'déjeuner sur l'ombre' by anika perez and brice genre, a+b designers for tôlerie forézienne, 2008
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in the courtyard of manufacture bâtiment H, there is a selection of outdoor furniture projects being shown in what
is called 'cour des H'. this furniture came about as a working partnership between tôlerie forézienne
(poujoulat group) and pro materia. the projects are a result of an exchange of skills between the two partners,
both of which are looking at the promotion of sustainable urban design. following a call for submissions for pieces
which look at urban living and public spaces, projects were selected by tôlerie forézienne / pro materia to be
displayed in this exhibition at the saint-étienne biennale. most of the pieces are made from thermo lacquered
stainless steel and finished with ecological paint.


this table looks like it is inspired by a soft lace aesthetic, but made with an industrial material
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'muscle' by alexandre moronnoz for tôlerie forézienne, 2008 which takes its name from its form where portions of the
benches are formed to create a 'muscular' seating area
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a detail of one of the four 'muscles'
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'ondine' by michaël bihain in collaboration with architect cédric callewaert tôlerie forézienne, 2008 looks like
a massive undulating disk
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'répétition' by régis bigot and gaëtan grenier for tôlerie forézienne, 2008 is made from the same piece of bent thermo
lacquered stainless steel repeated in a row to make a bench
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looking at the profile, one might wonder how the bench will actually hold someone if they sit on it
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'soft bench' by lucile soufflet for tôlerie forézienne, 2008
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a slight bend in the bench provides a alternate ways of sitting on the bench
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'interférences' by alexandre moronnoz for tôlerie forézienne, 2007 is constructed from recycled steel
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from a side view, one can see that the steel bars are bent in random forms to create legs for the bench
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