Since 1979, VIA has earned a solid reputation world-wide for revealing young talents and enabling many designers who now have international standing to do design work in habitat and furnishing. This activity of stimulation is open to creators of all origins and cultures and contributes to making France – and Paris in particular – a platform for the expression of international creation in design for living space and environments.
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- a trophy award at a VIA event,
- an exhibition at the VIA gallery,
- specific press promotion directed by VIA,
- permission to include the ‘VIA Label' in business documents. Manufacturers and producers may also submit requests for VIA labels.
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"La pliée" chair by Marie-AuroreStiker-Métral
for Ligne Roset "Ram's" lamp by Savinel & Rozé for Baccarat "Pixel" wall clock by François Azambourg for Ligne Roset Backgroung image :' mobilier à jardiner' by 5.5 designers for B-Ton design |
| Coordination: Marie-Cécile Pinson Head of relations with industry |
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| Coordination: Elodie Lecerf Head of documentation |
Publications
Domovision - www.domovision.fr
Designed based on an idea and under the
direction of Gérard Laizé (VIA) & Frédéric Loeb (& Loeb Innovation)
Domovision 2005 - 2010,
evolving trends in living space and modes of implementation
Domovision
2006 - 2011, evolving trends in living space and modes of implementation
Focus : living space
Domovision 2007 - 2012,
evolving trends in living space and modes of implementation
Focus : vital statistics of French people
Domovision 2008 - 2013,
evolving trends in living space and modes of implementation
Focus : the CHR market (Cafés/Hotels/Restaurants), colour scheme methodology,
evolution of vital statistics affecting seating posture and impact on
interior layout (IFTH survey)
Domovision 2009 - 2013,
evolving trends in living space and modes of implementation
Focus :the market for seniors, inter-generational consequences for supply
of products/services
Guide pratique du métier de designer – 2010 / éditions VIA, Dominique Serrell directed by Gérard Laizé and Michel Bouisson
72 pages, 25 illustrations / format 15 x 21 cm
On sale at the VIA gallery, Paris, & at www.via.fr
A PDF version is available as a free download at www.via.fr
Cover : ©Nicolas Hubert
Download "Guide pratique du métier de designer" (PDF)
Buying "Guide pratique du métier de designer" via Paypal
Retail price of ‘Guide pratique du métier de designer’ plus postage by registered post with reception slip
France : 10€ + 6,06€ (tax inc)
Europe : 10€ + 9,60€ (tax inc)
Other countries : 10€ + 11,10€ (tax inc)
Postage choice :
Guide JADE (Juridique Appliqué au Design d’Environnement)
– 2007 / editions VIA, Jade Nesme under the direction of Michel Bouisson
Confort(s), la génération vautrée – 2005 / éditions VIA, François
Bellanger et Gérard Laizé
Download "Confort(s)" (PDF 5Mo)
Mobiliers nomades pour générations passeport – 1998 / Beaux Arts
magazine, François Bellanger & Gérard Laizé
Esprit d’en France – 1998 / Les éditions de l’imprimeur, Nicole
Wagner-Vriz under the direction of Gérard Laizé
Et si on remettait les compteurs à zéro : Hypothèses pour des futurs probables
– 1997 / Les éditions de l’imprimeur, Sophie Tasma-Anargyros, Frédéric
Loeb under the direction of Gérard Laizé
Collection « Design & » - 1994/2007
The Innovation Newsletter This
quarterly on-line newsletter zooms in on international design topics.
Reports on trade fairs, major events and materials as well as theme dossiers
make this publication a useful tool for keeping up with trends and technologies.
Subscription is free of charge, by web. The newsletter is put together
in collaboration with the CTBA Innovathèque. CTBA : Centre Technique du
Bois et de l'Ameublement www.ctba.fr
The Innovation Newsletter archives :
2009
# 41 : Creation &
innovation
# 40 : Ornamentation
# 39 : Water : the blue gold of the 21st century
2008
# 38 : Urban amenities
# 37 : Home design for everyone
# 36 : My own personal design
# 35 : Designing for those little aches and pains
2007
# 34 : Growing materials
# 33 : Design without
borders
# 32 : A design of the
emotions
# 31 : Eco_Design
2006
# 30 : Children's furniture
# 29 : The spring fairs
# 28 : Good finish –
Surfaces
| Coordination: Amélie Repetto Website head, Assistant to Creation Assistance |
'Habitat, new domains for creation – Domovision' : As in every period, people need to know how to observe and analyse the social, scientific, technical, political, economic, ethical, religious, cultural and aesthetic phenomena that influence life styles now and in the future.
‘Currents in European creation” : The place of French design in the broader context of Europe.
« Esprit d'en France » : An analysis of the territory of French identity against the backdrop of international competition.
| Coordination : Cédric Alban Assistant to Chief Executive |
Round tables « VIA mondays». These round table discussions bring together design professionals and accompany exhibitions mounted by VIA. They aim at giving expression to the thought and theme content in exhibitions, making them more than just simple demonstration exercises. The meetings respond to a need for dialogue between designers and professionals working in design-related activities. VIA provides a forum for expression and publishes an on-line report of each session (in french only).
