I haven't disappeared...I just took a little break from the blog....that turned into a long break...
But truly I have a good excuse! I was working non-stop to help mount a fantastic exhibition here in Paris.
It's called "Matières à cultiver" or "Growing Materials" and it's on at the VIA Association until the 16th March 2008.
The VIA is a non-profit organisation that promotes innovation in design, in particular in the fields of furniture, product and interior design and architecture. The exhibition's theme is Eco-materials and is designed to show the vast range of materials available from sustainable sources and the different possibilities for ecologically-conscious manufacturing techniques .
The VIA gallery space is housed in three arches of the Viaduct des Arts on the Avenue Daumesnil. If you don't know it, the Viaduct des Arts is a wonderful old railway bridge that has been converted into a long verdant promenade that runs from the Opera at Bastille all the way to the Gare de Lyon, with shops and galleries in the arches underneath.
For the exhibition we amassed over 160 exhibits from all over the world which are being shown inside an amazing undulating organic bamboo structure that runs through the exhibition space like a beautiful cocoon.
The exhibition highlights the wonderful diversity of materials from wood, bamboo, rattan, coconut fibre and straw through to paper, compressed coffee and bio-plastics in the form of furniture, clothing, tableware and even an eco coffin!
Matières à cultiver
VIA
33 avenue Daumesnil
75012 Paris
Opening hours
Monday - Friday 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm
Saturday - Sunday 1pm - 6pm
For more information www.via.fr
