Paris: Maison et Objet –
Paris des Chefs Part # 2. In the context of Maison et Objet, Paris des Chefs's mission was to showcase emerging connections between the art of
cooking and the various fields of design. Since the first edition the finest
artists of French and international gastronomy, as well as, the most promising
new talents, have come to open dialogue with architects, designers, stylists,
plastic artists, and photographers... fostering ever-stronger cross-currents of
inspiration between these disciplines. Now in its the
fourth season, Paris des Chefs welcomes the sponsorship of multi-starred chef Alain Ducasse "the
harmony of a restaurant's location, space, décor, table setting, food, and wine
must give guests a feeling of shared happiness. It is precisely this alliance
between cuisine and design, which makes Paris des
Chefs a work of originality. The much-appreciated chef/creator duos are
tributes to the skills developed by each of us." Ducasse said.
Photograph courtesy Maison et Objet/Paris des Chefs
Paris des Chefs. Pastry chef Franco Aliberti above was coupled with winemaker Riccardo
Cotarella. The twenty seven year old, is the pastry chef at the Ristorante Vite
in San Patrignano, his specialty is classic caramelized puff pastry
with vanilla cream and raspberries. He
always looks for “Excellent raw materials, preferably little-known ingredients
to intrigue the customer; the processing method, has to be able to respect the ingredients without
compromising the taste, and the technique has to exalts it.” And, he prefers to work
with “Spices, herbs, chocolate, vegetables, fruits: anything edible!” he
concludes.
Photograph by Franck Verdier
courtesy Maison et Objet/Paris des Chefs
Paris des Chefs. Chef David Toutain of the restaurant Agape Substance in Paris was coupled with comedian and actor Francois-Xavier
Demaison. In his restaurant, David Toutain delights palates in person at a
communal table where diners are astonished by the high level of his
performance. He practices the tricky art
of simplicity: an artist’s cuisine influenced by plants and playfulness,
enchanted feasts sprinkled with herbs.
Re-photographed from the magazine
Maison et Objet Oxygene
Paris des Chefs. Chef David Toutain’s Scallops with Romanesco
Cauliflower Curry.
Paris: Maison et Objet – Kelly
Hoppen. World-renowned designer Kelly Hoppen, MBE is the visionary behind her design
studio. Perfecting her craft since the
tender age of seventeen, Kelly has created not only a distinctive style but an
aesthetic that is synonymous with elegance, luxury and timeless classics. The
Kelly Hoppen Interiors studio is at the forefront of design, working not only
in residential and commercial buildings but transferring the Kelly Hoppen
design principles to aircraft and yacht interiors, holiday resorts as well as an
ever-expanding collections of products for the home, fashion and technology.
Kelly Hoppen. The Wire Chair and Organic Log Table. “I love to go to markets and the Wire chair
was inspired by a find. I love the ruff
and raw of the velvet and the metal and I also love to mix textures.” Kelly
explains.
Seen at Maison et Objet, Missoni Home's Gianpiero Jelmini and his sister, Rosita Missoni.
Seen at Maison et Objet, architect and designer Daniela Puppa.
Maison et
Objet – Rina Menardi. Rina Menardi was
inspired for these baked clay pieces by the old pots that used to be put on old-fashioned
wood burning stoves in Italian kitchens. The bulging rim would sit above the
stove whilst the thinner base would be in direct contact with the fire.
Color is always an important factor in Menardi’s collection, this season she
was inspired by nature and the colors of the soul and emotions. She states, “…the emotions orient me...Silence is the
depth of the soul…Not knowing is to be pure...because the essential is already
within us,...the rest becomes ballast…that restricts you to travel…Courage is
to let your own soul free…because it will find home…The story is imprinted in
the clay.”
Rina Menardi and her husband Walter Milanese.
Rina Menardi. The new big Bettula
plate, has a crackled effect and is finished in cement.
Talent scout Rossana Orlandi and her P.A. Marco Tabasso.