The round tables archives :
# 25 : Design
en mutation : du côté des écoles et des institutions
# 24 : Design
en mutation : du côté des grandes entreprises
# 23 : Cinq conversations
au café : Philippe Rahm & Catherine Geel
# 22 : Cinq conversations
au café : Jean-louis Frechin & Jacques-François Marchandise
# 21 : Cinq conversations
au café : Sylvain Dubuisson & Michel Bouisson
# 20 : Cinq conversations
au café : Laurent Massaloux & Claire Brunet
# 19 : Cinq conversations
au café : François Azambourg & Philippe Louguet
# 18 : Matière à expérimenter ...
# 17 : Jean-Louis Frechin / comment habiter ce monde ? ...
# 16 : Jean-Marie Massaud / du design à l'architecture, le projet comme
discipline
# 15 : Les arts de la subsistance
... stocker, préparer, manger
# 14 : Le design et l'Europe des marques
# 13 : Les aides à la création : état des lieux des aides
institutionnelles en France
# 12 : Vidéhome
# 11 : Objets d'excellence
# 10 : Propriété intellectuelle, exploitation industrielle : mode
d'emploi
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09 : Sport & design :
ergonomie et mouvement
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08 : Sport & design : innovation et transferts technologiques
# 07 : Les sens dans le design, le design producteur de sens
# 06 : Design nordique : quoi
de neuf ?
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05 : L'implication des femmes dans le design industriel
# 04 : La
critique : pratiques et enjeux
| Coordination: Michel Bouisson Head of relations with designers & schools |
«
Design au banc »
Tribune critique de l'actualité du design
Une coproduction VIA / Centre Pompidou
A l'instar des tribunes qui existent pour des disciplines telles que littérature, cinéma, architecture, art contemporain... VIA et le Centre Pompidou réunissent régulièrement les meilleurs professionnels autour d'un produit, d'un événement (ouvrage, exposition, salon professionnel, etc.) et d'un aménagement intérieur (restaurant, boutique, musée, etc.). Les enregistrements des rencontres sont téléchargeables en ligne.
The
"Design au banc" archives (in french only) :
# 03 : " Qualité de l’habitat "
# 02 : " Demain ... ! "
# 01 : " Histoire, mémoire "
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‘Domovision' was launched at the Paris Furniture Fair in 2006 as an instrument for prospective investigation of trends in view of elaborating strategies. It aims at tracking the changing behaviour patterns of contemporary people in the places where they live and work, as well as currents in creation. By presenting an exploratory image of society and projecting future trends, Domovision helps professionals to synthesize global currents in society and to anticipate developments. This exclusive training programme proposed by AFPIA/ Adéquation is based on the results of surveys and proceeds by modules that combine phases of investigation with the elaboration of concrete actions. AFPIA : (Association for Professional Training in the French Furniture Industries) – www.afpia.fr
| Requests should be addressed to : www.afpiaadequation.fr |
Individualized consulting
www.domovision.fr
VIA offers firms tailor-made consulting skills for design strategy and
management: ways of structuring or optimising collections, of updating
existing products, of defining colour ranges or of enhancing the presentation
of products at trade fairs or in catalogues. VIA also proposes an eco-design
programme.
Individualized consulting also concerns:
- diagnoses of products, extending of ranges, price positioning, communication,
sales forces, distribution circuits,...
- definition of identity/territory,
- strategic redeployment,
- elaboration of concept charts,
- definition of product specifications,
- selecting and presenting of designers, follow-up of prototypes, critical
tests,
- enhancement: product promotion, catalogue, packaging.
VIA assists manufacturers who want to undertake a creation programme by
helping them draw up precise specifications, by choosing and introducing
likely designers, and by conducting surveys. By advising firms and accompanying
their thought, VIA enables projects to be launched in conditions that
favour their success. All operations are carried out in strict confidentiality.
References : Chevillotte, Eurosit, Hardy Roux, B Marly, Girardeau, Mace,
Confort DS, Motard, Mobalpa, Arthur Bonnet
| Coordination: Marie-Cécile Pinson Head of relations with industry |
Regional programmes Industries
in French regions have characteristics and development potential that
is best promoted in group operations, to foster awareness, training and
on-target actions. These operations vary: they may aim at facilitating
innovation in working technologies (Aramis), at fostering alliances between
firms (Créaouest), at consolidating specific skills (Lorraine, chair-makers
in the Landes), or at regional dynamism (Brittany).
Eco Plaire - www.ecoplaire.com
In 2003 VIA helped to initiate a programme for encouraging sustainable
development among manufacturers, suppliers, designers, distributors, technical
centres and schools of the Loire region. The initiative gave rise to the
elaboration of a user manual published on the Internet. Action continues
in the form of project assistance.
Eco Design Bois Bourgogne - www.aprovalbois.com/ecodesign
VIA initiated this programme for APROVALBOIS, which represents the timber
industry in Burgundy, with the UNIFA (French Furniture Industries). Its
aim is to promote the use of timber produced in eco-friendly forests.
Pôle Hôtelier Lorrain- www.plab.org
This operation aims at promoting awareness of craftsman and manufacturing
know-how in the timber and furniture-making industries of the Lorraine
region, in particular for hotel fit-outs. The group of firms involved
takes part in major trade fairs under this heading.
| Coordination: Marie-Cécile Pinson Head of relations with industry |
Actions with specialist groups The
French Furniture Industries are structured in specialist groups to enable
manufacturers working in the same sector to concert their efforts for
prospective surveys. VIA has assisted the following actions :
- with office furniture manufacturers, the Actineo programme (www.actineo.fr),
which aims at improving the quality of life in office environments.
- with kitchen furniture manufacturers, a research programme in collaboration
with creation schools on themes such as sustainable development, ergonomics,
innovation, space planning and new eating habits.
- with hotel and restaurant furniture manufacturers, a designconscious
approach for adapting to new hospitality concepts.
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"Concept Image" by Jean-Michel Policar for Delpha |
| Coordination: Marie-Cécile Pinson Head of relations with industry |