Plant design at the service of a society in transition
Monday 9 September —
11:00
- 11:45
The Work! Conferences
Description
In the form of a discussion and a visual presentation of his projects, Alexis Tricoire shows us how design combined with botanical life can be a solution to deal with the eco-transition within a company looking to instill a sense of wellbeing, particularly in the world of work.
Nos partenaires : Nespresso
Participants
Alexis TricoireDesigner & Scenographer
Nathalie DegardinAssistant Editor-in-Chief - Extérieurs Design & Intramuros
Alexis Tricoire
Designer & Scenographer
A pioneer of vegetal design, Alexis Tricoire has been rethinking the role of nature in our society for close to 15 years. After 10 years of experience as an independent designer in furniture, lighting, interior design and scenography, he explored new design territories incorporating plants, thanks to his 2006 collaboration with botanist Patrick Blanc, as designer and scenographer for the exhibition, Vegetal Folies at the EDF Electra space in Paris. Since then, Tricoire has been focusing on the study of a new form of urban life, where this link with vegetal forms is re-vitalized by his approach as an artist and designer. Recognized for the impact of his multi-sensorial and technological stagings, he has been invited many times to design furniture, objects, lighting, and monumental sculptures around the world. He brings an innovative and committed focus to each project, concerned as much with wellbeing in urban environments, as with the protection of our planet. His work respects the principles of eco-design and shares values linked to sustainable development. Tricoire’s creativity is expressed through his exhibitions in such illustrious institutional spaces as the Grand Palais, the French National Museum of Natural History, the Palace of Versailles, the French Ministry of Ecology, the Tuileries Gardens, the International Gardens Festival of Chaumont-sur-Loire, and well as through various shopping complexes, business spaces, boutiques, train stations and restaurants.
Nathalie Degardin
Assistant Editor-in-Chief - Extérieurs Design & Intramuros
Currently Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Extérieurs Design and Intramuros, Nathalie Degardin first approached photography, contemporary art, and design, before discovering the world of contemporary gardens. This trajectory made her sensitive to current thought on society’s need to reconnect with nature, as part of an ever-closer collaboration between designers, architects, landscape architects, and urban planners.