What if the story of the grape did not end at the press? Born in Provence, Planet of the Grapes transforms grape pomace — skins, seeds and stems long considered mere winemaking waste — into Savigne, a family of biomaterials designed for fashion, design and the art of living. Samantha Mureau and Patricia Nako discuss the origins of a material conceived from the outset as an integral part of the project. They also explore the collaborations that are helping it evolve alongside designers and brands, as well as a short, traceable supply chain rooted in its terroir, where provenance, craftsmanship and innovation shape a new vision of luxury.


Samantha Mureau — Founder, Planet of the Grapes
Patricia Nako — Head of Development & Partnerships, Planet of the Grapes
Moderated by Alexia Venot — Journalist, Creative Director

In response to the industrialisation of the bedding industry and the anonymity of synthetic materials, a collective of three organisations from the Massif Central region is bringing sheep’s wool back into the spotlight as a noble, high-performance material. Patrick Laurent (Laurent Laine), Sarah Cainaud (Scop Laine et compagnie) and Nadia Zaafouri (Scop Ardelaine) discuss how a local resource, long relegated to the background, is reclaiming its place within a short, demanding and deeply contemporary supply chain — ultimately reshaping our relationship with sleep.


Sarah Cainaud — Manager, Scop Laine et compagnie
Patrick Laurent — Director, Laurent Laine
Nadia Zaafouri — Associate Director, Scop Ardelaine
Moderated by Lisa Agostini — Journalist

Through a hybrid practice at the crossroads of design, industry and craftsmanship, Erwan Bouroullec explores the many dimensions of material. From its use in industrial contexts to its digital expression, he examines the behaviours and uses it generates, as well as its transformations and most raw forms. The conversation will also explore his work with materials in his Burgundy stronghold, as well as his pursuit of transparency — between research, experimentation and craftsmanship.


Erwan Bouroullec — Designer
Moderated by Lisa Agostini — Journalist

What happens when material escapes the designer’s intentions and the unexpected enters the creative process? Artist Stéven Coëffic and artistic director Camille Zonca explore imperfection not as a flaw to be corrected, but as a potential starting point. Drawing on Stéven’s current research at the Manufacture de Sèvres, they will examine the role of accident, resistance and imperfection in his practice. The discussion will extend to the notion of “functional distraction”, a recurring thread in his work, where imperfection shifts function and opens up new possibilities for use.


Stéven Coëffic — Artist
Camille Zonca — Artistic Director
Moderated by Alexia Venot — Journalist and Creative Director

How are craft professions rooted in their territories, and how are they reinvented from one generation to the next? Centred on a passion for making, this conversation explores the challenges of transmission, training and the structuring of craft industries, through the journeys of those keeping these skills alive. From the establishment of Ateliers Jouffre in Lyon to the initiatives of the Réseau Excellence EPV and France’s Ministry of Education, a reflection on territories as drivers of creation, transmission and the future of craftsmanship.


Charles Jouffre — Upholsterer, Director, Ateliers Jouffre
Tristan de Witte — President, Réseau Excellence EPV
Brigitte Flamand — Inspector General for Design, Craft Professions and Fashion, French Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Moderated by Lisa Agostini — Journalist

How can a place steeped in history be brought back to life without compromising its soul? The team at Pierre-Yves Rochon explores its approach to materiality in luxury restoration projects, where every texture, patina and detail contributes to preserving the memory of a place. The talk will also offer an opportunity to discover the FORMÆ x Pierre-Yves Rochon special issue, dedicated to the studio’s exacting and timeless body of work.


Benoît Gelez — Managing Director, Pierre-Yves Rochon
Claire Mabon — Deputy Artistic Director, Pierre-Yves Rochon
Moderated by Lisa Agostini — Journalist

Botanical colourist and founder of Pérégreen, Virginie Lagerbe explores dye plants to reveal palettes inspired by local territories. At Rendez-vous de la matière, she shares this approach through a workshop supported by Campus Mana. From Hôtel Le Cardinal in Paris to two sustainable social housing projects in Yonne, she demonstrates how colour can tell the story of a place and its history. Each palette becomes a design tool, at the intersection of materials, uses and atmospheres. Over the course of an hour, she will unveil her research, material choices and the construction of these chromatic identities. An immersion into a methodology where the living world becomes a material for thinking about architecture and design.


Virginie Lagerbe — Botanical Colourist, Pérégreen

How is linen, an ancestral material, shaping contemporary creation? The Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp discusses its commitment to supporting emerging creative talent, notably through its partnership with the Hyères Festival. Alongside the Alliance, Valentin Bayoud, winner of the 2026 Grand Prix Design Parade Van Cleef & Arpels for interior architecture with Aqua Primitiva, reflects on his experience at the festival. A conversation that opens up broader questions around the transmission of flax know-how.


Valentin Bayoud — Designer, Winner, 2026 Grand Prix Design Parade Van Cleef & Arpels
Bruno Pech — Director of Innovation, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
Moderated by Lisa Agostini — Journalist

From the Antwerp Six to Zaventem Ateliers, the collective has long been embedded in Belgian creative culture as a genuine way of working. Giorgia Morero and Lionel Jadot explore this distinctive model, in which designers and craftspeople come together to create, produce and gain visibility within a landscape shaped by the decline of local industry. From Zaventem Ateliers to initiatives developed internationally, the discussion will examine how community can become at once a space for creation, a means of production and a field for action. A look at the Belgian design scene today, and at the connections it can forge with French craftsmanship and industry.


Lionel Jadot — Interior Architect, Designer and Founder, Zaventem Ateliers
Leslie Lombard & Giorgia Morero — Project Managers, Wallonie-Bruxelles Design Mode
Moderated by Alexia Venot — Journalist and Creative Director

How can sound become a material for creation in its own right? Marcelo Joulia and Mateo Garcia bring their perspectives together to explore the links between design, space and sonic experience. A conversation on the ways in which sound transforms our perception of objects and places.


Marcelo Joulia — Architect, Entrepreneur
Mateo Garcia — Designer, Mateo Garcia Audio
Moderated by Lisa Agostini — Journalist

On the occasion of the publication of her book Nouveaux Designers (Modern Days), Asma Salomon opens a dialogue around a new generation of designers reshaping the contours of the contemporary scene. New practices, new materials, new imaginaries: a conversation to discover those transforming design today and questioning, each in their own way, how we create.


Sammy Bernoussi — Designer, Co-founder, Hall House
Philippe Gaud & Emma Lohner — Designers, Co-founders, Baguette Studio
Roxane Lahidji — Designer
Asma Salomon — Interior Architect, Designer and Author

At the crossroads of design, architecture and making, Atelier CRAFT champions a practice in which designing and making are inseparable. Through its projects, the studio explores material, gesture, assembly and reuse as creative tools. A conversation exploring how workshop-based practice can renew the ways we conceive and make.


Roman Szymczak — Architect, Partner, Co-founder of Atelier Craft, Lecturer
Minh Ta — Designer, Partner, Co-founder of Atelier Craft, Lecturer
Moderated by Alexia Venot — Journalist and Creative Director