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At Jacques Solovière Paris, we never do anything like the others. After having had a huge success on pre-order sales called Trunk Show, where the brand highlights new products before producing them, the team decided to go even further by innovating. The unique concept is that of selling products at the drawing stage. “We even filed the concept at the INPI in 2016!!” says Alexia, the designer of Jacques Soloviere Paris. “From sketch” (on drawing), it’s a bit like the idea. I’ve always been fascinated by the drawings of haute couture dresses by Yves Saint Laurent, for example, explains Alexia....

Mathieu Lehanneur has made quite an impact on the international design scene over the past twenty years. In 2001, his graduation project, the “Therapeutic Objects” (which aimed at transforming our relationship to medicine) was quickly integrated into the MoMA’s permanent collection. Lehanneur’s interest in science, though unexpected for a designer, is at the center of his approach. It led him to create iconic objects such as ‘Andrea’, a living filter absorbing toxic compounds from the air around us. Combining advanced technology and handcraft, Mathieu Lehanneur seeks to represent our own complexity by creating a hybrid space where technology and nature...