Paf atelier

Offrir des Fleurs

Exhibition (2021)

With the support of Agora du Design’s Curator Awarded, Christopher Dessus and the studio designed and produced the exhibition Offrir des Fleurs at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal (opening June 2021). The idea of ​​the project is to understand the new challenges of a design exhibition. Foreshadowed by a call for testimonials and completed by the creation of an online cultural medium, the exhibition Offrir des Fleurs compiles and composes with sensitive content. Both informative on the floricultural context and generative of visitor reactions, the exhibition collects a series of intangible information related to this subject. Organized as independent islands, each “table” makes it possible to visualize the different subjects of the research. These take the form of manufactured objects, inspired by the supplies florist uses on a daily basis. The solids and valleys make it possible to compose and organize the content these intelligible subject.

• ProgramMuseography and production of the exhibition
• ClientAgora du Design
• Date2021
• LocationPavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris
• Surface90 m²
• StatusRealised
• MaterialsStained wood, steel, vegetal
• TeamChristopher Dessus, Éloïse Carrier, Roméo Drege, Romain Joly, Bonjour Garçon Studio, Atelier Java
• PhotographersFlorent Michel (11h45), Pierre Tostain

Nike Dunk Lemon by SNS Paris

Scénography with Yard (2021)

In May 2021, the Yard agency asked Paf Atelier to design a facade for the Nike Dunk Lemon launch site in collaboration with SNS Paris. This pop-up is a crossroads between a sneakers store and a take-out restaurant run by chef Gloria Kabe. The choice of materials aims to transcribe a mix between the urban world of footwear and the zesty one of lemon. The facade construction is a succession of layer, allowing a playful sets of cuts in the material revealing different textures, an echo to the Dunk Lemon. The circular entrance complete the project with a strong gesture creating an impactful opposition with the surrounding urban landscape.

• ProgramDesign of an exterior scenography for a pop-up store
• CommanditaireSneakersnstuff
• ProductionYard
• DateMay 2021
• LocationParis
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsMetal, wood, neon
• PhotographyValentin Fougeray

“Les Fleurs” Jacquemus

Set design with yoann&marco (2021)

After our exhibition around the gesture of giving flowers, the Jacquemus brand, along with the yoann & marco agency, asked the studio to create a set installation and produce an ephemeral pop-up named “Les Fleurs”. In direct collaboration with the Buttercup producer - Les Fleurs de Paul - this action in the heart of the 18th arrondissement of Paris creates a moment of sharing and exchange. Between floristry and its place of transformation, the arrangement takes place in the windows like colored fragments. The device maximizes and uses the objects of the flower delivery: carts, buckets, tarpaulins and other tools.

• ProgramDesign and production of a flower pop-up
• Clientyoann&marco and Jacquemus
• DateMarch 2021
• LocationParis
• StatusCompleted
• Materialswood, carts, buckets, tarpaulins
• PhotographyLuc Bertrand and Ben Perrier
• TeamMarion Betous

Itahmarag

Stage scenography (2021)

From the dazzling sun to the total or partial eclipse, the suspended structure designed by the studio for Itmahrag responds to the dancers and performers who surround it. The neon monolith, driven by an integrated motor, rotates and reveals a solid black circle. The coloured neon lights are blazing and remind us as much of the party as of its danger. Sometimes carrying luminous symbols, evocative of a psychedelic rave or alarming flashing light, this raw and technical structure becomes poetic and sensitive.

