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Ionna Vautrin
Designer | 16.11.2018

smow Blog Interview: Ionna Vautrin - For me objects need to relate to the human, to human forms...

French designer Ionna Vautrin first reached a broad international public with her Binic lamp for Italian manufacturer Foscarini, a design which, it's fair to say, is/was one of those genuinely, gloriously, joyous moments in the (hi)story of lighting design, a work full of character yet devoid of vanity, universally applicable yet always individual. Ionna Vautrin is however more than Binic: before Binic Ionna had enjoyed a varied, international career working with a diverse roster of studios

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Maison et Objet Paris Autumn 2018 High 5
Designer | 09.09.2018

Maison et Objet Paris Autumn 2018: High 5!!

The biggest disappointment at Maison et Objet Autumn 2018 was that Announcement Lady wasn't broadcasting across the halls, and so this year there was no continual "Mesdames, Messieurs", and so we had no continual Sash soundtrack to carry us though our visit. We just hope Announcement Lady's absence wasn't on account of us, we hope she didn't quit because she felt we were mocking her, being cheeky, or otherwise making fun of her. We weren't. It was genuinely one of our highlights at Maison et

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