This interview conducted on May 24, 2022 at the University of Nîmes with Ezio Manzini with Projektlab seeks to report on a long career in the field of design and social innovation as well as these latest reflections (from the books: Livable Proximity (English translation, 2022) and Politics of the Everyday (English translation, 2019). - 2022/06

Born in 1998 out of the desire of a few professors at the Saint-Étienne School of Fine Arts, supported and carried by its then director Jacques Bonnaval, the Saint-Étienne International Design Biennial has now become an event that is, if not unavoidable, at least major in the field, as well as in a singular local and regional landscape. The research project "A history of the biennial, incisions and bifurcations" proposes to look back over thirty years of design and design exhibitions in Saint-Étienne. A cycle of interviews is part of it. - 2022/04

Born in 1998 out of the desire of a few professors at the Saint-Étienne School of Fine Arts, supported and carried by its then director Jacques Bonnaval, the Saint-Étienne International Design Biennial has now become an event that is, if not unavoidable, at least major in the field, as well as in a singular local and regional landscape. The research project "A history of the biennial, incisions and bifurcations" proposes to look back over thirty years of design and design exhibitions in Saint-Étienne. A cycle of interviews is part of it. - 2022/04

The Totem group was composed of Jacques Bonnot, Frédérick du Chayla, Vincent Lemarchands and Claire Olives. Born in Lyon in 1980, claiming strong affinities with innovative and iconoclastic Italian design - in particular the Menphis group and Alchimia - it contributes, in the eighties, to this re-reading of French design. His designs are deliberately impertinent, offbeat and colorful, with an energy in creation that is reminiscent of the rock bands of the time, such as Téléphone, Starshooter and Marie et les garçons. The departure in 1986 of Claire Olives followed by Vincent Lemarchands marks the end of the adventure. - 2022/04

Following a cycle of meetings with researchers from the fields of design, arts and media, this dossier brings together podcasts and reports from the eight sessions that took place at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in 2021-2022. - 2022/04

Née en 1998 de la volonté de quelques professeurs de l'école supérieure des Beaux-arts de Saint-Étienne, soutenue et portée par son directeur d'alors Jacques Bonnaval, la biennale internationale du design de Saint-Étienne est devenue aujourd'hui un événement sinon incontournable du moins majeur dans le domaine, comme dans un paysage local et régional singulier. Le projet de recherche « Une histoire de la biennale, incises et bifurcations », se propose de revenir sur plus de trente ans de design et d'exposition du design à Saint-Étienne. Un cycle d'interviews en participe. - 2021/12

Née en 1998 de la volonté de quelques professeurs de l'école supérieure des Beaux-arts de Saint-Étienne, soutenue et portée par son directeur d'alors Jacques Bonnaval, la biennale internationale du design de Saint-Étienne est devenue aujourd'hui un événement sinon incontournable du moins majeur dans le domaine, comme dans un paysage local et régional singulier. Le projet de recherche « Une histoire de la biennale, incises et bifurcations », se propose de revenir sur plus de trente ans de design et d'exposition du design à Saint-Étienne. Un cycle d\'interviews en participe. - 2021/12

Née en 1998 de la volonté de quelques professeurs de l'école supérieure des Beaux-arts de Saint-Étienne, soutenue et portée par son directeur d'alors Jacques Bonnaval, la biennale internationale du design de Saint-Étienne est devenue aujourd'hui un événement sinon incontournable du moins majeur dans le domaine, comme dans un paysage local et régional singulier. Le projet de recherche « Une histoire de la biennale, incises et bifurcations », se propose de revenir sur plus de trente ans de design et d'exposition du design à Saint-Étienne. Un cycle d\'interviews en participe. - 2021/12

A study day devoted to the Workshop in art and design. In its limited duration, ephemeral and even performative dimension, the Workshop implies questioning its remains, its traces, its testimonies. - 2021/12

Study day dedicated to Workshop(s) in art and design. The workshop is first and foremost a practical situation that affects both educational and professional contexts. The aim of this first study day was to define the notion of workshop based on practical situations. - 2021/12

Récemment installé à Semur-en-Auxois, en Bourgogne, Jules Levasseur développe une approche territoriale du design fondée sur un réseau d'acteurs locaux. Deux pièces viennent cette année d'entrer dans les collections du Centre Pompidou. Cet entretien fait écho au dossier thématique n°3 « Les arts de faire », relatif à l'acte I « Les modes d'existence de l'atelier en art(s) et en design» et l'acte II « Design du peu, pratiques ordinaires ». L'entretien qui va suivre relève d'une discussion avec Jules Levasseur, designer, qui s'est tenue le 6 mai 2021, par visioconférence. - 2021/09

Born in 1998 out of the desire of a few professors at the Saint Etienne School of Fine Arts, supported and promoted by its then director Jacques Bonnaval, the Saint Etienne International Design Biennial has now become an event that is, if not unmissable, at least major in the field, as well as in a singular local and regional landscape. The research project "A history of the biennial, incises and bifurcations", aims to look back over thirty years of design and design exhibitions in Saint-Étienne. A series of interviews is part of it. - 2021/07

Born in 1998 out of the desire of a few professors at the Saint Etienne School of Fine Arts, supported and promoted by its then director Jacques Bonnaval, the Saint Etienne International Design Biennial has now become an event that is, if not unmissable, at least major in the field, as well as in a singular local and regional landscape. The research project "A history of the biennial, incises and bifurcations", aims to look back over thirty years of design and design exhibitions in Saint-Étienne. A series of interviews is part of it. - 2021/07

Following the cycle of meetings with researchers from the field of Design, Arts or Media, this file brings together the 8 conference sessions delivered at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2020-2021). - 2021/06

This interview was conducted on February 6, 2021 following many informal exchanges on themes and issues that have evolved throughout the career and constitute the thoughts of Paolo Deganello, architect, designer, teacher and co-founder of Archizoom. - 2021/04

This interview was conducted on February 5, 2021 following numerous exchanges on the culture of the project and the history of radical design. Franco Raggi is co-founder of Global Tools. - 2021/04

The interview was conducted on November 23, 2020. Andrea Trimarchi & Simone Farresin constitute the Formafantasma Design Studio. This discussion follows on from the Cambio exhibition which opened on March 3 at the Serpentine Galerie in London. - 2020/12

The interview which was carried out on November 25, 2020. Keren Detton is currently director of the Frac Grand Large - Hauts-de-France, whose collection consists of contemporary works of art and design pieces. Echoing the thematic dossier devoted to the design exhibition - the very first of the magazine Design, Arts, Médias - she agreed to answer our questions. - 2020/12

Saint-Étienne Design Biennial, Marie Gresset, Mathilde Romand, Christophe Bardin, - 2020/12

The interview was carried out on October 28, 2020. Marie-Ange Brayer, curator, head of the design and industrial prospective service, Center Pompidou, Mnam / Cci (national museum of modern art / industrial creation center) agreed to respond to our questions around the question of the evolution of design and how to exhibit design. - 2020/12

This interview was conducted on September 4, 2020. We indeed know the co-founder of the Vitra Design Museum, in Weil am Rhein (Germany), the passionate collector of design, contemporary art and crafts, but that do we know the route of a man who has lived 1000 lives? - 2020/12