• ProgramDesign and production of a scenographic and scenic space
• ClientCompagnie Olivier Dubois
• Date2021
• LocationEurope Tour
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsMotorised installation, LED lights
• PhotographyLuc Bertrand, Bonjour Garçon Studio
• Artistic direction and choreographyOlivier Dubois
• Creative assistantCyril Accorsi
• MusicFrançois Caffenne and Ali elCaptin
• LightsEmmanuel Gary
• Stage managerFrançois Michaudel
• DancersAli Abdelfattah, Mohand Qader, Moustafa Jimmy, Mohamed Toto
• Singers and musiciansAli elCaptain, Ibrahim X, Shobra Elgeneral

Eurovision France

Stage scenography with Ali (2021)

As part of the television show, Eurovision - France live broadcast on France 2 on January 30, 2021, the studio developed the scenography for Ali - Paris says to me. Imagined as an evolving device, the curtain unfolds and reveals an architecture that is erected around the performer. The arch typology is used on several scales and creates a play of perspective on stage

• ProgramDesign and production of a scenographic and scenic space
• ClientHH Productions, Hyphen Hyphen
• Date2021
• LocationFrance 2 Télévisions
• StatusRealised
• MaterialsMotorised installation, LED lights
• PhotographyPaf atelier
• TeamProduction: Pauline Fact, Artistic direction: Yanis

Month Day Year

Curation and scenography in 3D for the magazine Month Day Year (2021)

Design editorial for Month Day Year on the theme of “la Dernière Fête” - The Last Party. The party, memory or fantasy…? In a context where partying is a synonym of prohibition, who’s left to celebrate at night? Paf Atelier imagines a three-dimensional space and invites 25 designers to make their objects dance. These design creations come to life on the dancefloor, at the bar, in the cloakroom or the smokehouse and populate these places where everyone fantasizes to meet. From the exhibition space to the nightclub there is only one more step, the time for one last party.

• ProgramCuration and scenography
• ClientMonth Day Year, JPPM Studio
• Date2021
• StatusCompleted
• Images 3DSimon Geringer

Adidas Flagship Champs–Élysées

Scénographie avec Togæther (2021)

The studio collaborated with Togæther to design the new presentation around the theme of Sport and the entrance to the Champs-Élysées Flagship. The device reverses the initial set-up by transforming the bleachers into a sports development surface. From running to football, including basketball, this installation shows the link between different sports. The place is open to everyone from January 28, 2021.

• ProgramDesign and production of a scenographic and scenic space
• ClientTogæther for Adidas
• Date2021
• LocationAdidas Flagship Champs–Élysées
• StatusRealised
• MaterialsMotorised installation, LED lights
• PhotographyPaf atelier
• PhotographyAlbin Durand, Éloise

Belle au bois dormant

Stage scenography (2020)

The Sohrâb Chitan Company reinterprets the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Poetic, evil, this tale has crossed the ages and found multiple representations. This ballet is developed as a series of three tableau representing the three highlights of Aurore’s life. She goes through states of thought, reveries, extremes. The scenography is a screen work of curtains cut into arches, creating different compositions. Due to the pandemic, this production could not be fulfilled.

• ProgramDesign and production of a scenographic and scenic space
• ClientHélios Événements
• Date2020
• LocationThéatre Fémina
• StatusCanceled
• MaterialsFabric, screen, video projection
• 3D imagesThomas Yaher (Y-visual)

Merveilles de Terre Cuite

Exhibition (2020)

The studio questions and diverts the primary function of this desecrate place to create an exhibition space and a place of exchange around an universal subject: the nativity. The project we are proposing focuses on a flesh and blood colorimetric and plastic scenography creating a unique experience that does not damage the existing building. The principle is simple, it involves the creation of several volumes. Each base illustrates each sub-part of the theme and is completed by signage work in neon light.

• ProgrammeScenography and curating
• ClientAbbaye de Fontevraud
• Date2020
• LocationFontevraud
• StatusCompetition
• 3D imagerySimon Geringer
• Teamin collaboration with Countach Studio

Minimal & maximal

Exhibition (2020)

As part of the launch of the sixth issue of Pli - Minimal & maxima magazine, the studio elaborated a scenography for the gallery space at Floréal Belleville in Paris. Inside and outside, the scenographic space of this micro-gallery is treated as a whole. This installation is commensurate with the theme, and its duality. The showcase is used as a graphic composition surface and gives the street a full expression of the theme: maximum. Inside, the use of the magazines themselves as presentation support expresses the idea of ​​a minimal device, without any added objects or produced for the occasion.

