The unique escapades of Jean-François D'Or • L'Éventail

An evolutionary shift

Tired of creating on fixed dates for brands, he has moved away, for several years, from this adaptation to the turning points of the world and from this pressure, which he no longer wants. It is first of all thanks to thewriting that he finds liberation, without giving a first form to his new projects. “Writing reveals what is behind the object.” In search of typologies that he has not yet approached, Jean-François D'Or is contacted by a Belgian company specializing in the funeral field… This is how he collaborates with Kate Houbenof White Deerto produce a small turned wooden altar allowing objects to be placed in memory of the deceased person. Object of consolation and memory, this Memento offers a sensitive way to maintain links with a deceased loved one, to take care of their memory. And with the Erasmus fundswhich collects donations to advance medical research, it creates limited edition objects, put on sale during galas, such as a wenge egg and its padauk support praising audacity. It is a nod to the historical anecdote of Christopher Columbus who, during a meal, would have offered his guests, notables who underestimated scientific advances, the challenge of making a hard-boiled egg stand up (with its shell). ). No one would have succeeded except Christopher Columbus, by simply crushing the end of the egg. Here, it only remains upright once perched on one of the edges of its base where a magnet is hidden. With around ten projects in progress, Jean-François D'Or surrounds itself with a choice of partners with a sensitivity close to its own to continue the work of its maturity.

Carte blanche for a black hole

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