The Institut Français du Design (IFD) rewards Océwood and the 6° Designers agency with the Janus 2019 label for Components & Materials. A recognition for the specialist in outdoor composite furnishings that has succeeded in renewing recycling through design. A manufacturing process based on shackles
PlusSince October 2018, 35 students from Strate design school, ENS Paris-Saclay, Centrale Supélec, Télécom and ENSTA ParisTech have been working in groups on the theme of "Artificial Intelligence" as part of the Design & Science Prize - Université Paris-Saclay. They have had five months to imagine, develop and prototype an
PlusThe Fondation Hermès is dedicating the fourth edition of its Academy of Expertise to the theme of textiles. Where do natural and artificial fibres come from? What are the historical, symbolic and cultural dimensions of these materials, and how does an understanding of them help us to think about the present and future of the
Plus68 years after the Schuman declaration made in the Salon de l'Horloge, the Quai d'Orsay hosted the JANUS label award ceremony of the French Institute of Design on 17 December 2018, which celebrated its 65th anniversary this year. 76 projects were awarded this label of excellence, which recognises the "5E's".
PlusThe Observatoire de l'Espace (the cultural laboratory of the CNES) and the HEAD Geneva, University of Art and Design, are launching a research programme on representations linked to extraterrestrial habitat "Habiter l'espace extraterrestre", a three-year research programme, which will focus on the representations (images, drawings, plans, sketches...) generated by the desire
PlusOcéplast, a player highly committed to eco-responsible plastics processing, specialising in outdoor composite furnishings, has embarked on a design thinking approach. With the help of a design agency, the Vendée-based company has rethought its entire product range. A look back at a still unusual experience in an industrial environment.
PlusA Manufacture (of weapons), a plain (Achilles), a factory (of innovation), laboratories (of innovative uses and practices), a large factory (creative), platforms (technological), hotels (with project), a village (by CA), a centre (of Knowledge for Innovation), a concierge, incubators, accelerators...and even a Mixer! It all starts
PlusAs part of Galeries Lafayette's "GO FOR GOOD, for a more responsible fashion" initiative, the off-studio agency presents a manifesto installation made of shredded plastic: the design thus invests the territory of the revalorization of our waste by presenting a manifesto work of art, "The 7th continent". The designers
PlusIt is the adventure of young pioneers from all over the world who have created innovative and surprising projects, born of collective intelligence. These are the "Winters", hosted in a collaborative creation residency, from September 2017 to March 2018, at the heart of Hive, the international hive dedicated to exploring the future in
PlusWhat if we mix creativity, imagination and critical thinking, leading to unexpected returns on the implications of smart technologies, such as AI, for example? Stereolux's Arts and Technologies Laboratory, a space dedicated to experimentation at the junction of digital arts, research and industry,
PlusAccording to a study by Deloitte, the 3D printing market is expected to quadruple by 2020 to $20.5 billion (from $4.8 billion currently). Indeed, additive manufacturing is developing so fast that it is on the verge of becoming a mass market. This new way
PlusThe new thematic cycle led by the Stereolux Arts & Technologies Laboratory in Nantes starts on 25 October on the theme ART, DESIGN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - How do creation and artificial intelligence influence each other? A new cycle that will explore the existing or imagined links between the spheres of
PlusAs a prefiguration of the "Galerie des Ateliers", the ENSCI-Les Ateliers is hosting the exhibition Propagation of monotony, the approach of which is designed by F93, an association of scientific culture located in Montreuil, which combines science, technology and culture. On the occasion of Science Week, from 7 to 15 October,
PlusSciences Po's School of Public Affairs is launching a public policy incubator to train students to find innovative and concrete solutions to public policies. This program combines engineering, design and digital technology with social sciences to transform public policy by focusing on the citizen experience, and to develop
PlusLaval Virtual and Strate School of Design signed a framework agreement on Tuesday, March 22nd on the occasion of Laval Virtual 2017. This agreement aims to articulate over the long term the visions, strategies, projects and actions of the two partners in the field of immersive technologies and
PlusOn November 22, 2016, the 62nd JANUS label award ceremony of the French Institute of Design was held. 64 companies were awarded this label, which recognizes the "5Es": Economy, Ergonomics, Aesthetics, Ethics and Emotion, under the chairmanship and in the presence of Matthias Fekl, Secretary of State in charge of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
PlusStrate École de Design has awarded the ArtScience Paris Universitaire 2015-2016 Prize, an educational program it has been running since 2014 in France. The ceremony was held in March at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris. The ArtScience Prize, founded in Boston in 2009, is part of the international network
PlusPopularized by Tim Brown, Design Thinking is a method of innovation that uses the designer's tools to design the most perfect response to customer expectations. Today, although its detractors are numerous, the concept is gradually spreading to new territories, to the nerve centre of organisations and
PlusThe Ecole Boulle de Paris hosts three conferences on living worlds. This cycle Les BOULLIMICS shows how nature, the body and the brain are nowadays kneaded and reconfigured by our biotechniques. Synthetic life colonizes our organisms and our imaginations. Artists, designers, biohackers, engineers, biologists... invent organic objects...
PlusThe Ecole Boulle de Paris hosts three conferences on living worlds. This cycle Les BOULLIMICS shows how nature, the body and the brain are nowadays kneaded and reconfigured by our biotechniques. Synthetic life colonizes our organisms and our imaginations. Artists, designers, biohackers, engineers, biologists... invent organic objects...
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