• ProgrammeScenography
• ClientPli Édition
• Date2020
• LocationFloréal Belleville
• StatusCompleted
• PhotographFlorent Michel (11h45)
• TeamPli Édition, graphic design Quentin Cholley

Candy Shop

Showroom with Maison Archik (2020)

Imagined as a chromatic laboratory, with organic and generous shapes, this project deploys in 2D and 3D, outside and inside the gallery, a graphic experience and uses around the objects of the studio’s designer duo BehaghelFoiny. Pli Public Workshop’s Winner, they turn their experimental work into everyday objects: table, chair, floor lamp, vases.

• ProgrammeScenography design and production of the exhibition
• CommanditaireMaison Archik Marseille, Pli Éditions
• Date2020
• Lieu50 Rue Edmond Rostand 13006 Marseille
• Surface52 m²
• StatutCompleted
• MatériauxFabric, screen, textile, light
• PhotographesLothaire+Jenna
• ÉquipeSet Design : Paf atelier ; Graphic design : Quentin Cholley ; Typography : Bureau Nuits

Family Guys

Digital exhibition (2020)

While we are living in a delicate period, the world we know is changing and we are trying somehow to keep a relationship with each other. This moment teaches us that it is no longer possible to think individually about our relationship to the creation of new objects, new spaces and new services. It is necessary to think differently, collectively, about being together and sharing experiences/things. This relationship is realized through social networks and impacts our relationship to reality. The exhibition takes place on a social network platform, a place by excellence that marks social rapprochement. As curator and scenographer of this exhibition, we wish to show a dialogue between the proteiform objects presented. We conceive this platform as a collective space of multiple contributions. This first version is called @familyguys.works – a nod to solidarity and social rapprochement (in spite of social distancing), to our desire to remain united.

• ProgramConception et production d’un espace scénographique virtuel
• Curation & communication
• Datefrom 04.06.2020 to 04.09.202
• Placeinstagram.com/familyguys.works
• StatusIn progress
• ÉquipeCommissariat et scénographie : Paf atelier; Direction artistique et créative : Bureau Nuits; Artistes 3D : Simon Géringer, Charles Renault, Elliot Gaillardon, Pierre Arrasus; Design Sonore: Fabien Abadie et voix de Cécile Fargues. Commissaire additionnel invité : Mathias Courtet.

Korean Corner Pop Up Shop

Showroom with Ubalt Architectes (2017)

The scenography of this Korean pop-up shop seeks to question the manufacturing process of the object. The project can be read through three materials of industrial origin expressing three moments of creation. The floor is covered with gravel, the displays are made of BA13 and the envelope is made of bubble wrap. The very shape of the objects created evokes advancement, an evolving space for an ephemeral exhibition.

• ProgramScenography design and production of the exhibition
• Clientsay hi to_ et 한국디자인진흥원 (KIDP, Korea Institute of Design Promotion)
• Date2017
• Location12 rue des Filles du Calvaire 75003 Paris
• Surface31m²
• StatusCompleted
• PhotographersValentin Fougeray
• TeamSet Design : Ubalt architectes et Paf atelier; Graphic design : Pedro Seromenho; Artistic direction : Kristen de la Vallière

rOOt

Furniture with Benjamin Decle (2020)

Cut, assemble, color and fit inside and out, these are the main principles of this furniture project. In collaboration with designer Benjamin Decle, we offer an adaptable furniture that fit different everyday situations. Identical sections allow you to see and understand an easy-to-assemble object that adapts to both indoor and outdoor environments. Through the exploration of the different possibilities of action – at the scale of the object – the effect on the architectural environment takes on a new meaning.

