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La forêt médiévale était alors « le lieu des rencontres et des métamorphoses. On y vient fuir le monde, chercher Dieu ou le diable, se ressourcer, se transformer, prendre contact avec les forces et les êtres de la nature. » Fondateur de la marque Y’a pas le feu au lac, Grégory Bodel explique comment il met le savoir-faire des tourneurs et tableurs de la région du Jura au service du renouvellement des formes.
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The theme of the first edition of the Skills Academy, organised by the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, was ‘Xylomania! Exploring woodworking skills and expertise’. The event’s guest designer and pedagogical director was Patrick Jouin, who pleaded for the need to “be in tune with one’s times”. This book, edited by the social historian Hughes Jacquet, gives a voice to all those who work in wood, this “physical and symbolic material” and for whom wood is at the centre of their preoccupations. Sculptors, engineers, scientists, linguists, geographers, architects, luthiers… etc analyse the multiple facets of the material. Michel Pastoureau evokes the role of this living material during medieval times when wood was one of the main sources of wealth and a product of mass consumption. The medieval forest was “a place of encounters and metamorphoses”. It was where you went to escape from the world, to find God (or the devil), to recharge your batteries, to transform yourself and get in touch with the forces and creatures of nature.” Grégory Bodel, the founder of the brand, Y’a pas le feu au lac, explains how he used the know-how of turners and table-makers in the Jura to renew shapes and forms. Erwan Bouroullec explains wood’s comeback by the fact that this simple material is easy to use, so you can “make some very elegant things with almost nothing”. François Azambourg sings the praises of this material “which is light, economical, easy to machine, and can be worked and glued easily as well…” The designer also evokes the advent of new materials, such as one made from wood flour and cellulose acetate. As for the chef Olivier Roellinger, this spice specialist talks about the flavours of sap from different trees, different types of bark such as cinnamon, how to master cooking over a wood fire and smoking food. The perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena explains how woody notes are used in making perfumes and the artists Giuseppe Penone and the Chapuisat brothers invent new forests. A model example of collective intelligence that is a real pleasure to read (in French).
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