The Golden Gate Palace exhibits furniture from the National Art Fund, created by contemporary artists as part of the exhibition "Design in stock". Furniture intended to decorate, subsequently, the Palaces of the Republic. Interview with the exhibition curator Christine COLIN then the designer Matali CRASSET, proposing in its space "Derision derisoire" poufs and furniture for offices.
Designate him Pierre PAULIN explains to Pierre DUMAYET what he thinks of the architecture of Japanese houses and then evokes the way he designed his house with the influences of nomadism of the Middle East.
In Paris, discovery of the workshop to designate Matali CRASSET, representative of the new wave of French design. After a stint in the world of industry and at Philippe Starck, she created her brand and imposed an ultra contemporary style. She entrusted the production of her pieces to artisans: glass-blowers, saddlers and upholsterers. She considers them the best in France, because they know how to adapt ancestral know-how to modernity. They embody the essence of crafts: the pursuit of excellence!
Designate and architect Philippe STARCK gives his opinion on the urban furniture as he made it for the Parc de la Villette. It announces the disappearance of cities and the isolation of people in their homes without having to travel to work.
Sitting on a large armchair designed by Pierre PAULIN, André BERCOFF talks with Pierre PAULIN, designer of modern furniture about what he means by design: an attempt to be better, an attempt to fight against the industry a little sterilizing, against trade that do not make efforts, an attempt to predict the future
Invited in Frédéric MITTERRAND’s show, "Du côté de ches Fred", Jacques GRANGE, decorator, defines what a beautiful house is for him, is defied by its pretty light, its good proportions, the love that its occupants carry him. Jacques Grange, who lives in Colette’s old apartment at the Royal Palace, evokes "The blue lantern" and the noises of the apartment. He said he tried to be respectful of Colette’s memory at the same time that he was setting up his house.
On the occasion of an interview of Frédéric MITTERRAND with the architect and designer Charlotte PERRIAND, discovery of the workshop space of Charlotte PERRIAND including a workspace with integrated furniture and a space of recreation and relaxation.
Pierre PAULIN describes the way in which he designed and furnished two rooms of the Palais de l'Elysée at the request of Claude and Georges POMPIDOU: the living room and the smoking room, the lighting with dimmer.
The owners of an Art Nouveau Guimard style house have called on decorator and interior architect Jacques GRANGE to renovate and decorate their house. Visit of the house and explanations of Jacques GRANGE.
Meeting with the designer Philippe STARCK during a working session in his office. He now has 25 years of design experience representing 10,000 projects.
The design firm of Elisabeth GAROUSTE and Mattia BONETTI works with Limousin craftsmen specialized in ceramics and with the tapestries of Aubusson to order furniture for the particular hotel of a Chinese client.
Discover the style of the decorator and designate Andrée PUTMAN known for his elegant and refined furniture on the occasion of an exhibition dedicated to him in Châlon sur Saône. Interview with Andrée PUTMAN on how she designs her furniture and with what material.
Aline PAILLER talks to Andrée PUTMAN, famous for her large hotel layouts about how she creates interiors and objects and how she conceives her craft. The latter freed herself from "good taste" and denied being a "guru". The interview is enamelled with photographs of these decorations and furnishings of hotels and apartments.