Meet the 2026 Oui Design Laureates
Chantilly chair by Atelier Monier for Edgar Jayet © Pierre-Damien Doucet
Meet the five visionary French craftspeople selected for the 2026 Oui Design! Immersion program in New York.
With the support of Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, a major sponsor of Oui Design!, and the Manufactures Nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier National, the Oui Design! Immersion Grants — a program of Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation — support emerging and established French craftspeople seeking to expand their professional profiles in the American craft and design market.
In late January 2026, a jury representing leading institutions and professionals from the world of craft and design convened to select the 2026 grantees. The jury included:
- Edgar Jayet, Interior Architect and Mentor of Oui Design! 2026
- Isabelle Dubern, Co-founder of The Invisible Collection
- Manon Leriche, representing program partner Manufactures Nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier National
- Laura Gonzalez, Interior Architect
- Katharine Suarez, Director of Communications, Exhibitions, and Artist Relations at Todd Merrill Studio
The program offers a 10-day immersive experience in New York during the NYCxDESIGN Festival and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in May 2026. The experience culminates in a presentation at Villa Albertine from May 14 to May 19, where participants will showcase their creativity, expertise, and work alongside Craft and Design residents.
Learn more about the laureates recipients below!
The 2026 Oui Design! Laureates
In partnership with
Albertine Foundation
Previously known as FACE Foundation, Albertine Foundation is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French-American relations through innovative cultural and educational projects. In close partnership with Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education of the French Embassy in the United States, Albertine Foundation promotes artistic, literary, and educational exchange and collaboration between creative professionals from both countries thanks to corporate, foundation, and individual support.
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Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
As a family foundation and a public-interest foundation at the same time, the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller has chosen to “take talents to the top” to contribute to France’s success and influence.
To this end, the Foundation seeks, selects, supports and promotes women and men who are rethinking our future in three fields that make a tangible difference to the common good: life sciences, the arts and an inclusive society.
With a philanthropic mindset, the foundation takes action through prizes, donations, personalized support, effective communication and co-created initiatives.
Since the foundation was founded in 1987, it has awarded prizes to 676 laureates and supported more than 1,400 projects led by talented individuals, teams, associations and organizations.
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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).