Gaspard Graulich

Gaspard Graulich sees himself as a designer-explorer. Born on Reunion Island in 1983, he studied industrial design at ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres in Paris, conceptual design at L'ESAD in Reims, and ecodesign at the University of Science and Technology in Besançon.

From his childhood on Reunion Island to his experience of the African, Australian and American deserts, Gaspard Graulich has forged a strong bond with nature. He loves the feeling of being surprised by the landscape and the strong emotions that come with it. These emotions are the starting point for his thinking on object design, which combines philosophy, mechanics and a love of materials.

"Exploring the relationship between Man and Matter through the object" is his motto, constantly questioning the object, its meaning, function and interactions. His work is uncluttered, returning to the very essence of the object, which he seeks to deconstruct in order to bring to light. His simplistic objects encourage us to question. From a quest for understanding that led him from the age of 2 to dismantle everything that passed through his hands, Gaspard is today a designer obsessed by the object, its meaning, its function, its raison d'être and its interactions, which he seeks to deconstruct in order to better uncover.

• Presence series: the seat carries the memory of the person who touches and uses it, and its history is apparent. The object is not inert, but animated matter.
• Megalyth console: plaster cast made from rocks in the Fontainebleau forest.