French designers to showcase expertise and talent at 100% Design 2010
For the third year in a row, the French Trade Commission in the UK will showcase 15 designers at the 100% Design London trade show, which will be held from 23 to 26 September 2010. The French Pavilion is organised jointly with VIA, the French Association for the Valorisation of Innovation in Home Furnishing.
- (1888PressRelease) September 10, 2010 - Gérard Laizé, curator of 100% France, the French pavilion at the trade show, has placed the focus firmly on bringing innovation and quality to the British market, thus showcasing the vibrancy of the French design industry in the process.
France has always been renowned for its creativity, style and quality manufacturing, and the French Pavilion will provide visitors with an opportunity to meet French companies representing a broad selection of players from the design sector. The French Pavilion will offer a unique environment in which architects and designers can discover original products and find new business partners.
The French Trade Commission in London, in partnership with VIA, is organising the French Trade Pavilion at the 100% Design London trade show. Companies on the collective stand are listed below; a catalogue with full details on each of the exhibitors is available upon request
Atelier Polyhedre produces earthenware inspired by Chantilly
Atelier Polyhedre is a ceramics studio that creates unique and limited-edition pieces for the dinner table. The company's earthenware products are all handmade, so that each piece is unique.
For further information, please go to: www.polyhedre.com
Drugeot Labo's contemporary furniture combines creation with tradition
Drugeot Labo is a renowned manufacturer of premium-quality contemporary furniture. The company's workshop is based in the Loire Valley. The material used by the company comes exclusively from sustainably managed forests within France.
For further information, please go to : www.drugeotlabo.com
Dalcans Design innovates in audiovisual design
Dalcans Design's expertise combines a range of complementary services, such as audiovisual design, customised audiovisual equipment and furniture, together with innovative interactive flooring.
For further information, please go to: www.dalcans.com
Elise Fouin expresses her creativity through diversity
Elise Fouin is a young designer whose novel approach is the opposite of the traditional way of doing things in design: first, she thinks about materials, and then she starts thinking of the object she might create with those materials. Elise has designed a wide range of products such as seats, lamps and ceiling lights.
For further information, please go to: www.elisefouin.com
Espace Loggia pumps up the volume of your interior
Espace Loggia was founded in the 1970s by Brigitte Bardot's sister. The concept behind the brand is surprisingly simple: how to make the most of the volume of a room, rather than being bound by the dimensions of the floor space? Espace Loggia subsequently invented the revolutionary ceiling bed.
For further information, please go to: www.espace-loggia.com
Fermob's furniture brightens up terraces and gardens
Fermob designs outdoor metal furniture that brightens up terraces and gardens. The company works with famous and up-and-coming designers, including Pascal Mourgue, Frédéric Sofia, Patrick Jouin and Andrée Putman. Fermob's furniture is high quality and stylish, but also comfortable and affordable.
For further information, please go to: www.fermob.com
Kostka develops contemporary lighting and accessories
Kostka manufactures high-end decorative lighting and accessories. The company is now developing contemporary ranges in partnership with designers such as Hilton, McConnico, Kossi Aguessy, Hervé Langlais and Kristian Gavoille.
For further information, please go to: www.kostka.fr
La Boissellerie leads in North American grey-elm furniture, and more
La Boissellerie is the leading European manufacturer for furniture made out of North American grey elm - a type of wood that has become very rare. The company's creations are based on a meticulous choice of timbers - elm, but also oak - and a quest for the highest standards.
For further information, please go to: www.laboissellerie.fr
Leblon-Delienne's emotional design revives childhood's magic moments
Leblon-Delienne was established in 1987 in Normandy. The company has been a pioneer in furniture lines inspired by the style and themes found in French and Belgian strip cartoons, as illustrated by the Ligne Claire.
For further information, please go to: www.leblon-delienne.com
WIP Mobilier-Miiing innovates in contemporary urban furniture
WIP Mobilier-Miiing is a newly set-up manufacturer of interior contemporary furniture. The first collections are the result of a close collaboration with designer Laurent Minguet. Miiing is the brand of the outdoor/indoor furniture line, also designed by Laurent Minguet.
For further information, please go to: www.miiing.fr; www.wip-mobilier.fr; and www.minguet-design.com
L'Orfèvrerie d'Anjou offers dinner services in high-filigree pewter
Founded in 1710, L'Orfèvrerie d'Anjou continues a tradition of prestige and elegance in the making of high-filigree pewter objects. The company is an internationally acclaimed specialist in polished pewter for the luxury-goods industry.
For further information, please go to: www.lorfevreriedanjou.com
Ozone turns geometric expression into authentic luxury in lighting
Ozone specializes in designing and making high-end lighting, from limited editions to bespoke pieces, and offers consultancy services in its field. "Our style is the geometric expression of a discreet and authentic luxury," says the company.
For further information, please go to: www.ozonelight.com
Quantum Glass aims to revolutionize the way we live with glass and light
Quantum Glass is the division of French group Saint-Gobain specialising in innovative glass solutions. "Our mission is to facilitate the creation of cutting-edge architectural projects and products that fuel emotion, while pushing back the boundaries of modern living," says the company.
For further information, please go to: www.quantumglass.com
Sieges Perrouin - over 100 years of making tables and chairs
Sieges Perrouin is a family-run business based in Brittany, which has been making chairs and related furniture since 1875. The company works with well-known designers to offer innovative and quality lines for hotel and restaurants.
For further information, please go to: www.perrouin.com
S&G Le Penher-Design Lab is about creativity across boundaries
S&G Le Penher-Design Lab creates designs based on wood and glass, which reflect the company's values of purity and contrast. The company's DesignLab experiments with both traditional and modern techniques, which are applied to sculpture, furniture and decorative items.
For further information, please go to: www.atelier-lepenher.com
About VIA
Valorisation of Innovation in Home Furnishing (VIA) is a non-profit association that was set up in 1979 by the CODIFA (French Furniture Industries' Development Committee) with the support of France's Ministry for Industry. VIA's role is to promote contemporary creation in furnishing (furniture, lighting, tableware, rugs, interior textiles, etc.), both inside and outside France.
For further information, please go to: www.via.fr
About the French Trade Commission
The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in London assists trade development between France and the UK. The Trade Commission offers a wide range of services to French companies, so as to assist them in their business activities within the UK. As such, the Trade Commission organises B2B events in the form of conferences and networking opportunities, mainly in London.
The Trade Commission is organising the French pavilion (100% France) at the trade fair. It will occupy stands E70 and E71 at the 100% Design London trade show, which will be held at Earls Court in London (UK), from 23 to 26 September 2010.
Members of the press are invited to meet the designers and Gerard Laizé, curator of the French Pavilion, on 23 September from 6.00pm onwards for a cocktail/reception on the stand.
Journalists wishing to attend should contact Ms Mary-Ann Williams, Press Officer, or Ms Agathe Barbier, Trade Adviser (Consumer Goods Department) at the Trade Commission.
Ms Barbier can be reached on telephone number 0207 024 3671, and by email, on agathe.barbier ( @ ) ubifrance dot fr
For further information, please go to: www.ubifrance.fr and http://www.ubifrance.com/uk/
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Ms Mary-Ann WILLIAMS - Press Officer
UBIFRANCE Press Office in London
Tel: +44 (0) 207 024 3640
mary-ann.williams ( @ ) ubifrance dot fr
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