM.
Daphné Desjeux
Interior designer
Daphné Desjeux" is an interior architecture and design agency. Let's take a look back at her career... Since childhood, Daphné Desjeux has been inextricably linked to the world of show business and set design. She grew up in the heights of Montmartre, where her parents, passionate about bistro decor, took her every weekend to hunt for stylish furniture. Their home, with its large counter serving as a dining table and beer tap dispensing water, resembles an antique café. Her mother, a model agent, regularly takes her to the Carrousel du Louvre to watch the fashion shows. It was there that Daphné fell in love with the backstage scenes, the costumes and, above all, the unique sets created from a single blank page. The world of the circus, in particular her years with Annie Fratellini's troupe, enriched her love of extraordinary, festive sets. Daphné Desjeux graduated from the École Boulle with a diploma in interior design, finally immersing herself in the world she loves. Ten years ago, she founded her first company specializing in hotels and catering, creating several iconic Parisian hotels (the Sookie, La Planque, Le Louvre Piemont, the Bob, the Snob, the Handsome, etc.) and restaurants, such as the "Mimosa" restaurant on Place de la Concorde, for which Jean-Francois Piege designed the menu on behalf of Moma Groupe. After some fifteen projects, Daphné decided to work under her own name to be in perfect harmony with her creative universe. Two years ago, she founded her eponymous agency. Projects followed in quick succession, including the Hotel Babel and the Maria Belza restaurant.... Paris Society contacted her with the idea of creating an entirely new brand, "Mondaine", aimed at reinventing the festive diner and the world of Parisian cabaret. The brand was soon exported internationally, with projects under development in Sydney and Istanbul. The agency designs all the decor elements for its projects, from lighting fixtures to chairs, tables and carpets, making furniture publishing an integral part of its expertise.
Caroline Petit-Mason
CEO & Creative Director - Three Seven Paris
Caroline Petit Mason was born on April 7, 1983 in Paris. After obtaining a Master's degree in Sociology from the Sorbonne in 2006, Caroline Petit Mason moved to UCLA in the United States. In June 2016, she created Three Seven US LLC and presented her first plate collections at the Maison&Objet show in September 2016. November 2021: rue des Saints-Pères opens. Three Seven is all about everyday tableware. All pieces are designed to combine and mix in a unique and harmonious way. Through her tableware and decorative objects, Caroline Petit Mason conveys her vision of an epicurean, simple and altruistic art of living. Because physical and mental well-being begins with the plate. At Three Seven, we've decided to make eating a moment of suspension in our fast-paced daily lives.
Emilie Viargues-Metge
CEO - Christofle
In 2020, at the age of 37, Émilie Viargues Metge took over as General Manager of Christofle, with a view to breathing new life into the historic goldsmith's house. She draws on her humanist managerial approach and her in-depth expertise in the luxury goods industry to bring her teams on board for this adventure. Passionate about the luxury goods industry, Émilie Viargues Metge studied International Business before starting her career in press relations at various fashion houses. She then honed her vision of luxury at Chanel's Celebrity department, before launching her own business, distributing luxury brands for children. After taking part in the reopening of Printemps de l'Homme in 2017, Émilie Viargues Metge developed her digital know-how by launching the Urb-it delivery app in France, and became Marketing Director at Healthy Group while completing an Executive MBA at HEC. Owner of Christofle since 1955, the Chalhoub Group entrusted Émilie Viargues Metge with its management in 2020, then appointed her CEO - President six months later, seduced by her vision and her project situated between heritage and modernity. Since joining Christofle, she has worked for parity on the Executive Committee and equal pay for craftswomen at the Normandy factory. Émilie Viargues Metge will receive the distinction of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite in 2023.
Hortense Leluc
Journalist
Hortense Leluc is a decoration journalist. After working 6 years for Marie Claire Maison and 7 years for Elle Décoration as a digital editor, she is now a freelance journalist, working with different media and many brands for content production, and in parallel she created DECODEUR, the podcast about those who make decor today: in each new episode she invites to her microphone decor professionals to talk about know-how, decor trends, decor ideas, behind the scenes ...