STORIES OF OBJECTS
Encounter with Ten French Designers
A 52-minute documentary
Author : Françoise Darmon
Director : Jean Dominique Ferrucci
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the conception of ten objects and the designers behind them. This film illustrates different approaches to industrial creation. Among them, the original pieces, such as the manifest-object by Sylvain Dubuisson, the mirrors by Nestor Perkal, "specially made not to look at one's self". Also presented, small serial-made objects : the "Divine" table by Kristian Gavoille, which gives a new look to the "archetypal" table through a subtle combination of shapes and materials. Follow some remarkable objets from the luxury industry. Emerging from the imaginary world of Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, the "Deci-Delà" perfume bottles, covered with a pebble and wrapped by a stole. Objects belonging to the industrial production series are also featured. Pascal Mourgue's "Dune" chair, dressed up with anti-rust fabric "la batyline". Jean Claude Neyton's pliers, with its adapted trigger, industrial object, meets the challenge. The protection suit by Marc Sadler, made to save lives; Martin Szekely's bench and urban furniture. The television set, first object conceived by Philippe Starck during his collaboration with a large electronic industrial group in 1995. Its timeless refinement gives a unique personality to the standardised object. One exception : the bottle, a popular narrative objet that glorifies the orange (Orangina). This bottle was not designed but it owes its existence to the intuition of company manager Jean-Claude Beton. Stories of Objects is part of Françoise Darmon's approach in Sense in Utility. Its objective is to make the public aware of the importance of the objects in our environment as well as their social and cultural consequences. 52 minute, color, under titled : French and English Video Editions : Centre G. Pompidou DVD Rom / Edition : TF1 video, french version |
 "Zéo TV" TV set design :Philippe Stark Thomson group DVDROM Histoires d'Objets, TF1 vidéo |
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Philippe Starck : The Television set |
 "Massaï" chair design : Kristian Gavoille editor : Neotu gallery DVD ROM Histoires d'Objets, édition TF1 vidéo  "Beaucoup
de bruit pour rien" lampdesign :Sylvain Dubuisson editor : Ecart International DVD ROM Histoires d'Objets, édition TF1 vidéo |
| Co-producers : Centre G. Pompidou, Films d'Ici, Creative Agent Consultants, TV Channel Paris Première Partners : Délégation aux Arts PLastiques - Ministry of Culture and communication Ministry of foreign Affairs National Center of Cinematography Broadcasters : Paris Première, La Cinquième Stories of Objects was presented at the Centre G. Pompidou. The exhibition is currently at French cultural centers in North America and Asia, travelling with the exhibition Photographing the Object by Marc Guillaumot, Peter Greenaway's photographer. Stories of Objects has been selected by the Festival of Cinema d'Art in Montréal, Canada. A video edition in French and in English is available (produced by the Centre G. Pompidou). Further to its success with the public, the Centre G. Pompidou and Paris Première, together with their partners, are considering the co-production of several further episodes of the TV series about objects in our environment. |
