The new rules of scenography
Thursday 5 September —
15:00
- 15:45
The Talks — Hall 7
Description
Known by design collectors worldwide for their inspired perspectives, the Carpenters Workshop gallery keeps pushing the boundaries of collectible design. By opening Ladbroke Hall in London last September – a hybrid space combining gallery, restaurant, and concert spaces, a sculpture garden, and a performing arts venue - Carpenters Workshop envisioned a new design destination. It’s a definition that Russian designer Harry Nuriev knows well: in each of his projects, he challenges uses and transcends genres. Join us for an encounter with two key stakeholders placing design in the spotlight like never before.
Participants
Harry NurievDesigner and founder - Crosby Studios
Julien LombrailDirector - Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Clara Le FortJournalist
Harry Nuriev
Designer and founder - Crosby Studios
Founder of Crosby Studios in 2014 in New York, Harry Nuriev explores the boundaries between art, design, and craftsmanship. From his iconic installations for Art Basel Miami to projects for Balenciaga, H&M, and the Mobilier National, he creates spaces with a strong and distinctive identity. Named Designer of the Year at Maison&Objet 2026, he develops Transformism, a manifesto for design oriented toward the future. Based between Paris and New York, he produces around thirty projects each year, blending objects, scenographies, and immersive experiences.
Julien Lombrail
Director - Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Julien Lombrail grew up in Paris, in an artistic universe - his mother, Ingrid Donat, is an artist herself and his father an auctioneer. This laid the foundations for his decision to partner with childhood friend Loïc Le Gaillard, to open an art gallery with the intent of reshaping traditional forms of expression. In 2006, they opened Carpenters Workshop Gallery in a former carpenter’s workshop in Chelsea, London. Carpenters Workshop Gallery is actively involved in the research and production of limited edition works, which offer a symbiosis between art and design. Now with galleries in London, Paris, New York, and Los Angeles, Carpenters Workshop Gallery attracts a global audience, increasing the notoriety of its artists by exhibiting at art and design fairs around the world. Julien and Loïc laid the foundations of their gallery by establishing a close relationship with Design Academy Eindhoven, where they met and admired a new generation of innovative Dutch artists and designers, such as Maarten Baas, Sebastian Brajkovic, and Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta who now form DRIFT. These names still signify the success of the gallery today.
Clara Le Fort
Journalist
A writer for French and international publications (Les Echos WE, Le Point, ELLE, ELLE DECO, Bllnr), Clara Le Fort deals with subjects related to luxury, innovation and sustainable development. She also works with brands on strategic matters, as a design director. In addition, she has authored five books, published by Gestalten, and has written the Louis Vuitton City Guide for Sydney, Istanbul, Copenhagen and Arles.