Matali Crasset

Matali Crasset, born on July 28, 1965, in Châlons-en-Champagne, is a French Industrial designer.

Biography
Matali Crasset was born on July 28, 1965, in Chalons-en-Champagne into a family of farmers. She spent her childhood in the small village of Normée. In 1988, she decided to continue her studies in Paris at the ENSCI (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle) and obtained her diploma as an industrial designer in 1991. She joined Denis Santachiara's studio in Milan in 1992 for a year, before joining Philippe Starck's studio in Paris in 1993, where she was appointed head of the Thomson Multimedia project, then Tim Thom, Thomson's design center. This collaboration lasted four years during which Matali Crasset developed under the direction of Philippe Starck "everyday objects at the service of people". Matali Crasset has defined Philippe Starck as a complex personality in whom she admires the ability to free himself from constraints. Nevertheless, 1998 saw her creating her own company with her husband Francis Fichot, to "protect herself from Starck".

Matali Crasset lives and works in Paris. She is the mother of two children, Popline and Arto.

In 2011 and 2016, she is a guest of honour at the Festival international du livre d'art et du film.

She was one of the artists selected by Brigitte Macron in 2017 for the redevelopment and decoration of the Elysée Palace.

Works
Matali Crasset's creations are present in many public collections in France, Centre Pompidou, Musée des arts décoratifs of Paris National Centre for Plastic Arts, Fonds municipal d'art contemporain de la Ville de Paris, FRAC Nord Pas de Calais, Consortium Museum, and in many international institutions, MoMA, Art Institute of Chicago, Mudac in Lausanne (Switzerland), Indianapolis Museum of Art, Grand Hornu (Belgium), MAK Vienna (Austria).

Research

 * MIXtree Salon d'interface musicale, 2005, Centre Georges Pompidou
 * Easy China, Frac Nord-Pas-de-Calais, 2005

Scenography of contemporary art exhibitions

 * Superwarhol, curator : Germano Celant, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco,2003
 * Printemps de septembre, Chill out, Toulouse, 2003
 * Salon de Montrouge, curator : Stéphane Corréard, depuis 2009
 * Expositions fleuves, Cneai, Chatou, 2009

Scenography of concerts

 * Pierre Lapointe, Amours, délices et orgues, 2017

Architecture

 * Le Nichoir (2011) et La Noisette (2012), Woodland houses, public commission, Le Vent des forêts, Meuse.
 * Le pigeonnier Capsule, Caudry leisure centre, 2003. Work carried out as part of the Fondation de France's Nouveaux commanditaires.
 * Hi Hotel, Nice, 2003
 * SM's, musée d'arts décoratifs et d'art contemporain, s'Herogenbosch, 2005
 * HI beach, Hi hôtel, Nice
 * Tout'ouvert, Nice), 2006
 * Les pastilles Restaurant , Cap 3000, Saint Laurent du Var, 2009
 * Nouvel Odéon, cinema, Paris, 2009
 * Ménagerie de Verre, Paris, 2009
 * Maison des Petits, Cent quatre, Paris, 2009
 * DAR HI, ecolodge, Nefta, Tunisia, 2010
 * Hi Matic Hôtel, Paris, 2011
 * Sledge house, Nice, 2011
 * Petit salon de la maison des Petits, Cent quatre, Paris, 2013

Objects
Matali Crasset works with international publishers, Alessi, Campeggi, Danese, Domeau & Péres, Le Buisson, Ikea, Plust.


 * Din Set, 2005
 * Evolute, lamp, Danese, 2004
 * Sac Nido, bag, 2006
 * City brunch, 2004
 * Okaidi, children's clothing collection in 2013 and 2014
 * PS tray, Ikea, 2014
 * We trust in wood, 2015
 * Vino sospeso, Bordeaux, 2019

Furniture

 * Quand Jim monte à Paris, Photo, Domeau & Pérès, 1995
 * Permis de construire sofa,Domeau & Péres 2000
 * Téo de 2 à 3, Domeau & Pérès, 1998
 * Concentré de vie, sofa, Campeggi
 * PS Wardrobe, Ikea, 2014

Décorations

 * Ordre des Arts et des Lettres: Commander, 31 août 2018
 * Ordre national du Mérite: Knight, 16 May 2008
 * Legion of Honour: Knight, 14 April 2017

Filmography

 * Dar-Hi by Matali Crasset, documentary film, Christophe Dumoulin and David Haremza, 2013.film-documentaire.fr
 * matali crasset : le design ludique et politique, documentary film, Rémy Batteault, (France 5 November 9, 2019).