VIA design 3.0 at centre pompidou

VIA design 3.0 centre pompidou, paris on now until february 1st, 2010

coiffeuse ‘la lune’ designed by andrée putman carte blance VIA, 1990 éditiona ecart international puis poltrona frau © d. feintrenieVIA (valorisation de l’innovation dans l’ameublement) celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, and to mark the occasion, the centre pompidou is presenting an exhibition ‘VIA design 3.0’, on now until february 1st, 2010.

the show brings together forty prototypes, pieces which are representative of french design, and its application to the living environment, all of which have been designed over the last thirty years. the exhibition celebrates the work of VIA and its visions to: promote creativity and innovation within the field of lifestyle management, promoting and supporting upcoming talent, bringing about collaboration and exchange between designers, art directors, manufacturers and distributors as well as detecting lifestyle trends in the evolution of the living space over the medium and long term. included in the exhibition are the early achievements of philippe starck, matali crasset, ronan and erwan bouroullec, gaetano pesce and martin szekeley to name a few.

a selection of pieces from this collection of prototypes will be given to the centre pompidou, adding to the some odd 3,000 design pieces the institution already owns.

‘ghosthome’ chair designed by jean-marie massaud carte blanche VIA, 1995 non édité © d. feintrenie

library designed by gaetano pesce carte blanche VIA, 1981 édition VIA diffusion © DR

‘W at hôm’ ensemble designed by matali crasset carte blanche VIA, 1996 non édité © d. feintrenie

‘théophile, hommage à jean prouvé’ chair designed by marc berthier carte blanche VIA, 1984 édition VIA diffusion © elium studio

‘clairefontaine’ office for children designed by pierre sala appel spécifique VIA,1985 édition furnitur, puis chambon © DR archives