Design Parade – villa Noailles

The conferences of Design Parade at Villa Noailles are taking place in a part on the Northen Gardens, under the trees to protect from sun. They generally began between 5 and 7PM to protect from the heat…

120 places are available each time and weren’t enough to welcome on the friday night of the 4th Andrea Branzi, Massimo Morrozzi, Roberta Meloni and Francesca Balena Arista… and on the 5th Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec interviewed by Michèle Champenois…

On sunday afternoon a very nice moment of talk was prepared by Florence Doleac, one of the designer commissioned to design the residency guestroom of the Petite Villa. The others designer Désirée from Bless, François Azambourg and David Dubois were also part of the lecture.

Enjoy…

Andrea Branzi and Massimo Morrozzi

Roberta Meloni, Francesca Balena Arista, Andrea Branzi and Massimo Morrozzi,telling about Superarchitettura (see other posts)

Listenning to a question from the audience

Konstantin Grcic, president of the jury listenning as well the question.

Around 9PM when the sun came down, a very nice atmosphere..

On Saturday, 5PM, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec interviewed by Michèle Champenois…

Listenning… Didier Grumbach, president of the franch couture federation, Frederic Beuvry, design head of the Seb Group, Chantal Hamaide, Intramuros ’s owner.

Be attentive !

On Sunday, Florence Doleac, Désirée from Bless, François Azambourg and David Dubois, the designers commissioned to design the residency guestroom of the Petite Villa.

A festival is a special atmosphere… You have theater festivals, dance festivals, festivals of music of all kinds but also in festivals etc… live performances are keen on generating festivals. For art and design… you have biennales or symposiums… That’s why we decide to make a festival about design… to make it lively and joyful !

In order that young designers could be welcomed in their field by professionnals around them for 3 day,

In order to share together conferences, funny moments, exhibitions,

In order to make a modern house stay alive because it was built for an artistic purpose, to make life as a festival of surprising moments…

Let’s enjoy…

All images but one, Eric Giriat

The third edition of the Design PARADE festival ended sunday evening with its award ceremony. After three days full of many events, the jury deliberated to choose one Grand Prix and a Groupe Seb Design Award winner.

After meeting individually each of the eight young designers and their project, the jury deliberated…

Starting from the front and going clockwise: Pierre Doze behind Jean Pierre Blanc, Marie-Claude Beaud, Pierre Charpin, Franck Fontana, Michel Roset, Catherine Geel, Konstantin Grcic, Jerzy Seymour, Alice Morgaine, Walter Bettens, Ineke Hans, Sebastien Cordoleani and David Dubois.

Jury of 2008 !

Finally, choices were made:

Constance Guisset from the Ensci won the Public Prize

Julien Carretero from Eindhoven won the Group Seb Design Award…

He receives a 10 000 € prize and the book Fork by Phaidon.

… and Michel Charlot from the Ecal won the Grand Prix

Michel will have a very busy year as he will have a year of research work at the Manufacture de Sèvres, attend a Vitra workshop at Boisbuchet, set up a booth at the professional fair Maison & Objet, read the Phaidon Design Classic in 3 volumes and finally plan his personal exhibit for next year’s Design PARADE at the villa Noailles !

In the quiet and beautiful “salles voutées” of the villa facing the cubist garden of Gabriel Guévrekian, Stéphane Boudin-Lestienne set up, with the help of scenographer and designer David Dubois, a peaceful and joyful display on the Modern Gardens, those inspired by the Noailles and others examples of the european modernity.

The fisrt room is dedicated to the history of the house prefigurating the future pemanent exhibition that should open in 2010.

Tables on tables of the villa and a delicate Chareau’ stool.

Tables to sit in order to contemplate…

and listen to Charles de Noailles’s voice and music pieces commissioned by him and Marie-Laure to Francis Poulenc or Auric etc…

The view on the lansdcape, still present at Noailles

Posters books used for the scenography and to show documents

Peaceful moment to read as well..

and listenning to explantion of the team.

On sunday the 6th of July, the Superachitettura exhibition was openned after the press preview on friday (4th of july 08) where Francesca Balena Arista the curator of Centro Studi Poltronova had explained with sensibility the context of the year 1966 in Firenze.

Francesca with Andrea Branzi and Massimo Morrozi

On Friday’s night from 8PM to 9.45PM, Andrea Branzi, Massimo Morrozzi (Archizoom) with Francesca and Roberta Meloni, the incredibly energic and passionnated owner of Poltronova, told us about the whole story of the exhibition and even showed films that the groups where doing at that time and an interview of Gilberto Corretti who was not able to be with us thar day in the northen garden of Villa Noailles.

The two Archizoom’s cofounder with La Mucca in the Tunnel.

The exhibition from the stairs going up.

And for the openning…

Conférence at the Villa Noailles in the northern gardens

On saturday morning, Andrea and Massimo went on a tour trough the villa meeting the one ( Bouroullec Brothers) and the others…

All photos by Francesca Balena Arista and Roberta Meloni (Poltronova)

In the swimming pool, the squash and the gymnasium, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are showing their creative process from inspiration to production…. By buildings huge 3D landscapes that work both as picture and moving paintings, where you can seat in the seats, touch some furniture, contemplate drawings and view of the villa….

