- Urban design
Bibliophonies has been designed as part of a public commission on the construction of the library L’Autre Lieu in Le Rheu (35). The new building is located near a retirement home, a community center, a youth center, the town hall and shops. Therefore the project had to be an invitation to enter the building, it had also to be part of an itinerary connecting these meeting points.
Bibliophonies, sketch, 2013.
Bibliophonies is a bench that diffuses open source audio contents (music, texts, etc.). By pressing a button, passers trigger the sound diffusion. During the night Bibliophonies becomes public lighting and building signal.
The bench is connected to a database, located inside the library and updated regularly by the staff. In the medium term this sound library will be fed by audio contents made by city associations and students of the intercommunal music school.
Bibliophonies has been designed from durable materials in the public space: stainless steel, enameled steel, HPL. The project enhances bright colors provided from the enamelling technique.
Septembre 2014.
Dimensions: 3,50x2,50x1,70m
Materials: stainless steel, enamelled steel, HPL.
Photo credits: Philippe Henry.
Production team:
Prototype concept, Acier Design Création, Ardamez, BFP Cindar, Frédéric Mauclère.
Thanks to Xavier Bonsergent, Jérôme Deschamps, Lison Lissilour and the team of L'Autre Lieu, Mme Danielle Breton, Camille Drozdz (intern) and the City of Le Rheu.
Client:
City of Le Rheu (35)
Art public order for the public library of Le Rheu.
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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.
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