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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.