Don’t miss the night promenade every friday from 4PM to 10 PM to enjoy these beautiful display by the brothers

The swimming-pool at night from a balcony of the villa.

And this is the fisrt time that the Bouroullec are presentings the two new developpements of the Tiles rangesedited by Kvadrat :

Let now have some views on the exhibition

In the swiming pool

In the squash…

All images copyright Studio Bouroullec, 2008

In four days the third edition of Design PARADE will start off ! For now, the whole team is working on the setting up of the exhibitions.

Trucks arrive almost daily to unload pieces…

…from Italy, Switzerland, Paris…

Inside the villa, some rooms have been repainted for the occasion and are awaiting the pieces…

The Bouroullec team working in the Squash,

and in the swimming pool…

… on the Algues system

and on the North Tiles

David Dubois is working on his display for the Document 5: modern gardens exhibit.

One of the young designers, Stéphane Barbier Bouvet, has arrived to start working on his project, which is he reconstructing especially for the competition.

Sounds mysterious ? Want to learn and see some more ? Join us next week end for the festival ! Download your accreditation file on the homepage of www.villanoailles-hyeres.com for the conferences.

Hope to see you  during the festival !

The villa Noailles publishes books and catalogs to complete the various events it hosts. This year three new books were published in association with the villa.

Chambres à part was published by the villa Noailles and Archibooks. It shows the work of four designers: Florence Doléac, François Azambourg, David Dubois and Bless who have been comissioned to re-design the villa’s guest room. ( graphic design: Frédéric Teschner studio )

© Frédéric Teschner

© Frédéric Teschner

© Frédéric Teschner

To accompany the exhibition Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec, étapes for Design PARADE 03, the two brothers decided to show their work in a new way. Deliberately avoiding a monographic approach, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Objets Dessins Maquettes is an opportunity to wonder through images, technical sketches and fantastical drawings and learn more about these designer’s world with very little text. ( graphic design: Eric et Marie ) in association with Archibooks.

and of course, this year’s Design PARADE 03 catalog ! In association with Archibooks, it contains text and images and all the exhibitions, the work of  the young designers in competition and a look at ” last Hyères “…

and also, co published by Grand Hornu Images and Archibooks :

Following Design PARADE 02’s Pierre Paulin exhibition, Catherine Geel directed the publication of Pierre Paulin designer with the participation of Anne Bony, Barry Berdoll, Andrea Branzi, Nadine Descendre, Claire Leymonerie and Constance Rubini. Co published by Grand Hornu Images and Archibooks. (french and english version)

and also, published by Bernard Chauveau éditeur:

Pierre Charpin’s work at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres was documented by Nouvelles formes pour Sèvres.

David Dubois‘ participation in the little villa’s guest rooms project is illustrated in this new book.

Here are a couple pics to give you an idea of what the setting up of the exhibitions was like last year… and what we are about to start again this year !

Pierre Paulin, Superdesigner the first Pierre Paulin retrospective exhibition was displayed in the renovated parts of the villa.

The first Paulin pieces in the Squash room.

The swimming pool with all the polystyrene blocks used for the Paulin display

The first few pieces installed …

Working with Pierre Paulin’s irons and electric razors

The 675 chair being switched around

..and one last look from outside the swimming pool !

and from over the Verrière displaying Pierre Paulin’s work from the 50s and 80s (notice Adrien Rovero on the left checking is e-mails !)

Designing critical design showed the work of three designers:

Fiona Raby and Anthony Dunne displayed their critical design in the oldest part of the Villa

Magalie helping out Fiona (at the back) in the chambre de Madame

Dunne & Raby’s display in the chambre de Madame’s bathroom

Designs for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times was installed in the chambre de Monsieur

Marti Guixé’s work was shown in the Salon Rose

Stéphane from the villa’s team had a t-shirt matching Guixe’s Urban Post-It !

a look at Guixe’s Food Facility Opening…

… and its poster freshly glued to the wall !

Jurge Bey showed his crate furniture Meubelkist Meubels in the rooms facing the front gardens, the salon de lecture and the salle à manger :

the first crates half unpacked…

and the Tea bag garden still looking liken a pile of bags of garden soil !

Adrien Rovero (DP01 special prize) and his assistant Michel Charlot built their wood structure for the Sottsass at Sèvres exhibit:

The young designers arrived a week before the festival to install their projects :

They were first briefed by Jean-Pierre and Catherine…

… and then started displaying their objects in the salles voûtées in the lower level of the villa ( here Jean-Pierre and Catherine surrounded by Franck Fontana and Sebastian Cordoléani).

Catherine and Jean Pierre taking a look at Jim Rokos‘ project.

But don’t worry: we also know how to relax !

… enjoying the view from the roof-terasse

… the nice weather on the beach

… and the opening’s cocktail party  !

Everybody is working and going in the details .The young designers are preparing the DP03 CONTEST and as well as their display in the villa.

They are also organising with the villa’s team ( Magalie, Jean-Pierre…) the transportation of their work.

And working hard on Seb’s project… some times too hard…

All the exhibitions’ details are almost settled…

In Paris, the catalog is coming to its end and then will go to print !

Last english translation

Last texts to re-read….

In between Portugal, Holland, France, Germany, Italy… the art work is on the road…

and some just arrived this morning…

AND THE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN THIS MORNING…. see you within a few weeks !