EXTRAORDINARY COLLABORATIONS: WHEN CREATION IS WOVEN FOUR-HANDED
In the world of design, some encounters are game changers. They give birth to works that could not have existed otherwise, to creations that are truly “extra-ordinary.” Such is the case with the collaborations of Alain Ellouz with the Manufacture de Tapis de Bourgogne, the duo Danneels + Zafiro, and Maison Duvivier Canapés. These dialogues, where exceptional savoir-faire, aesthetic precision, and radical innovation meet, form the beating heart of the new Extra.ordinary designs universe.
La Manufacture de Tapis de Bourgogne: Excellence woven in France
A French maison founded in 1958 and awarded the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label, La Manufacture de Tapis de Bourgogne embodies the very best of French textile savoir-faire. In its Lormes workshops, each carpet is conceived as a work of art, entirely knotted, tufted, or handwoven. Texture, volume, and rhythm become a language of their own, an ideal canvas for embracing the light sculpted by Alain Ellouz Paris. From this encounter emerged a rare alchemy, where thread transforms into emotion, and the carpet into a vibrant sensory medium.
The ELLIPSE model tufted in the workshops of La Manufacture de Tapis de Bourgogne
Danneels + Zafiro: A design signature at the heart of the collection
The collaboration between Alain Ellouz Paris and the duo Danneels + Zafiro is one of the cornerstones of Extra.ordinary designs. Designers of the three pieces in the collection ECHO®, ELLIPSE®, and FUSION®, they brought a strong formal vision, at the crossroads of art and contemporary design. Their language, both graphic, sculptural, and sensorial, fully unfolds in the volumes and lines of these creations. For the FUSION® piece, their cabinetmaking expertise takes on an even more tactile dimension: they designed its wooden structure, brushed and then patinated with Chinese ink, creating a subtle contrast with the alabaster light. This collaboration, built on an intense creative dialogue, has given rise to works of great aesthetic coherence, where each material finds its place and its resonance.
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When design becomes a shared language
These collaborations are not mere crossed signatures. They embody a new way of conceiving design: as a fertile dialogue between creators, artisans, materials, and light. Each brings their own vocabulary, their own rigor, their own sensibility. Together, they create pieces that go beyond function to become immersive, almost meditative experiences. Maison Duvivier Canapés, for its part, crafted the seating of FUSION®, bringing to the piece its enveloping comfort and couture elegance.
Through these exceptional pieces, Alain Ellouz champions a vision of design as a living, shared language. Extra.ordinary designs is not a collection, it is a manifesto. A free ground of expression for bold collaborations, where the nobility of materials meets the avant-garde of creation.
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