Arjumand designer Idarica Gazzoni.
Art dealer and interior decorator Sigrid de Montrond.
Maison et
Objet – Arjumand. Arjumand’s designer Idarica Gazzoni's new thick linen furnishing
fabric called Louloudo was inspired by embroidery from the Ottoman, the Balkan
and the Greek empires. “It is very interesting "running after" decorative elements as
they are the expression of current thinking and of information between peoples,
which you find continually, even if in a different form.” She clarifies.
Maison et
Objet – Le Deun Luminaires. Jean Luc Le
Deun, director of Le Deun Luminaires is an ex-photographer and now creator of lights;
he is photographed with the Micro light, which originated, not as a prototype
for a light but as a decorative element for his studio. Since 1997 Le Deun
Luminaires specializes in electronic lighting design with low energy consumption.
Light-emitting diodes are the main light source for all their products and
installations. “All our models are
designed and manufactured by a professional team in our head office in central
Paris. We work for architects, designers, famous manufacturers and brands and
also many other bespoke projects.” Le Deun explains.
Maison et
Objet – Gaia and Gino. Award winning Gaia and Gino was founded by
Gaye Cevikel in 2004, and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Gaye is the
creative person who combines her strategic mind with the talents of the
designer, to bring out the outstanding collections. Having distinguished itself
with quirky, inventive and story telling products, the company earned a
reputation as one of the international design scene’s most promising young
brands.
Maison et
Objet – Gaia and Gino. Award winning Gaia and Gino was founded by
Gaye Cevikel, below, in 2004, and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Gaye is the
creative person who combines her strategic mind with the talents of the
designer, to bring out the outstanding collections. Having distinguished itself
with quirky, inventive and story telling products, the company earned a
reputation as one of the international design scene’s most promising young
brands.
Above: The Glasscape was designed by the New York
based firm Aruliden. The hand-blown
goldfish bowl has two free form mountains popping up in the middle.
photograph courtesy Gaia and Gino
Gaia and
Gino - In Memory of Gino. The company is
named after the founder Gaye Cevikel’s nickname and her late dog Gino. The Gaia and Gino’s commitment to excellent
design, to integrating fresh concepts into everyday life and to creating
eye-catching objects within a traditional context, has resulted in successful
partnerships with some of the world’s foremost design influential. “We strive to differentiate our products by
exploring our Turkish heritage in a subtle way and then converting cultural
concepts into unique and innovative objects.” Explains Gaye Cevikel of her distinctive
philosophy.
Gaia and
Gino. Harry Allen’s tribute to the late
Gino with these Gino doggie handmade optical glass figurine. “For my first collection for Gaia and Gino,
Gaye asked me to work on some dog products, and as part of that exploration I
developed a little dog figure as a representation of Gino. The block figure will eventually be
translated across many platforms, but here it takes the form of a cluster of
crystal blocks. A three dimensional,
transparent, digitized, Gino – woof.” He explained.
Maison et Objet – Zeus. Zeus
was founded in 1984 by a group of friends who enjoyed and wanted to share their
experiences in the fields of design, fashion and art. Their aim was to merge
and deliberately "contaminate" their ideas under the name of Zeus, a
rather strong and arrogant brand name. This very instinctive initial idea gave
rise to a boutique selling its own fabrics and fashion collections, an art
gallery presenting Italian and foreign artists, and a minimalistic avant-garde
design collection. Today Zeus is a design furniture collection, the
main designers are Maurizio Peregalli, Doriana and Massimiliano
Fuksas, Franco Raggi, Marie-Christine Dorner and Ron Arad.
Above: Maurizio Peregalli one of the founders of Zeus and it’s
chief designer.
Zeus. The iWall bookcase is designed
by Maurizio Peregalli. The modular wall shelf’s frame is in
bent steel; it has a phosphatized black finish with bees wax. The
shelves are fitted into the panel straight with one or two folds they are made
of laser cut steel plate and are epoxy painted in an aluminum color.