An exhibition produced by the AFAA,

Photographing the object
by Marc Guillaumot


This exhibition illustrates the different approaches of industrial creation.

First of all, the original pieces : the "Lettera Amorosa", manifest-object by Sylvain Dubuisson, inspired by Rene Char's poem. The mirrors by Nestor Perkal, "specially made not to look at one's self".

Also, small serial-made objects : the "S'il vous plait" stool by Marie-Christine Dorner, which transposes origami on metal; the "Divine" table by Kristian Gavoille, which gives a new look to the "archetypal" table through a subtle combination of shapes and materials; the "Le Compas dans l'Oeil" lamp by Andrée Putman, sober and elegant, a reminder of the beauty of the architectural object.

Following, some remarkable objets of the luxury industry : Martin Szekely's "Reine de Saba" magnificent link necklace and Olivier Gagnère's "Lipari" cups, which renew with French decorative art; 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 par excellence, also take up the challenge. The protection suit by Marc Sadler is conceived to save lives; Jean Michel Wilmotte's iron bin with its imposing materials participates to the mission of "creating a new urban life art". The "Oz" television set, one of the first objects 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. Matali Grasset's "Don O" radio, domestic object produced in collaboration with Philippe Starck "thanks to a technology that is both sensitive and conniving "
An exception is the bottle, a popular narrative objet that glorifies the orange (Orangina). This bottle was not designed; it owes its existence to the intuition of company manager Jean-Claude Beton.

Marc Guillamot translates the strength conveyed by this selection of objects with such different fates.


   

List of designers in the exhibition Photographing the Object


Matali Crasset : " Don -O" Mono Radio
Marie Christine Dorner : "S'il vous plait" bar's tool
Sylvain Dubuisson : "Lettera Amorosa" Vase
Olivier Gagnère : "Lipari " Cups

Elisabeth Garouste - Mattia Bonetti : "Deci-Delà" Perfume bottles
Kristian Gavoille : "Divine" Table
Pascal Mourgue : "Dune" Chair
Jean Claude Neyton : "T 5" Pliers with its trigger
An Orangina Bottle (not designed)
Nestor Perkal : "Ton regard" Miror
Andrée Putman : "Le Compas dans l'Oeil" Lamp
Marc Sadler : " Overboost" Suit
Philippe Starck : "Oz" TV Set
Martin Szekely : "Reine de Saba" Necklace
Jean Michel Wilmotte Dutsbin / "Urbino" collection / Street Furniture