Weaving, knotting, assembling: the exhibition explores the net as a gesture, a material, and a language, revealing the full formal, cultural, and sensory richness of this ancestral craft.

The exhibition design is by Superpoly, a project born from the collaboration between artist Antoine Grulier and Thomas Defour. The duo has set up a makeshift camp, that of a fisherman who has cast his nets to weave himself a Mediterranean refuge.

This is an opportunity to showcase the Bendor armchair and the Petit Ribaud the children’s version of the Grand Ribaud chair released in 2020 both created by designer Thomas Defour.
A school of sardines has washed up in the mesh: cushions painted by Antoine Grulier. The Gapeau lamp, designed by the duo and produced by 13 Desserts, is presented in a special edition for the occasion.

The exhibition also features Clément Rougelot’s Bigger Splash mirror and Axel Chay’s Amphore vases.

ARCHIK presents “Les Pierres Sauvages”, an exhibition by designer Thibault Huguet showcasing the results of his research conducted in collaboration with marble-working students at the UNICEM campus. Stone is the main focus of this exhibition, as in the eponymous novel by Fernand Pouillon, architect of the reconstruction of Marseille’s Old Port.

Stone lace, openwork blocks, micro-architecture: the artifacts presented in this exhibition show how a designer collaborates with craftsmen to rediscover a material. By questioning the tools, gestures, and practices of these young marble workers, designer Thibault Huguet imagines new applications for the main character of this exhibition, Villebois stone, which is also wild in many ways.

By hosting this project, ARCHIK continues its commitment to supporting young creators and promoting crossovers between architecture, design, and craftsmanship.

For this exhibition, Thibault Huguet chose to work with Villebois stone, a limestone marked by veins and clay faults, which is both demanding and rich in nuances. The result of research conducted with the UNICEM campus in Montalieu-Vercieu, this material reveals, through cutting and polishing, cloud-like patterns and unexpected visual depth, transforming a modest resource into a true surface for expression.