Tectona 2024 Prize x Villa Noailles
The festival is founded and directed by Jean-Pierre Blanc and chaired by Pascale Mussard. Created in 2006 with Andrée Putman as its patron, Design Parade Hyères aims to share contemporary design with the public and professionals alike. The highlight of the festival is the annual competition, which showcases the work of ten young designers, providing them with a unique showcase and support. The festival is also a time for sharing, meeting new people and making new discoveries. Ten years after its predecessor, Design Parade Toulon, launched in 2016 with Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec as patrons, is pursuing the same objectives.
10 original table models
For the 2nd edition of this competition initiated by the French garden furniture brand Tectona, the ten candidates in the running for the Grand Prix Design Parade Hyères were also asked to create a 1/5 scale prototype of an outdoor table on the theme of "a summer meal". The only technical constraint was to use metal or a natural rot-proof material. @Luc Bertrand
"I started with the idea of a mat for a lunch on the grass, to which I added legs to create a table. I like the idea that you can roll the whole thing up and down in a single movement. " Gabriel Hafner
Gabriel Hafner, winner of the Tectona Prize
Gabriel Hafner, a Franco-Swiss graduate of ECAL, was awarded this year's Tectona Design Parade Prize for his proposal for a woven table in wood and textiles. This garden table, designed with a sturdy wooden frame and a woven wood and textile tablecloth, is reminiscent of the beach mats of our childhood. The woven pattern creates a surface that is both rigid and flexible.