• ProgramDesign and production of indoor and outdoor furniture
• ClientPrivate
• Date2020
• StatusOngoing
• MaterialsWood
• 3D imageY-Visual

Basile di Manski

Stage scenography (2020)

Basile di Manski is a Parisian musician and singer. The studio has created for him a scenographic device adaptable to his next performances. The device is made out of several printed curtains and is adaptable to any venue. A play of cut-outs in the fabric creates a false perspective effect, which brings structure to the stage and invites the singer to move through the curtains. Combined with the different light effects and various foam objects, the printed color gradients allow the artist to choose from a variety of colorimetric atmospheres, becoming paintings with each different song of the set.
The scenography will be produced for the next concert dates of Basile in 2020.

• ProgramDesign and production of a scenographic and scenic space, and of furniture.
• ClientBasile di Manski
• Date 2019–2020
• StatusOngoing
• MaterialsFabric, video projection
• 3D imageThomas Yaher (Y-visual)

Pli Public Workshop⁰¹

Exhibition (2019)

Leading a multidisciplinary team composed of architects, designers and graphic designers, the studio co-produced the first edition of the Pli Public Workshop at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris. Created by Pli Éditions in 2019, the latter is a creative support program dedicated to the new generation of architects and designers.

Over a period of several months, the studio oversaw the production of eleven installations by the program’s laureates, while producing the exhibition and bringing to life the scenography designed by Adrien Rovero Studio. By considering museography as a tool for mediation, the studio sought to question the codes of presentation set up in an exhibition. This exhibition was made possible thanks to an efficient and original synthesis of various creative disciplines, which is emblematic of the work process established by the studio in each of its projects.

• ProgramMuseography and production of the exhibition
• ClientPli Éditions
• Date2019-2020
• LocationPavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris
• Surface450m²
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsCardboard tubes and paper
• TeamAdrien Rovero Studio, Studio Fables, Pavillon de l’Arsenal
• PhotographersBonjour Garçon Studio, Luc Bertrand, Florent Michel (11h45)
• VideoRooster

Pli Public Workshop⁰¹

Creative assistance program (2019)

The studio co-produced the first exhibition of the Pli Public Workshop, held from November 2019 to January 2020 at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris. Dedicated to research and the production of a project, this creative assistance program offers an accompaniment from professionals from the fields of architecture, art and design.

Over a period of several months, the studio oversaw the design and production of the laureates’ works, brought together in a collective exhibition reflecting on creating and experimenting around the theme of Obsession. Prototypes or finished objects, videos or models, immersive installations or micro-architectures, these new productions crystallized ways of thinking and doing, creative processes and as many approaches that question architecture and design in a tangible way. This project shows the importance that the studio attaches to supporting and encouraging young contemporary creation.

• ProgramSupport for the conception and production of original artworks
• ClientPli Éditions
• LocationPavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris
• Surface450m²
• Date2019
• StatusCompleted
• PhotographersBonjour Garçon Studio, Luc Bertrand, Florent Michel (11h45)
• TeamMarion Betous

L’heure rouge

Stage scenography (2019)

Yanis is a French singer, actively involved in the Parisian Queer scene. After a first album, he came back with new artistic and performative proposals, which the studio interpreted in a scenography. Conceived for a tailor-made show at the Mains d’Œuvres space (Saint-Ouen), the set design is composed of several printed screens, various objects and platforms, sound and light devices. This show allowed us to collaborate with light engineers, sound technicians, dancers and performers. Produced to a sold-out audience, this collaborative project was extended when Yanis was invited to play the premiere of Hyphen Hyphen at the Zenith-la Villette in Paris.

• ProgramDesign and production of a scenographic and scenic space
• ClientYanis
• Date2019
• LocationMains d’Œuvres (Saint-Ouen), Zénith – la Villette (Paris)
• Surface82 m²
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsPrinted screens, wooden stelae
• PhotographerBonjour Garçon Studio
• VideoRooster

Adidas SS19 PFW

Showroom with Aimko Paris (2018)

Aimko Paris (creative agency) has commissioned the studio and Ubalt Architectes to design the showroom for the new SS19 Adidas collection in an ephemeral 2500 m² venue. The devices we designed were made using elements from the world of building and construction. Assembled and diverted from their primary use, they become seats, displays, room dividers and various supports. The venue was opened by invitation to professional buyers and influencers from the sneaker and sportswear scene for two weeks during the 2018 Paris Fashion Week.

