The AMCA OVAL duo showcase their sustainably manufactured creations, inspired by the aesthetics of the 70s, in a play of textures and neutral and colorful hues.

Their VIBRATIONS collection is the fruit of Alexis Martial’s intuitive exploration of color, form and space. From his sensitive and abstract perception, he imagines a series of tufted cushions and wall art, as well as hand-knotted wool rugs, that explore his graphic vision.

AURORA is a contemporary interpretation of a modular system typical of the 70s, unveiled in 2023. An ode to circularity, creating a playful whole in a material that can be endlessly recycled. The system is imagined as a playground that can be transformed from the same laser-cut elements into an infinitely extendable screen, a table lamp or a coffee table with a glass top.

The oval is combined with extruded curves to create a kinetic pattern, like a kind of “paper-cut”.

This exhibition highlights the co-creation of the TANGO edition. ARCHIK has given Atelier George carte blanche to create a scenography illustrating the blown glass technique through the production of the TANGO edition and the cast glass alongside a selection of pieces from its “Cime” collection.

The TANGO edition is displayed among the laser-cut poplar moulds used to create the fluted decoration of each element of this nomadic set. It consists of a carafe and two glasses that fit together like Russian dolls to create a sculptural totem.

On the other side, an extract from the “Cime” collection by Atelier George. The pieces were created by taking impressions of plants in molten glass. Cradled by the planet’s vibrations, this line encapsulates traces of the surrounding plant world. They light up, rest or cling.

For this occasion Clémence Plumelet and Geoffrey Pascal present in the former bishopric of Toulon “The dried out case of a pool from another time that gives way to a stay where relaxation is the key word. Between memories of the Riviera of yesterday and the projection of an idealized villa, where the languor of a steamy afternoon invites you to take refuge in this sunny pool with floating furniture lined with sponge. The Mediterranean, like a spring promise of warmth and light where water is only a suggestion.

Discover this poetic space that invites you to disconnect, a refuge that fulfills the function of a lounge-bar where the world of games is evoked by the terrycloth backgammon board. Guess the references to Jacques Deray’s La Piscine, where we discovered the superbly designed Gae Aulenti garden furniture. A unique creation deploying a total approach: light, sound and smell to live an immersive design experience.

Maxence Moutte and Givaudan will intoxicate you with their “Winter Sun” fragrance created for the occasion: “The freshness of sage and rosemary from the garrigue infused in a liqueur of plum, orgeat syrup and bourbon for a cocktail with a languid warmth like a winter afternoon sun in the Mediterranean.”

The evening was in full swing thanks to L’idéal and its delicious Mediterranean buffet with products selected with heart, thanks to the Manguin Distillery and its olive-based cocktail and to Roxane our bar-made of the evening.

Each year, ARCHIK shares its vision of the city, architecture, crafts and design in its REVUE. This year’s edition, No. 3, is dedicated to the theme of “Paris Autrement”, a world away from a Paris of light, and aims to help you discover initiatives, places and actors who contribute to raising awareness and responding to current ecological issues.

On this occasion ARCHIK has decided to highlight the work of two committed designers who question traditional modes of consumption and manufacture through the use of discarded materials and a global eco-responsible approach.

In Marseille, Dimitri Felouzis, architect and designer, unveils “Grume”, his exclusive collection of furniture made from reused wood, in a natural scenography that evokes the cycle of matter.

Using wood frames and pieces sourced within a 30 km area around his workshop in Montpellier, the designer creates chairs, benches and stools that are both minimalist and contemporary. The amount of energy needed to transform the wood is optimised and the hand tool is favoured. A second life is thus given to the material, whose traces of the past are deliberately left visible to indicate its origin.

While “Souffles”, the twin exhibition hosted by the Château Borély, focuses on the work of these designers at the Cirva around the material of glass, ARCHIK has chosen to present a set of pieces with a plural vocabulary in response to this research.

In a fresh scenography, the objects imagined by Pernelle Poyet, Samy Rio, Julie Richoz, Carolien Niebling and Sara de Campos, answer each other and lead us in a joyful wandering between plastic experiments and detour of traditional craft production techniques.

Whether it’s lighting, furniture, books or tableware, each object presented testifies to the designers’ desire to build bridges between ideas, between know-how, between worlds. Design as a bridge, as a language, as an echo. Echo between tradition and modernity, between form and color, drawing and volume.