Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance

Noé Duchaufour Lawrance (born 25 July 1974) is a French interior and product designer.

His career began in the early 2000s, with the delivery of the "Sketch" restaurant in London, which earned him, among other things, the "Best Design" award by "Time Out" magazine in 2003.

More recently he initiated the project 'Made in Situ' in Lisbon.

Biography
Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance completed his education in furniture design from École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and in metal sculptures from École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués, between 1992 and 1997. In his career, he has designed a wide range of furniture collections, held exhibitions, and completed many interior design projects such as boutiques for Montblanc, Air France lounge areas, the interior of the Ciel de Paris and London Sketch restaurants, and private residences.

Throughout the span of his career, he has created a unified body of work with a narrative deeply rooted in nature. Most recently, he has initiated the project MADE IN SITU, a gallery based in Lisbon that works with Portuguese artisans.

Product design
His product designs range from designer chairs to lamps to sofas. He has designed many products for leading companies like Saint Louis, Hermès, Ligne Roset, Cinna, Ceccotti Collezioni, Tai Ping and Bernhardt Design, Baccarat, and Petite Friture. Some of his recent creations include the 'Hybride' chair for Cinna, Market chair for Petite Friture and the 'Fluid' lamp for Forestier. Most recently, he designed the 'Folia' collection for Saint-Louis.

In 2021, the exhibition "Emphatic: Discovering a Glass Legacy" at Punta Conterie Gallery in Murano, Italy, included works by Duchaufour-Lawrance, as well as designers Ini Archibong, GamFratesi, Benjamin Hubert, Richard Hutten, Luca Nichetto, Elena Salmistraro and Marc Thorpe.

Awards and honors
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 * NeoCon Silver Award, Lounge Furniture Collections category, for the Modern Family Collection, Bernhardt Design
 * NeoCon Silver Award, Side Tables category, for tables Chance and Clue, Bernhardt Design
 * Label Via 2015 for "Ciel!" chair edited by Tabisso and the desk "Inside World" edited by Cinna
 * Janus du Commerce Air France, salon business CDG, hall M
 * GQ Men of the year 2012 "Best Designer"
 * Red Dot Award Product design 2011 for the Bernhardt Design Corvo chair
 * Best of NeoCon GOLD Award for the Bernhardt Design Corvo chair
 * Laureat for the "L’Empreinte de l’Année" and Talents du luxe et de la création 2010
 * Award "Elle Déco International Design Awards"
 * Wallpaper Design Awards 2009 for the bed "Buonanotte Valentina" edited at Ceccotti Collezioni
 * Designer of the year Scènes d’intérieur, Maison & Objet, Paris
 * Time out magazine eating and drinking awards, Restaurant Sketch, Best design, London
 * Hotel and restaurant Magazine, Restaurant Sketch, Best design, London
 * Theme Magazine, Restaurant Sketch, Best design, London
 * Tatler Restaurant Awards, Best Design: The Gallery, Restaurant Sketch, London

Personal and collective exhibitions
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2016

 * Individual exhibition: "Carte blanche", exhibition of the Transmissions collection, Galerie des Gobelins, Paris
 * Collective exhibition: "Design @ Farnese", exhibition of the Kinetic table, Palazzo Farnese, Rome
 * Individual exhibition as part of the Grand Paris D'Days Design Festival: Exhibition of the Odyssey table at the invitation of the Manufacture of Sèvres, Galerie de Sèvres, Paris
 * Collective exhibition: exhibition of the Transmissions collection, exhibition AD, Hôtel de la Marine, Paris

2015

 * Collective exhibition: "The cabinet of curiosities" by Thomas Erber, exhibition of the Mangrove table, Galerie Molière, Paris
 * Collective exhibition: "So Paper and Chenel processes", Ateliers Chenel, Vanves

2012

 * Individual exhibition: «Passage 2006-2012 » exhibition at Sivera Wagram showroom, Paris 17eme
 * "Connexions" exhibition: 6 years of collaboration with Ceccotti collezioni during the furniture   fair in April, Ceccotti showroom, Milan

2008

 * Individual exhibition: "Marée noire au clair de lune" exhibition at the Pierre Bergé gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2005

 * VIPP- customization of a ‘VIPP waste bin’ for the benefit of Handicap International, Silvera showroom, Paris

2004

 * Tokyo Designers Block, ‘everything is in everything,’ video, sound and smell exhibition, Tokyo
 * Forum diffusion, Designers days 2004, Corian®, Five senses, one material, Paris

2003

 * Expérimenta Design, VIA, Design France: Innovation and inspiration, Lisbon
 * BETC, placenta design, Paris

Books published
Source

2016

 * Expérimenta Design, VIA, Design France: Innovation and inspiration, Lisbon
 * Le design du pouvoir, l’Atelier de Recherche et de Création du Mobilier national – editions mare & martin – Transmissions Collection
 * Come on! What is the future of Design, Top 40 French Creatives, author Yen Kien Hang
 * #Cloud.paris - PCA editions – E-Lounge

2015

 * Le cabinet de curiosités de Thomas Erber – imprimerie du Marais – iPad cover with St Loup and Mangrove Table

2014

 * Paris Designers and their Interiors – Editions Luster - Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance's main house

2013

 * Space Plus –Sandu Publishing - Ciel de Paris
 * Living in Style –teNeues Publishing - Chalet La Transhumance

2012

 * House Design – A&C Publishing Co., Ltd éditions – Chalet La Transhumance
 * Senequier – Verlhac éditions - Sénequier

2009

 * Design and Literature –Norma éditions

2008

 * Box Circa 40_2 – Fiera Milano editore

2007

 * Contemporary World Interiors - Phaidon Press - Sketch
 * Wallpaper City Guide Paris - Phaidon - Senderens
 * Wallpaper City Guide Londres - Phaidon press - Sketch

2004

 * Bars + Bares, Designer & Design - H Kliczowski publishing - Sketch
 * Cool restaurants London – TeNeus publishing - Sketch
 * Restaurant Design – DAAB publishing – Sketch
 * Les plus beaux restaurants du monde, design & architecture – Pyramid publishing

2020

 * Made In Situ Gallery opening - 'Barro Negro' exhibition
 * Made In Situ Gallery - 'Burnt Cork' exhibition