Fashion and Home in search of sustainable solutions, when know-how unites for a good cause
Saturday 7 September —
12:00
- 12:45
The Talks — Hall 7
Description
How can fashion and interior design work together for a more sustainable future? Pierre Chapo and Yves Salomon join forces to unpack the creative exchange between artisans for their collaborative collection. First unveiled during Milan Design Week 2024 and developped during Paris Design Week 2024, the modernist furniture pieces combine the two historic companies’ know-how in a series of creations that put craftsmanship and timelessness at the forefront.
Participants
Yves SalomonFounder - YVES SALOMON
Zoran ChapoCEO - CHAPO CREATION
Marcellin BoyerHead of Merchandising and Retail Architecture - YVES SALOMON
Sofia Lekka AngelopoulouEditor-in-chief - designboom
Yves Salomon
Founder - YVES SALOMON
Established in Paris for decades, YVES SALOMON has always been the loyal partner of the great names in fashion and haute couture, who find here the best know-how essential to the influence of French luxury. YVES SALOMON has grown from a historic fur company to a luxury ready-to-wear house, offering two ready-to-wear lines a year, and is renowned for its expertise in the upcycling of vintage and off-cut skins, using exclusive techniques - starting with intarsia, a unique flexible marquetry technique, in its historic workshops in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Heir to a long tradition where creation and discretion have always gone hand in hand, Yves Salomon, president of the eponymous Maison he has been running since the '70s, is also a design enthusiast and avid collector who, for the first time, shares his expertise and enthusiasm in a line of furniture pieces signed Pierre Chapo, dressed one by one in hide scraps.
Zoran Chapo
CEO - CHAPO CREATION
Parisian by birth, after studying at business school, Zoran Chapo joined the family business, CHAPO CREATION, in 2020 as sales manager. Following the untimely death of his father in 2021, Zoran took over the general management of the company, which he now runs with his mother-in-law. Since then, he has divided his time between the boutique offices in Marseille and Gordes, in the Luberon region, where for several days a week he directs the work of the craftsmen and the production team. In three years, business has more than tripled, thanks to the development of new collaborations with a solid network of retailers around the world and multiple relationships with various players in the world of interior design and decorators. Today, Zoran Chapo is committed to preserving and developing the family name, while upholding the values cherished by his father and grandfather before him: creation, craftsmanship, excellence and made in France.
Marcellin Boyer
Head of Merchandising and Retail Architecture - YVES SALOMON
Marcellin Boyer trained in artistic design at the Institut des Arts Appliqués in Paris, and took his first steps at Hermès petit h, before collaborating with houses such as Baccarat and Sézane (Octobre) on artistic projects. In 2022, he joined luxury brand YVES SALOMON, where he manages special projects and the retail architecture department.
Sofia Lekka Angelopoulou
Editor-in-chief - designboom
Sofia Lekka Angelopoulou is Editor-in-Chief of designboom, based in Milan, Beijing, Zurich and Berlin, with a global team of collaborators. Established in 1999, designboom.com is the world's first online cultural magazine for art, architecture, design and technology, with a global reach of 3 million readers monthly. Born in Greece, Sofia Lekka Angelopoulou studied Architecture in London (UK) and Interior Architecture, Research and Design in Rotterdam (NL). She has worked as an editor on print and digital publications, as well as on interior architecture and design projects in Europe. In 2018, Sofia joined designboom and is currently leading the editorial section and activities of the magazine.