Wood and Wool is an object « In between », neither a normal table nor a bag. You can put objects in it but not all of them are functionally allowed. A vase full of water won’t work, your keys and gloves would. The hard wooden part was built by students of a timber-specialized highschool, the soft wool part comes from an organic farm in france and was knitted by the designer Aurélie Richard, who invented her own knitting techniques.

As designer I am a negotiator between ideas and making. I hope to live a life in between the normalities myself, in order to discover new territories

PAPA stool and box is a collection of fiber objects made in collaboration with French company Brosseries JULIO, fiber specialist with almost 100 years of experience. They are made of synthetic fibers, horsehair and oak wood.

We present here various projects designed by Amaury during his year residency at FABRICA, United Colors of Benetton Research Center. A One year residency among many other young creative people selected from many countries around the world. That was a very creative year connected to italian know-how and a lot a creative people. Some project were designed collectively as the Fabrica design team some were individuals..

Some projects generated during the residency were  edited and some were exhibited at Salone del Mobile Milan like Corbeille project selected for an exhibition of « outdoor design » I designed a paper bin that can become a fire place. He participated to the design of a collection for United Colors of Benetton flagship stores. He also was asked to design the whole scenography of the lauching of United Colors of Benetton 2011 spring collection in Milan.

There is also “Histoires” project, an hybrid object made to express the mix between oriental and occidental culture, the whole collection have been exhibited in Qatar.

Amaury created sustainable tools made out of branches during a workshop lead by Formafantasma on the them  “harvesting nature”. Also you can see strange chairs designed to enhance the Italian Chair district, a network made of furniture Italian companies.

Also for Salone del Mobile Amaury designed some objects exhibited at and inspired by Villa Necchi Campliglio.

“These objects were designed and made for my degree project « geometrical experiences » passed at Ecole Supérieur d’Art et Design de Saint-Etienne. During my studies I experimented around materials, structures and their limits. My goal was to draw graphical structures and compose with simple elements in order to design an alphabet of objects. I also contacted craftsmen like a glass blower in order to perform my vision. Every elements of these objects are in equilibrium to compose functional objects, like the letters are composing the words. You can discover a serie of aquariums for fighting fishes call AIR1 and AIR1, a vegetal table, trestles called TR1. I still produce these objects and sell them in small quantities. » Amaury Poudray