Raphaël Navot - An alternative approach
Sunday 19 January —
15:00
- 15:45
The Talks
Description
Noted for projects like the Hôtel National des Arts et Métiers and Le Silencio club in Paris, designer Raphael Navot talks about his iconoclastic work and methods, which embrace strong values, a focus on craft and an emphasis on independence.
Nos partenaires : MINI
Participants
Raphael NavotDesigner & Interior Architect
Ian PhillipsJournalist & Author
Raphael Navot
Designer & Interior Architect
Paris-based designer, Raphael Navot was born in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1977. In 2003, he graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven with a Bachelor’s degree in Conceptual Design. Post graduation, he settled in the French capital, where he began to explore the disciplines of design and interior architecture, arriving at a unique juncture where the creative process is informed by the employment of noble, raw materials and traditional, man-made techniques. Navot’s proximity to some of Europe’s best ateliers has greatly influenced his work and today his bespoke spaces, furniture and objects, are realized in collaboration with these craftsmen, whose mindset, methods and unique savoir-faire resonates within each piece. Vastly diverse, his portfolio of work includes projects such as the creative direction and interior design of David Lynch’s celebrated Parisian nightclub Silencio, a highly technical line of End Grain flooring for Oscar Ono, and a collection of artisanal carpets for Galerie Diurne. In 2018, Navot brought his creative vision and artisanal sensitivity to Roche Bobois, designing a unique line of furniture — 35 pieces in all, including sofas, tables, rugs and lamps — and redesigning the brand’s left-bank flagship store in Paris. In recent years, notable interior design projects, such as the Hotel National des Arts et Métiers, in Paris, and the library and art gallery at the Domaine des Etangs estate, in Massignac, France, have provided Navot with an opportunity to execute everything from the concept and design of the space to the custom furniture and fittings. He brings the same approach to forthcoming projects, like a new luxury hotel in Cannes and private residences in Tel Aviv and Paris. Each space and element exists as a unique and challenging body of work, defined by a return to the purity of form and an exceptional regard for high craft.
Ian Phillips
Journalist & Author
In a career stretching over near 30 years, the English-born, Paris-based journalist Ian Phillips has interviewed the likes of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Yves Saint Laurent and Balthus. Now specialized in design, he is the author of four books on interiors edited by Taschen and a former editor-at-large for AD Germany. He has also participated as a moderator at the TEFAF Maastricht fair. Today, he freelances for a wide range of publications, including AD USA, Departures, 1stdibs and Vogue Living Australia, and recently penned the texts for a new book on the Bisazza art foundation, which will be released by Rizzoli in late September.