![]() In a large open space spread over two levels, visitors are invited to meet artisans, to discover their techniques and their production. This is about connecting know-how and showing it. In a process of supporting and highlighting the expertise of the region, McArthurGlen offers a unique opportunity to discover and acquire local and unique creations. La Maison des Métiers d’Art is a platform for promoting craftsmen from the Normandy region. This is a hybrid place that stages and offers for sale a wide selection of pieces and crafts. Large tables like workbenches, a digital forest to discover local artisans, a glass auditorium to learn and discuss, suspended mirror discs to change your point of view… This new space dedicated to artisanal creation is unlike any other. And try to get all these people to meet and really understand the richness of craftsmanship. The objective for me was to try not to freeze the place, neither as a gallery, nor as just a shop, to forget about the classic typologies and to try to make a real platform for exchanges between visitors of McArthurGlen Paris-Giverny and regional crafts. The Maison des Métiers d’Art project came from McArthurGlen, who wanted to pay tribute to and reflect the vitality of craftsmanship in the Normandy and Eure region. My name is Mathieu Lehanneur, I am an interior designer and I work on a wide spectrum of projects. Let’s read his own words to describe the project:Ĭan you introduce yourself and tell us about your project? He is described as the 'champion of intellectual agility in the field of contemporary design' by Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, MoMA-NY. His work defies traditional descriptions of 'design', 'science' and 'art'. Lehanneur thrives on creating spectacular projects that are intended to enchant and to encourage wellbeing. The entire design of the « Maison des Métiers d’Art » as well as a major part of the concept have been developed by Mathieu Lehanneur, one of the few designers of his generation with a genuine multi-disciplinary approach to creativity: his projects stretch the realms of product design and object to architecture, craft and technology. ![]() Promoting local artisanship is an essential and unique part of the sustainable future of McArthurGlen Paris-Giverny. ![]() The « Maison des Métiers d’Art » will offer a different French shopping experience that connects fashion and food with the region. This dedicated space will put the spotlight on the region’s talent, nurturing its finest local creators and producers, creating a retail destination for the whole community. It will bring together the best in art, culture and gastronomy in a celebration of local craftsmanship. The centre’s artisan village, Maison des Métiers d'Art, is being developed in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (The CCI) and the Chamber of Crafts and Artisanship of the Eure (The CMA). ![]()
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