10 conferences
Paris Design Week Talks: ten panel discussions will be held during Paris Design Week Factory at 116, rue de Turenne, at Café Intramuros. Organized with the magazine, they will bring together experts in design and architecture, who will share their experiences.
Theme: Desirable Sustainability
Moderation by Intramuros
Official partner: MINI
Wednesday 8 September / 17:00—17:50
FRANCE DESIGN WEEK
Launched during the National Design Conference in 2019, France Design Week presents its second edition in September 2021. It has the potential to be a committed showcase for design on a national, or even international level.
Hervé Lemoine, Director of the National Furniture Registry
Dominique Sciamma, President of the APCI, national coordination of France Design Week
Franck Millot, Director of Paris Design Week
With participation by video link from Linda Marchetti, Director of the Institut Français in Milan, and Designer Philippe Nigro.
Wednesday 8 September / 18:00—18:50
A NEW GENERATION COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Environmental issues are at the heart of this new generation of designers' concerns and are essential to their creative approaches.
Emmanuel Tibloux, Director of the Ecole wdes Arts Décoratifs
Lauriane Duriez, Assistant to the Head of the Design, Fashion, and Crafts Department - Les Ateliers de Paris
François Leblanc, Creative Director
Hedwige Gronier, Manager, Cultural Sponsorship, at the Bettencourt Scheller Foundation
Thursday 9 September / 17:00—17:50
COMPETITIONS: FOSTERING CREATIVITY WITH A COMMITTED MESSAGE
Competitions are a showcase to spot young talents and help them to get their foot in the door. They also provide a way to promote certain commitments with the contest's starting brief.
Stéphane Gouret, Executive Vice President of Nantes Design School
Lars Lyse, CEO of Bolia (video in english)
Bruno Allard, Marketing Director at Cinna
A representative from the Zero Waste Design competition (organized by Syctom)
Thursday 9 September / 18:00—18:50
THE CSR APPROACH: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN STORYTELLING AND DESIGN STRATEGY
Though it may not be legally required, the CSR approach is quickly becoming an essential element in consumer confidence and expectations and a key part of corporate identity.
André Fontes & Guillaume Lehoux, Designers, Studio Noir Vif
Arnaud Du Mesnil, Managing Director of Lafuma Mobilier
Guillaume Gallois & Bruce Ribay, Founders of Noma
Friday 10 September / 17:00—17:50
INNOVATIVE MATERIALS AND BIOMATERIALS
With experimentation and research, designers are developing new materials, including biomaterials.
Lucile Viaud, Researcher and Designer
Samuel Tomatis, Researcher and Designer
Siegrid Demyttenaere, Exhibition Curator, Editor of Damnº Magazine
Hélène Aguilar, Founder of the Association for Sustainable Design
Benjamin Malatrais, Co-Founder of Ictyos
Friday 10 September / 18:00—18:50
MISSION: SUSTAINABLE IN INTERIOR DESIGN
Frequently consulted these past few years around environmental issues, manufacturers’ R&D departments are now offering solutions and new materials based on recycled or bio-sourced elements.
Eric Martel, The founders of PierrePlume
Bérengère Tabutin, Interior designer – founder of BBonus – member of the Action division and CFAI
With Lucie Koldova’s video participation, Brokis
Saturday 11 September / 17:00—17:50
SOURCING: MATERIAL TRACEABILITY AND SUPPORT FOR SUPPLY CHAINS
Taking into account traceability, local economic issues, and localized supply chains, sales channels are reinventing themselves, well beyond simple product labelling or certification.
Marc Bayard, Cultural and Scientific Development Manager for the National Furniture Registry
Jean-Louis Brun, Director of Brun de Vian-Tiran
Laurent Corio, Designer
Saturday 11 September / 18:00—18:50
LUXURY AND SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
Avant-garde by nature, the luxury sector is adapting to environmental issues to provide solutions for societal concerns and invent new niche markets, both in terms of objects and experiences.
Bénédicte Epinay, CEO of the Comité Colbert
Maurille Larivière, Director of the Sustainable Design School (en visio)
Chafik Gasmi, Designer and Architect
Pierre Favresse, Director of the UX Design Lab at L'Oréal (subject to change)
Sunday 12 September / 16:00—16:50
DESIGN EXPERTISE TO HIGHLIGHT UNIQUE KNOW-HOW AND CREATE OR REVIVE A MARKET
Whether it's to find a new niche or revive a specific market, the design approach helps highlight expert skills, on the company, studio, or local community scale.
Elise Daunay, Incubators Supervisor, French Design by Via
Mathilde Brétillot, Co-Founder of the International Design Experience (en visio)
Manon Royer, Accompaniment Director, Les Canaux
Sunday 12 September / 17:00—17:50
THE EMERGENCE OF NEW MARKETS
Purchasing furniture on lease or giving products a second lease on life… new pathways are being explored to meet consumer expectations, and are defining new market niches.
Catherine Colin, Founder and CEO of Made in Design
Monica Born, Co-Founder of Superfront (in english)
Franck Mallez, Co-Founder of Yourse.com