The art of living aspires to better living. Our dematerialized, virtual world is searching for a harmonious lifestyle that is more anchored in reality. A new vitality is perfecting the riches of Nature. Design is recomposing a bio-inspired world. The world of the home, a true living organism, is part of this revitalizing effect. We are rediscovering the primal force of original fodder. We are exploring the modalities of emotional comfort in which Beauty is first. We are experimenting with new fields in the sciences in order to lay the foundations for hope of rebirth. A manifesto for a better present, with the rallying cry: life to the hilt.

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From sprouts to meat by way of milk, honey, salt, vegetables and bread, humanity's ancestral foods are becoming the raw materials of an aesthetic that makes your mouth water. Comestibles are inspiring artists' creativity. The raw and the cooked are feeding our appetite for authenticity and materials with symbolic expressions that transcend Nature and emotions that reinvigorate the body and mind. A liturgy of sharing that celebrates vital energy and the pleasure of the senses.

In the strange laboratory of our times, ideas inspired by nature as revealed by the microscope are invigorating design. A convulsive, fascinating, alarming proliferation of globules, gaseous states, x-rays, entangled fibers and molds is animating a world in constant mutation. In the test tubes of Bizarre Beauty, an intriguing alchemy is distilling the lines of a bio-phantasmagoria. Tortuous aesthetics in which the science of metamorphoses is activating a vital force seeking a potential rebirth.

Here's to tomorrow! Emerging technologies are tracing the territories of an innovative new world. Against the grain of déjà vu, modernity is sending a gentle change into orbit, activating our imaginations. Innovation is speeding up positive energies in all fields of design. Materials and their performance are sketching out a future in which the senses and sensuality are combined. With fluidity and light, we are exploring new ways of living. Tomorrow is already here.

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Created by the MAISON&OBJET Observatoire and published in a limited edition of 2,300 copies, the «Inspirations» books are indispensible tools for all professionals working in fashion, decoration and the home.



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