LIAIGRE, A CREATIVE PROCESS
Tuesday 8 September —
14:00
- 15:00
The Talks
Description
With the presentation of the new book "Liaigre Création", published by Rizzoli New York, as its main theme, here's a conversation that addresses the identity, values, and singular, unique creative process of Liaigre in the world of interior design.
Participants
Christophe CaillaudCEO Liaigre
Guillaume RollandStudio Liaigre Principal & Head of Yacht Design
Françoise Claire ProdhonJournalist
Christophe Caillaud
CEO Liaigre
Passionate about architecture and design, Christophe Caillaud joins Christian Liaig re in 2009 as CEO. Experienced ex banker trained at ESSEC, he has gone from Director to CEO at Jean-Paul Gaultier before driving the development of the Liaig re brand. Enthusiastic ambassador, he embodies the values of the brand and wishes to project them into the future with the support of his managerial and creative teams. Discreet, yet, prolific when it comes to discussing his vision of Liaig re, a notorious company that has become a brand which he plans to spread worldwide. The main direction of a new and ambitious road map is to reinvent the modernity of Liaigre, to insure that the company is the most respected and creative luxury brand in the lifestyle and design sector, whilst keeping its historic coherence and specific identity.
Guillaume Rolland
Studio Liaigre Principal & Head of Yacht Design
Studied at Malaquai and Milan’s Politecnico, he graduated with a degree in architecture in 1995. He then went onto to work for Philippe Starck before joining the Christian Liaigre team in 2002. Since, he has taken part in several Design Studio projects, residential as well as commercial. His knowledge of the yachting world, allowed him to lead yacht projects, which have in turn contributed to the notoriety of Liaigre’s signature style worldwide. Passionate about yachting from his ver y first sailing experience at the age of ten, he has not stopped since, and admits that he has tried just about all types of boats: from racing sailboats to the more sophisticated yachts. Rigorous, pragmatic, with a clear sense of proportion and knowledge of the constraints linked to sailing, he loves the challenge that comes with fitting a boat into a liveable space. No doubt he has been tipped of f a few solutions by his grandfather who was an inventor… Referring to the design process, he talks about the « paradox of the boat », the apparent contradiction between the harshness of the elements and the fluidity of the lines. (The lines formed by the design of the hull, along with the fluidity of the interior fittings). The fit out of a boat is a specific exercise which implements a whole other vocabulary, ergonomics which do not allow sharp angles and forces the body into contact with walls far more often than it would on land. Yachting is an architectural challenge in which the Liaigre style expresses itself with pertinence, whilst maintaining the perfect balance between efficiency and elegance. Each time, the necessity to provide solutions as well as combining it with a lifestyle is a question that Guillaume Rolland does not cease to improve upon from one project to the next, In the field of yachting, as in all others, the Liaigre signature is synonymous with technicality, refined materials, schemes and finishes. A guaranteed quality which is appreciated and recognized by boat lovers.
Françoise Claire Prodhon
Journalist
Françoise Claire Prodhon is art histoian, freelance journalist, author of monographs, among them : « Jean Prouvé, éditions Patrick Seguin », « Jean Royère éditions Patrick Seguin/Jacques Lacoste », « Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret , Chandigarh, ed Patrick Seguin », « Diego Giacometti, la Collection Barbezat, ed Jacques Lacoste ».