Sustainability: A matter of use, first and foremost
Monday 11 September —
14:00
- 14:45
The Talks — Hall 7
Description
Can we really say that a material is “sustainable”? In this era when we keep advocating for a return to natural, botanical, or recycled materials, it would seem necessary to take a closer look at another aspect: their use. We offer you an encounter with specialists who believe that, for example, the way we use materials is essential to the very heart of the environmental issue.
Nos partenaires : Material Bank
Participants
Yann SanterreArchitect-Engineer & Founder - GWILEN
Philippe TissotCEO - Komut studio
Quentin HirsingerPresident - materiO'
Olivier WachéJournalist
Yann Santerre
Architect-Engineer & Founder - GWILEN
Yann Santerre is a French architect and engineer and founder of the GWILEN company, which transforms marine sediment into low-carbon construction materials. It’s an innovative material with properties akin to terracotta, using an already available resource. Before this, Yann built several projects, buildings, and prototypes that sought to question the relationship between materials and structures/architecture. Often through a technical lens, he questioned re-use with the Bic Pavilion and material performance with the Bigouden Walkway, always convinced of the fundamental importance of materials within an architectural expression.
Philippe Tissot
CEO - Komut studio
Philippe TISOT has founded and achieved several outstanding innovative and marketing projects in his career path. Freever (First Mobile social media), Taporo (béton ultra haute performance), Salty Design (Surfstyle furniture – pure player internet USA). Philippe has raised over 10M€ and participated to the creation of more than 120 jobs. Marchés: High-End Brands, Architecture, Municipalities, Boutique Fitting, Civil Work.
Quentin Hirsinger
President - materiO'
After studying financial economics, Quentin Hirsinger worked for many years in an internationally renowned architecture firm, as a documentation, materials and intelligence manager. In 2000, he created the matériO company, a material innovation intelligence service. Since then, he has traveled to the most diverse fairs around the world, tracking down innovations on the Internet, contacting manufacturers to obtain samples or additional information, and working tirelessly to foster new uses for thousands of unique materials. Quentin wants above all to provide designers with an independent materials library that is ‘as rich and inspiring as possible, beyond categories or divisions, but with curiosity as a driver, an intuitive database as a tool.
Olivier Waché
Journalist
A professional journalist for over 20 years, Olivier Waché specializes in the worlds of home, decor, design, and lifestyle. Working independently over the past decade, he collaborates with many magazines: Ideat, The Good Life, Le Journal de la Maison, Maison Créative, Résidences Décoration, Femme Actuelle… and more. A keen observer of evolutions in living conditions, he worked with le French Design by VIA on the composition of two books as part of the Domovision collection. In 2014, he founded WOC, a writing firm, which provides high-value content and advice to professionals: public relations firms, brands, fine craftspeople, and architects.