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Ionna Vautrin / IN THE AIR ///




                                            Curves are central to your creations.   How do you find the right balance between
                                            Would you say they are your trademark?  an industrial, academic  design and your
                                            Ionna Vautrin:  It’s something that  has   own fondness for mixing genres?
                                            developed  over time.    When I  design   I. V.: I am first and foremost a Breton, and
                                            objects, I always balance lines with organic   very stubborn!  Conflict  gives life to my
                                            shapes. Sometimes I try  a  more radical   creations. When I designed a lamp for the
                                            approach and go for angular shapes… but   TGV trains in conjunction with SNCF, the
                                            it’s just not me. It’s important for me to give   issue around manufacturing and intensive
                                            things  a generous and welcoming aspect.   use created real constraints on the project.
                                            My collections all share common genes, you   The way in  which you  respond to the
                                            could even say they are like me!      challenge  without  compromising  on the
                                                                                  imaginative  and  esthetic  elements  is what
                                            Does beauty play an essential role in an   brings energy to a project.
                                            object?
                                            I. V.: I tend to adopt quite a formal approach   Is there something in particular you would
                                                                                  like to recast as an artistic object?
                                            when designing, similar to that of sculpture.
                                            I want to inject empathy into the objects I   I. V.:  Things that we usually want to keep
                                            work on, to create a story around them so   hidden: like radiators or boilers for example.
                                            that people want to spend time with them   The types of objects that haven’t yet been
                                            because they are part of our daily lives.  considered as design items.
                                            I  want to convey a sense  of reassurance.
                                            Design is also about taking care of yourself,   What have you got lined up next?
                                            and others.                           I. V.: I’ve got two collaborations lined up for
                                                                                  2020: a capsule collection with Monoprix
                                                                                  coming out in September.  And I’m also
                                                                                  working with Emmaüs on a charity project.
                                                                                  I have designed a range of statuettes made
                                                                                  from carpentry offcuts.


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                                                                   This young Franco-Spanish designer relies on her sense of touch
                                                                   to help her develop a feeling for an object. She was responsible for
                                                                   redesigning the shoe for the 21st century at Camper. Then she worked
                                                                   alongside the famous George J. Snowden in Milan for Moulinex and
                                                                   Tefal. Following that, Ionna returned to Paris to work for the Parisian
                                                                   publishers Bouroullec.

                                                                   Her precocious  talent won  her the prestigious Paris design award
                                                                   Prix de la Création, after which she set up her own design studio.
                                                                   This proved to be a masterstroke, as she was responsible for the
                                                                   Binic table lamp which has become a bestseller and a cult object to
                                                                   boot.
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