LE DESIGN EN VOYAGE, Ceramic & Food Route

Expeditions

Italy (2019)Poland (2021)Cambodia (2022)France (2020 and 2023)Sweden (2024)

Invited to show IDE by the Cité du design, the main objective of this exhibition, focusing on the expeditions, workshops, and performances conducted by IDE since 2019 in various territories and terroirs, is to represent and evoke the journey of exploration and research on design, food cultures, and applied arts, particularly ceramic objects related to food. In Italy, Poland, Cambodia, France or Sweden, from this deep slice of knowledge, the fertilization comes from outside, and a new creative production is begun.

Italy (2019)

The first expedition of Ceramic & Food Route, conceived with Pierangelo Caramia, took designers Marta Bakowski, Lily Gayman and Sarngsan Na Soontorn to Puglia in the South-East of Italy to explore the historical connections between culture and production. Working with IDE experts and the main partner, the design department (DICAR) of the Polytechnic University of Bari, the designers discovered Puglian food culture through exotic markets, oil tasting and informal dinners.

In a world where everything moves too fast, where we amass more and more objects with no meaning, I believe it is important that we borrow from different cultures and civilisations to create objects that carry emotions and cultural ties, that convey a heritage that links the past to the present.
Lili Gayman, designer

Marta Bakowski (designer) with Bottega Vestita (ceramicist), *Pagharro* - This table centerpiece takes its name from the small lime-covered architectures at the edge of olive groves. Surrounded by a characteristic double staircase, they were used to store harvests.

Marta Bakowski (designer) with Fasano Ceramiche (ceramicist), *Fior Di Latte* - A bowl for tasting Pugliese Burrata: this fresh, round, gourmet white sphere with a creamy heart is worth every drop.

Mathilde Bretillot (designer) with Fasano Ceramiche (ceramicist), *Alzata* - Serving dish for Taralli, the ring-shaped savory cookies native to Puglia, to be enjoyed with wine and cheese.

Marta Bakowski (designer) with Fasano Ceramiche (ceramicist), *Generosa* - A decanter with a round, generous silhouette and an exaggerated handle reminiscent of Italian attitudes and gestures.

The designers
• Marta Bakowski (Poland) : martabakowski.cargo.site / @marta_bakowski
• Lili Gayman (France) : liligayman.com / @liligaymanstudio
• Sarngsan Na Soontorn (Thailand) : mokkampor.wordpress.com / @sarngsan_na_soontorn

Poland (2021)

For this second expedition, a talented and adventurous team comprising Goliath Dyevre, Zhuo Qi, Eimear Ryan, and Robert Czerniawski has been selected. Each visit was an encounter with passionate individuals deeply committed to environmental sustainability. Poland's history of minimal intensive agriculture has positioned it as a leader in slow food and organic production, making it a beacon for those who cherish authentic and eco-friendly cuisine.

I found collaborating with such different personalities and styles of working really energising; it made me realise all that we can achieve if we keep an open mind.
Darius Kolodziej, ceramicist

Mathilde Bretillot (designer) with Kołodziej (ceramicist), *Breads* - Bread bowl, for these large, thick slices all different made from organic flour and dried fruit or seeds.

Eimear Ryan (designer) with Mosko (ceramicist), *Apple Bowl* - A brutalist interpretation of the apple shape, constructed from a 3D-printed mold.

Mathilde Bretillot (designer) with Dondé (ceramicist), *Forbidden Fruit* - Cup expressing the "forbidden fruit", Adam and Eve, the feminine.

Zhuo Qi (designer), *Caviarski* - Caviar is precious, it's enjoyed on the top of the hand. It's like wearing a jewel, but to taste caviar.

The designers
• Robert Czerniawski (Poland) : @czerniawskirobert
• Goliath Dyèvre (France) : goliathdyevre.com / @goliathdyevredesign
• Zhuo Qi (China) : qi-zhuo.com / @zhuo.qi
• Eimear Ryan (Ireland) : argotstudio.com / @argot_studio

Cambodia (2022)

For this third expedition, IDE invited Camillo Bernal, Anne Xiradakis and Alicja Patanowska, a group of talented designers who didn't know each other and had never been to Cambodia. It is located between the Angkor Wat temple complex and the Tonlé Sap, two absolutely unique backdrops, where our designers started their production adventure. Every day, inspired by Khmer architecture, symbols and narrative stone engravings, they worked in the open air, among the heat and sounds of this lively place.

