The collective and collaborative game The Great Adventure of Sand Grains was designed by Isabelle Daëron and Studio Idaë for Mission Val de Loire.
The Loire rises in the Massif Central, in the middle of the mountains. Grains of sand, detached from the rocks, are carried by the currents to the Loire Valley. Propelled by water and wind, they set off to explore the landscape. As they explore, they discover the diversity of what makes up the Loire landscape: its morphology, the diversity of its flora and fauna, but also its development and human activities. The grains of sand explore the play carpet to give it shape, discovering in turn an island or a castle. The landscape is thus shaped by the players, painting a portrait of a protean Val de Loire. The journey of each grain of sand is unique, punctuated by unexpected encounters.
The game will be used with schoolchildren and the general public to raise awareness of landscape creation through play. By approaching the challenges of the Loire through its sediments, players will gain a better understanding of the interdependent relationships that make up the Loire environment.
2025
Team: Isabelle Daëron and Pauline Avrillon, plus Garance Delavallade and Marie Avezard (interns).
Project commissioned by Mission Val de Loire, an inter-regional syndicate created in 2002 by the Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire regions, which helps to promote the foundations and values of the Val de Loire's inclusion on UNESCO's World Heritage list through educational, cultural mediation and communication initiatives.
Home office: 17 rue Dombasle 75015 Paris
Workshop: 111bis rue Molière 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine
contact@studioidae.com
A multidisciplinary creative agency founded by Isabelle Daëron in 2018, Studio Idaë arose from a reflection on the use of natural flows — water, air, light — in public space.
The Studio has, ever since, developed an approach based on research and education, focusing on the urban, environmental and societal challenges of the ecological transition.
Driven by a poetical & committed team of designers, Studio Idaë applies its refined, assertive graphic signature to projects of various scales. From urban devices to mediation objects and supports, or scenography, the agency’s protean contributions always strive at others — their needs, their desires, and their evolution.
The agency operates within a network of local companies and collaborates with dedicated craftspeople to adapt to the specific characteristics of each territory. Together, they work towards the most appropriate and relevant response — between narration and mediation.
Pauline Avrillon, product designer graduated from École Boulle joined the studio in 2017, and works on urban design projects. Angèle Fourteau, product designer graduated from ECAL works on set design projects since 2022. Eléna Hervé Caro joined the team in 2023 as office manager.
Graphic design : Audrey Templier
Web development : Francis Josserand