• ProgramDesign of the showroom scenography, set design
• ClientAimko Paris (creative agency) for Adidas Originals
• Date2018
• LocationL’imprimerie, Paris
• Surface2 500m²
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsGabion cages, plaster tiles
• TeamAimko Paris, Ubalt Architectes, Audrey Guimard, Eva Moari
• PhotographerBenoit Florençon

Folies

Installation (2019)

The We Love Green music festival was the occasion to experiment with large-scaled creation through an ephemeral installation. We designed this scenography as an opportunity to interact with the public, and invite visitors to start a new dialogue with the objects. Entirely transportable and adaptable to the festival grounds, these colored objects allow visitors to walk through them, as their material properties (inflatable, translucent etc.) do not make them obstacles. The idea is to create an event within the festival itself by installing a village of shapes. Like in situ folies, they offer a pause in the wandering of the festival-goers. This project has remained at the state of a sketch.

• ProgramDesign of outdoor scenographic elements
• ClientWe Love Green
• Date2019
• LocationBois de Vincennes, Paris
• StatusCompetition
• MaterialsRecycled nylon inflatables
• 3D image Thomas Yaher (Y-visual)

Pari

Architecture Biennale (2018)

For the 4th Bienniale of the Réseau des Maisons de l’architecture (the french network of architecture houses), the studio was invited to lead both the general curating of the bienniale, and the curating of the Pari exhibition taking place at the DOC! space in Paris. Playing with the codes and various interpretations of the engagements of designers and architects, the project was articulated around two spaces : the former swimming pool and the former refectory. In a scenography designed by Peaks Architects, the studio exhibited a co-presence of already-made artworks and objects & installations created specifically for the event.

• ProgramGeneral curating and exhibition curating
• ClientRéseau des Maisons de l’Architecture (french network of architecture houses)
• Date2018
• LocationDOC !, Maison de l’architecture d’île de France, Espace Niemeyer, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville, Paris
• Surface400m²
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsBreeze blocks and reinforced tarpaulin
• TeamRMA, Anne-Sophie Kehr, Marion Betous, Studio Fables, Peaks Architectes, Pierre P. Marchal, AHA Paris
• PhotographerLuc Bertrand

Frac Paca

Furniture (2018)

As the Frac Paca needed nine travelling exhibition modules, we designed a collection of furniture which could adapt itself to the artworks in display. This collection of furniture aims to offer mobility and adaptability to an exhibition space. Using metal tubes and modular shelves, we imagined a shelving system able to adapt its structure to its content. This solution makes it possible to recreate rooms, walls and ceilings to accommodate and allow different displays and hanging systems. This project remained in the sketch stage.

• ProgramDesign of exhibition units
• ClientFrac Paca, Marseille
• Date2018
• LocationFrac régionaux
• StatusCompetition
• MaterialsAluminium and cold-drilling
• 3D image Thomas Yaher (Y-visual)

32ᵉ Festival International
Mode Photographie Hyères

Exhibition (2017)

As a part of the production team of the villa Noailles (Hyères), the studio designed, produced and oversaw the montage of the Maison Schiaparelli exhibition (which led the 2017 fashion jury). In the swimming pool of the villa, we decided to recreate, day and night, an aquatic activity. We exhibited a historical fashion collection of the haute couture house with and aerial centerpiece. At the heart of the 32nd Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival, the exhibition welcomed 11 000 visitors.

