le droit
de rêver
The right to dream. The outlook for our world seems to prohibit dreaming. And yet, more than ever, our young generations must still allow themselves to dream. The right to dream, moreover, was one of the demands of philosopher Gaston Bachelard. Organising workshops with Ésad Saint-Étienne’s students is part of the history of the Biennale, and for its 13th edition, it is reviving this educational ritual.
16 workshops, led by guest artists and designers, envisaged as areas of freedom in which to dream the world, took place at the end of 2024, at the school, based on the ideas of research and collaboration. The Le droit de rêver exhibition presents the fruit of these highly enjoyable adventures.
Curator
Éric Jourdan
Scenographer
Joachim Jirou-Najou
boîte à outils(The(My) New Toolbox)
Guest designer Toan Vu-Huu
Guest designer Pascaline de Glo de Besse
Guest designer Philippe Nigro
la laine(Transforming Wool)
Guest designer Leïla Bouyssou
l’objet(Endless, The Object)
Gust artist Jordan Madlon
démoderniser(Demodernising Machine)
Guest artist Sophie Nys
Guest artist Lara Almarcegui
de proximité(The Proximity Museum)
Guest artist Tamaya Sapey-Triomphe
de saison(Seasonal Design)
Guest designer Flora Koel
de l’ennui(The Factory of Boredom)
Guest designer Julien Carretero
les mains(Thinking with Hands)
Guest designers Emmanuel Louisgrand and Tejo Remy
Guest artist Aurélie Pétrel
assisted by Anaïs Barras and Raphaël Lods
artefactsGuest designer François Brument
Guest designer Keiji Takeuchi
© Pierre Grasset
Éric Jourdan
Executive Director of the EPCC Cité du design – Ésad Saint-Étienne and General Curator of the 13th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne
The designer,
a resource for the future
"To my eyes, the designer’s job consists above all of taking care to design the everyday world around us, both our living environment and the objects we use.
In the same way as it is better for us if we eat better, if we eat healthy foods well cooked, we can improve everyone’s quality of life with environments and objects that are well planned and designed.
The notion of the beautiful is personal to each of us, but if we strive to design well, this intention will be understood and appreciated. As for usage, that goes without saying: a concern for functionality is inherent in the designer’s craft."
Original everyday design
"This 2025 edition of the Biennale is designed to be a return to our roots: it gives pride of place to our school, Ésad Saint-Étienne and to international creation, while seeking to make design accessible to all.
Our ambition is to make sure that in Saint-Étienne, people discover projects that they have never seen the like of before, but which integrate everyday life, which speak to everyone whether or not they are familiar with design.
From workshops to design research
"For this 13th edition, back
in 2024 we welcomed sixteen French and international designers, sixteen very individual personalities, to work, firstly with our students in a workshop setting, but also with companies on the original projects that would be presented in 2025.
This year is also marked by
the implementation of a the new research organisation at Ésad Saint-Étienne, with some ambitious objectives.
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