Thomas Dariel (FR) + Maison Dada (FR)
Sell the Best of You
August 22nd – August 28th 2021
Thomas Dariel France
As great grandson of a French furniture designer, grandson of a jazz musician and son of an architect, Thomas Dariel has always drawn his strength and inspiration from his family heritage. French Designer by training and tireless traveler, he went to China in 2006 to launch his own interior design studio at the age of 24 – Dariel Studio.
He has since earned the praise of the interior design industry. He has received several awards, among them selection for Best International Interior Designer – 2012 Andrew Martin Awards, awarded Top 100 talents in Architecture and Design – 2017, 2015 and 2013 AD Magazine, Top 40 Young Design Talents under 40 – 2013 Perspective 40 Under 40, Top 10 Best Designer in China – Vantage Magazine 2016. In 2017, Dariel has been elected Best Young Designer of the Year by EDIDA China Awards and Best Designer of the Year by Trends and Trends Home magazines.
Thomas draws his creativity from the different worlds of design, fashion, gastronomy, visual arts and luxury. His design philosophy is driven by his passion for breaking traditional codes and clichés, which creates a new language for each design. By confronting heritage and cutting-edge innovations, combining French design heritage with Eastern cultural influence, Thomas Dariel’s open approach unfolds original perspectives.
Recognized for his very personal creative style, his habit to push boundaries and to provoke and surprise, Dariel has extended with success this singular signature to product design, signing with prestigious creative design brands such as Cappellini and Moroso. In 2015 and while pursuing his creations for his interior design studio and for other brands, Dariel decided to revive a childhood’s dream by launching his own brand of furniture, lighting, rugs and accessories, Maison Dada.
The Workshop
This workshop is about the relations between yourself, your creations and your audience: Which audience does your offer address - inside or outside Boisbuchet? In how far are you trying to convince or seduce them? How media friendly is the design of your offer? Are you considering “instagrammability”?
In a short week’s time you’ll get to create either individually or in groups a scenography, a place, a space, or an object that best allows you to sell your service, performance, or anything else you wish to offer. You’ll be required to use your personality, your vision, your dexterity, and know-how in order to develop the optimal frame, pedestal, stage, vitrine, or shop. But there’s an extra challenge for you: The only material you can use is waste that has been kept for recycling! So surprise us and make us want to buy - just like all designers must be capable of selling their creations within lots of given constraints.”
Featured Partners
Maison Dada France
Maison Dada, Design Editor since 2015, was created in Shanghai by Thomas Dariel and Delphine Moreau.
Maison Dada was born out of the wild dream to inject a dose of Dadaism into our everyday life. Maison Dada develops furniture, lighting, rugs and accessories with in mind the desire to create the unexpected from ordinary objects, the will to harmonize dreams and reality.
Dada is a state of mind.
Collages, inventions, re-appropriations: Maison Dada creates objects that are gently crazy, defying certainty, taste and gravity. The style is poetic, bold, playful, daring and based on the belief that everybody deserve inspiring and meaningful design.
Maison Dada artistic direction is in the hands of Thomas Dariel who leads its creative potential through his own design pieces and the supervision on the overall design selection.
Housing
Accommodation & food are included
We can accommodate for special catering
All participants sleep in dormitories
To book a private room or bring additional guests, get in touch: workshops@boisbuchet.org
Education
Our staff are available to help you conceptualize & produce your designs
Tools & materials are provided by Boisbuchet
All workshops are taught in English
The number of participants is limited to 22
Activities
Weekly campfire, exhibition & guided tour of the Domaine
Conferences from designers throughout the week
The famous Wednesday Porky’s party