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Campana Brothers at Maison& Objet

Maison & Objet’s designers of the year 2012 are Humberto and Fernando Campana, originally from Brazil, Hubert le Gall from France and Tokujin Yoshioka of Japan.

Campana Brothers Installation at Maison & Objet

To celebrate, each designer was given the opportunity to create an installation for the show. It was the Campana Brothers’ installation that really caught my eye.

Campana Brothers Installation at Maison et Objet

They are known for their use of found and discarded objects and I loved they way they breathed new life into this cardboard; giving it an almost organic quality.

Campana Brothers Installation at Maison et Objet

Being able to walk into the installation enabled you to view it from all angles and really interact with it.

Campana Brothers Installation at Maison et Objet

They even paid attention to the ceiling, creating a completely enveloping experience…

Campana Brothers Installation at Maison et Objet

It was a peaceful diversion from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the show and much enjoyed – well done to Maison for incorporating this change of pace into the show.

Campana Brothers Installation at Maison et Objet

Our trip to Paris for Maison & Objet 2012 was supported in part by Airbnb.com.

Katie Treggiden is a purpose-driven journalist, author and, podcaster championing a circular approach to design – because Planet Earth needs better stories. She is also the founder and director of Making Design Circular, a program and membership community for designer-makers who want to join the circular economy. With 20 years' experience in the creative industries, she regularly contributes to publications such as The Guardian, Crafts Magazine and Monocle24 – as well as being Editor at Large for Design Milk. She is currently exploring the question ‘can craft save the world?’ through an emerging body of work that includes her fifth book, Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure (Ludion, 2020), and a podcast, Circular with Katie Treggiden.