Unveiling the Finalists of the Design Parade Hyères Toulon
Created in 2006, with Andrée Putman as a godmother, the Design Parade Hyères festival aims to spread contemporary creation with both the public and professionals working in design. One of the remarkable features of this competition is that it showcases the work of ten young designers every year, offering them unique visibility and support. The festival is also a moment of sharing, encounters and discoveries. As for the Design Parade Toulon, launched in 2016 with Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec as godfathers, the competition follows the steps of its elderly brother. Devoted to interior design, it is the first competition and festival of its kind in France. In 2019, the Centre Pompidou signed a pluriannual agreement with the Toulon Provence Méditerranée metropolitan area to present the national design collections in Toulon and will be joined in 2023 by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Centre National des Arts Plastiques and the Mobilier National. Henceforth, each summer, the Villa Noailles organises the Design Parade in two events: the first in Toulon for interior design, and the second in Hyères for design.
The festival is also an opportunity to explore the heritage of these two neighbouring towns, each embodying the architectural and decorative legacy of the Metropole and the Var. Thanks to this new format, Design Parade offers an opportunity to delve into the richness of contemporary art and design throughout a long weekend. Several prizes will be awarded to candidates competing in the two competitions thanks to donations from the festival’s partners, who have joined forces with the festival to support them over the long term: Sèvres – Manufacture et Musée nationaux, the Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques (Cirva) and Tectona for Hyères, Van Cleef & Arpels, le19M, CHANEL, le Mobilier national and the Fondation Carmignac for Toulon. The finalists will also benefit from a mentorship programme as well as economic sponsorship for two years, including funding, production, crafts, materials, publishing, legal, exhibition, workshop and residency. This year’s Design Parade will take place from 27 to 30 June.
During the inaugural ceremony, held on Thursday 22nd at le19m, the 20 finalists in the Design Parade Hyères and Design Parade Toulon competitions were unveiled. They are Danae Dasyra & Joe Bradford, Gabriel Hafner, Alex Sinh Nguyen, Sacha Parent & Valentine Tiraboschi, Luca Rizzo, Juliette Rougier, Camille Sardet, Vassili Tchernitchko, Simon Stanislawski and Zhongyu Zhang for Hyères, and Clémentine Debaere-Lewandowski, Anaïs Fernon, Sébastien Gafari & Sara Guedes France Romain Joly & Lisa Bravi, Anthony Laffargues, Martin Lichti, Willie Morlon, Clément Rouvier, Alice Roux & Mattia Listowski, Juliette Simeone & Amélie Dandoy for Toulon We also had the pleasure of meeting Jean Pierre Blanc, Pascale Mussard, Hugo Howlett, Yves Mirande, Numa Gortan, Saïd Berkane, Charlotte Brunet, France Boccognani, and Sylvie Adigard.
Photos: Jean Picon