When it brought together international designers and the outstandingcraftspeople of Siem Reap, IDE launched a one-of-a-kind cultural exchange, onethat created the conditions to bring age-old skills into the modern world. 
Pierre Balsan, International Design Expeditions

Alicja Patanowska (designer and ceramicist), *Pile Vases* - These containers are inspired by traditional Khmer architecture - houses built on wooden stilts. The vessels are mounted on chopsticks commonly used in Cambodian cooking.

Camillo Bernal (designer) with Morodock/Sreas (ceramicists), *Kamen* - Offering object for the sharing ceremony. When the food has not been consumed by the animals (representatives of the gods) in the temple where they have been placed, the objects are recovered and placed on a table.

Alicja Patanowska (designer) with Morodock (ceramicist), *Stick Vase* - Double inspiration for these containers: traditional Khmer houses built on wooden stilts and the chopsticks used at the table in Asia.

Anne Xiradakis (designer) with Morodock (ceramicist), *Herbs & Flowers* - A vase for holding flowers and herbs to enjoy with a meal.

Mathilde Bretillot (designer) with Morodock (ceramicist), *Delights* - Inspired by the Bodhi leaves from the Buddha tree.

The designers
• Camillo Bernal (Colombia) : bernalcamillo.com / @camillo_bernal
• Alicja Patanowska (Poland) : patanowska.com / @alicjapatanowska @plantation_alicja_patanowska
• Anne Xiradakis (France) : annexiradakis.com / @annexiradakis

France (2020 and 2023)

As part of its Ceramic & Food Route expedition program, IDE takes the French side roads with workshops and performances. In 2020 and 2023, workshops were organised in Burgundy, in Salernes and in Cognac, with participants including alumni and students of art and design schools such as École Camondo, ENSAD Limoges and ESADSE (Saint-Étienne Higher School of Art and Design).

It was a powerful, intense immersive experience which, in addition to the satisfaction of producing quality work, provided a strong impetus for the students to initiate more collaborative creative experiences of this kind which combine the audacity of the designer with skill of the craftsperson, in a close and fertile dialogue.
Margaret Iragui, Director of École Camondo Méditerranée

Marc Bretillot (designer cook), *Tourniquette*

Ambre Driouche with Mathias Garnier, *Écrin* - A case like an oyster, whose interior is revealed by lifting the lid. There's a pearl in the center, which once opened reveals the accompaniment. Piece developed during the "Oyster and Truffle" workshop by École Camondo Méditerranée students and potter Mathias Garnier at Terra Rossa, Maison de la céramique in Salernes.

Lucie Le Grontec with Mathias Garnier, *Culbuto* - To collect the broth that accompanies a tasting of oysters and truffles, the culbuto of this large cocktail glass allows you to bring it to your mouth with a simple gesture. Piece developed during the "Oyster and Truffle" workshop by École Camondo Méditerranée students and potter Mathias Garnier at Terra Rossa, Maison de la céramique in Salernes.

Marcela Paz Undurraga (ceramicist), *Sauciers* - Sauciers created for the *D’une main, L’Autre* performance.

The designers
• Marcela Paz Undurraga (Chili) : @marcelapazundurraga

Sweden (2024)

For this fourth Ceramic & Food route expedition, IDE invited designers Mio Hatakenaka and Emmanuelle Roule, who had never met before. A rich full-time immersion in the forest and lake landscapes, the towns, villages and houses, the farms, the ceramists’ and glassblowers’ workshops and the many people, local chefs/cooks and artists, met on site.

The experiencing of movement, the constant shifts in the landscape, ourtravels, the people we met, conveying all of that through clay.
Emmanuelle Roule, designer-ceramicist