The Flight Number Ten exhibition, ever faithful to its generous and cosmopolitan vision of the biennial, is an illustration of the way designers see changing trends in societies, in customs and in ways of living everyday life. The exhibition is made up of three sequences.
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Céline Savoye, Éric Jourdan and Vincent Lemarchands, general curators of the previous biennials, are inviting designers who have made their mark, and who have become names to reckon with in the world of design.
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2008 Saint Étienne International Design Biennial is a partner of the European Cultural Season, organised by Culturesfrance during the tenure of the French Presidency of the European Union.
THE OTHER CONTINENTS> are represented through a selection of designers.
Drying rack armchair, Guillem Ferram.
© Guillem Ferram
Beka chair, Andras Rigler.
© Andras Rigler
Torneo basket, Profilodesign.
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Slippers and carpet, Oloop in collaboration with Tanja Zorn Gržel, Flying Slippers, 2005.
© Oloop
Levitating lamp and switch, Fiat Lux, 2007.
© Felipe Ribon
Multi-function platform, Little Red Dots, 2005.
© Nick Charnley, Nathaniel Walters, Little Red Dots
Side by side, Hilo.
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Delo Lindo, prototype created in a workshop with students of the ESADSE, 1998.
© Delo Lindo
Kit Landi Chair, Adam§Harboth, 2000.
© Adam§Harboth
Survival Coupons, Kart, 1997-2000.,
Over a three-year period (1997-2000), Kart produced and distributed various coupons series (coupons for orgasms, fear coupons, power coupons, revolution coupons, miracle coupons etc), by way of declaring civic disobedience to oppose the invisible face of war.
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A world of folk identity, Li Edelkoort, 2008.
© Li Edelkoort
Algue, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, 2004.
© Paul Tahon
Bottle of water Perrier, Nestlé Waters, Les Sismo, Antoine Fenoglio & Frédéric Lecourt, 2008.
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