Villa Albertine x Mobilier national at Design Miami
Exhibition
© Villa Albertine
Villa Albertine
972 5th Ave, New York
New York, United States 10075
December 6, 2023 - December 10, 2023
Villa Albertine & Mobilier national present Atelier George, Atelier d’Offard, Chloé Bensahel, Gala Espel, and Dimitry Hlinka.
Miami Beach, November 28, 2023 – Villa Albertine and Mobilier national are delighted to present an exhibition platforming five rising stars of the French design scene: Atelier George, Atelier d’Offard, Chloé Bensahel, Gala Espel, and Dimitry Hlinka.
The designers are each participants in Villa Albertine’s residency program supported by the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, and present a refined aesthetic that renews the legacy of age-old French craftsmanship.
Each project is rooted in a reinvented artisanal technique, blending organic shapes and futuristic lines and curves. This exhibition was curated by Alban Roger, with an immersive installation created by Atelier d’Offard.
Villa Albertine and Mobilier National wish to thank the Design Miami vetting committee for awarding this show as the Best of Show Presentation, Special Project.
On view until Sunday, December 10 at 6pm at Booth P05 at Design Miami, Convention Center Drive & 19th Street, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Artists
© Atelier d’Offard
Atelier d’Offard envisions an immersive space as an ideal for minimalist living, using creator François-Xavier Richard’s signature materials of washi paper and the innovative and eco-friendly “carton pierre”.
© Atelier George
Atelier George presents “Solar Suspension,” composed of an opaline white glass globe and three veined glass planets, a work of interpretation inspired by the celestial world.
© Gala Espel
Gala Espel’s work is in silversmithing, part of her series “Archaeology of the Future,” an exploration of the fossil and organic world, combining craftsmanship and technology for a poetic and radical result.
© Chloé Bensahel
Chloé Bensahel invites us to experience a sensory journey through her connected tapestries, mixing textile traditions and digital performance.
© Dimitry Hlinka
Through his radiator “Amplitude,” Dimitry Hlinka reimagines an everyday object in a feat of woodworking with abstract lines.
Promoting French decorative arts and savoir-faire in the United States
In addition to their participation in Design Miami, Villa Albertine and Mobilier national offer French designers and craftspeople a wide range of support and opportunities to help strengthen their projects and presence in the US.
In so doing, the two institutions work to raise awareness of the exceptional French design and craft industries and enhance collaborations between designers, schools, galleries, and other institutions on both sides of the Atlantic.
In this spirit of Franco-American cooperation, Villa Albertine and Mobilier national, in partnership with the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, aim to encourage the emergence of a new generation of talent and professionals, while raising awareness of the essential contributions of design and craft in addressing contemporary social challenges.
In partnership with
Manufactures nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier national
Resulting from the merger between the Mobilier national and the Cité de la Céramique – Sèvres & Limoges, the National Manufactures were established on January 1, 2025, to promote the excellence of French craftsmanship and highlight the richness of both tangible and intangible heritage through more than 53 artistic crafts practiced within its manufactures and workshops.
Unique worldwide, this new public entity dedicated to decorative arts, crafts, and design combines heritage and creation to play a central role in implementing the national strategy in support of artistic crafts.
Its mission is structured around six key priorities: education and training; research; creation; support for the fragile ecosystem of artistic crafts; heritage promotion; and the international outreach of craftsmanship.
As the heir to four centuries of history, it comprises two museums (the National Museum of Ceramics in Sèvres and the Adrien Dubouché National Museum in Limoges), nine manufactures and creative workshops (including the Sèvres National Manufactory, the Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory, the Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory, the Savonnerie Carpet Manufactory, the lace workshops of Alençon and Le Puy-en-Velay, and the Research and Creation Workshop for contemporary furniture), seven restoration workshops, and a furnishing commission.
Firmly rooted in local territories, this public institution operates across eight departments: in Paris, Hauts-de-Seine (Sèvres), Hérault (Lodève), Creuse (Aubusson), Orne (Alençon), Haute-Loire (Le Puy-en-Velay), Haute-Vienne (Limoges), and Oise (Beauvais).
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