saint etienne biennale 08: francois bauchet

as part of the saint etienne biennale french designer francois bauchet presented ‘clous’ a new range of street furniture. made from cast iron ‘clous’ (meaning ‘nails’ in french) made their debut on the forecourt of the saint etienne railway station. the seats can be spread out or grouped in clusters.

a pedestrian trying out ‘clous’

also on display was ‘claustra’ a storage system that bauchet designed for galerie kreo. the modular bookshelf can be configured in many ways.

‘claustra’ ‘claustra’

‘claustra’ configurations

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