• ProgramProduction of the Maison Schiaparelli exhibition with Bertrand Guyon
• Clientvilla Noailles, Hyères
• Date2017
• LocationLa piscine
• Surface200m²
• MaterialsBlowers, mannequins, suspensions
• StatusCompleted
• Teamvilla Noailles, Marion Betous
• PhotographerLothaire Hucki

La Boîte de Nuit

Exhibition (2017)

As a part of the production team of the villa Noailles (Hyères), the studio produced and supervised the montage of the architectural exhibition La Boite de Nuit (« the nightclub »). Thanks to the magic of the technical device, thousands of silver dots run across the walls and the lawn : Robert Mallet-Stevens’ architecture fades away to recreate the very essence of the nightclub : a place of emancipation and sensory exacerbation that erases any reference to the material world. The exhibition welcomed 5,000 visitors.

• ProgramExhibition production
• Clientvilla Noailles, Hyères
• CuratorsBenjamin Lafore, Sébastien Martinez Barat, Audrey Teichmann
• Date 2017
• LocationThe swimming pool, the squash and the high galery
• Surface1 500m²
• StatusCompleted
• Teamvilla Noailles, Marion Betous
• PhotographerLothaire Hucki

Matières Premières

Exhibition (2018)

Following the release of the fourth issue of its magazine, the publishing house Pli Éditions organized this exhibition in the gallery of the famous French design magazine Étapes:. Choosing to put aside the creative process aside for once, the exhibition turns to the primary objects : raw materials. The genesis of the creations of ten artists, architects, designer and graphic designers were showcased. The exhibited pieces included works from Atelier Irradié, the Kandinsky Library, Fanette Mellier, Léo Grunstein and Camille Berger (Studio Philippe Apeloig), Les Graphiquants, matali crasset, Philippe Rahm, Pierre Antoine, Samy Rio and Spassky Fischer.

• ProgramCurating, scenography design and production of the exhibition
• ClientPli Éditions
• Date 2018
• LocationGalerie 34Greneta, Paris
• Surface60m²
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsReconstituted & recycled foam
• TeamJulian Baiamonte, Audrey Guimard et Eva Moari
• PhotographersIvan Mathie, Bonjour Garçon Studio

La Publication comme Matière

Exhibition with Collectif Blanc (2018)

Co-signed with Pli Éditions and Collectif Blanc, this exhibition took place in an unusual place : a contemporary dance studio in Montreal. The exhibition reunited artists from Paris and Montreal. The immersive scenography allowed visitors to have free access to the exhibited pieces, thus questioning and hijacking traditional ways of showcasing graphic and editorial pieces. The four-day event was completed by performances (artists, dancers, etc.) and the presence of a bookstore (Canadian Centre for Architecture).

• ProgramCurating, scenography design and production of the exhibition
• ClientCollectif Blanc and Pli Éditions
• Date2018
• LocationWhite Wall Studio, Montréal, Canada
• Surface150m²
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsRecycled sound insulator
• PhotographerJean-Michael Seminaro
• TeamMarie Tourigny, Catherine Métayer, Julien Baiamonte, Centre Canadien d’Architecture (CCA)

Sous Pli

Exhibition with NDbrg Studio (2017)

This exhibition focuses on making tangible the invisible process of creating a publication. Sous Pli looks behind the scenes of physical and conceptual production to showcase a space of trials, failures and successes. Articulated in letters (time) and numbers (exchanges), 120 layouts and discussions were exhibited. Through a 3-meter high extruded plane, the accumulation of suspended paper creates a penetrable and accessible architecture.

• ProgramCurating, scenography design and production of the exhibition
• ClientPli Éditions
• Date2017
• LocationLe 308, Maison de l’Architecture en Nouvelle Aquitaine, Bordeaux
• Surface200m²
• StatusCompleted
• MaterialsPaper, print, ink and stamps
• PhotographersAlexandre Dupeyron, Arthur Pequin, Julien Peyou
• TeamNicolas Delbourg (NDbrg Studio), Guillaume Ruiz, Etienne Bellé