She likes simple objects of everyday life, their mechanism and charming spirit. The designer Inga Sempé explains her creative process : the first sketches and mock-ups, the manufacturing process, her relationship with the manufacturers, editors…
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Inga SempéDesigner
Olivier WachéJournalist
Designer
French designer, born in Paris, Inga Sempé graduated from ENSCI-Les Ateliers (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, Paris) in 1993. From 2000 till 2001 she was scholarship holder at the Villa Medici, Académie de France in Rome and opened her own studio the same year. In the beginning, she first collaborated with the Italian companies Cappellini and Edra. Now Sempé works among others with scandinavian, italian and french companies such as HAY, Ligne Roset, Wästberg , Alessi, LucePlan, Mutina, Røros, Moustache, Svenskt Tenn, Gärsnäs… She lives and works in Paris assisted by two other designers.
Journalist
A professional journalist for over 20 years, Olivier Waché specializes in the worlds of home, decor, design, and lifestyle. Working independently over the past decade, he collaborates with many magazines: Ideat, The Good Life, Le Journal de la Maison, Maison Créative, Résidences Décoration, Femme Actuelle… and more. A keen observer of evolutions in living conditions, he worked with le French Design by VIA on the composition of two books as part of the Domovision collection. In 2014, he founded WOC, a writing firm, which provides high-value content and advice to professionals: public relations firms, brands, fine craftspeople, and architects.