Kickoff of the Design Parade Festival 2024
A must-attend event for architecture and design, the Design Parade Festival introduces us every summer to the personalities shaping the architecture of tomorrow. Through a program that is not only diverse and sophisticated but also free and open to all, the renowned festival, founded and directed by Jean-Pierre Blanc and chaired by Pascale Mussard, is the ultimate platform for discovering young talents. Organized in two parts since 2016, this year the festival marks the 18th edition of the International Design Festival in Hyères and the 8th edition of its younger counterpart, the International Interior Architecture Festival in Toulon. Taking place simultaneously from June 27 to 30, these two events will host a series of exhibitions, conferences, panel discussions, and book signing sessions over three days, culminating in their respective award ceremonies.
On June 27, the Villa Noailles inaugurated the Hyères section of the Festival at the Grand Parvis with a speech by Jean-Pierre Blanc alongside Mathieu Lehanneur, who is presenting the exhibition “The Torch of the Olympic and Paralympic Games” as part of the Design Parade Hyères. Following the address, visitors were able to explore the newly inaugurated exhibitions at various locations: Villa Noailles, 47 Montée Noailles, L’annexe, 26 Rue de Verdun, Hyères, and the Tour des Templiers, Place Massillon, Hyères. Among the attendees were Rodolphe Parente, Hervé Lemoine, Thomas Mailaender, Gilbert Kann, Dan Thawley, Mathieu Lehanneur, Anne Racine, India Mahdavi, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Marion Mailaender, and Ronan Bouroullec, among others.
Photos: Edouard Richard
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