FORMÆ PRIZE 

FORMÆ launches its prize: Material at the Heart of Creation

After unveiling its new venue at the Carreau du Temple, its updated identity, and a new sector dedicated to design, the trade show Les Rendez-vous de la Matière by FORMÆ will host the launch of the FORMÆ PRIZE as part of its upcoming edition on October 9 and 10. An ambitious distinction exclusively reserved for the show’s participants.


For its inaugural edition, the FORMÆ PRIZE will reward the most innovative projects across four categories of the show: Industry, Manufacture, Design, and Craftsmanship. These trophies, conceived as exceptional objects that explore materiality, were designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and produced by Cogitech. They will be awarded by a jury of experts chaired by Jean-Michel Wilmotte himself and Sébastien Maschino, director of the show and editor-in-chief of FORMÆ.


THE JURY MEMBERS:

Sébastien Maschino

Editor-in-Chief of FORMAE Magazine and Director of Les Rendez-vous de la Matière by FORMAE

Jean-Michel Wilmotte

Architect, urban planner, and designer – Patron of the FORMÆ PRIZE

Sammy Bernoussi

Co-founder of Hall Haus (Project Manager, Industrial Designer), CEO of N Fiberz (Strategy and Design Consulting)

Tristan de Witte

Réseau Excellence EPV

Amélie du Passage

Founder of Petite Friture

Lionel Jadot

Interior Architect, Designer and Founder of Zaventem Ateliers (Brussels)

Mathias Kiss

Artist

Alain Lardet

Design and Fine Craft Expert

Pauline Leprince

Designer

Soline Rouland

Development Director, Design Studio Wilmotte&Industries

Laurent Scordino

Director of École Boulle


The winners will be selected in advance based on their applications, with the awards ceremony scheduled for October 9, 2025, during the opening night of the show. The four winners will then benefit from exclusive visibility in 2026, through a tailor-made communication campaign orchestrated by FORMÆ magazine and its platforms.


Driven by FORMÆ and rooted in future trends, Les Rendez-vous de la Matière is establishing itself as a strategic event for all those who imagine, shape, and transform material with vision and precision. A manifesto edition not to be missed.

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