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« In every job, in
each of my proposals, the first thing I look for is to find a balance point
between technical mastery, use, and a sustainable approach, which respects the
environment » - Patrick Jouin
While Patrick
Jouin was studying at the ENSCI, wood was often the base material used to give
form to ideas and drawings, to realize mock-ups and prototypes. Easily
accessible and flexible, it was eventually too often limited to this use. The
reflection around the material per se, its potential, the multiple know-hows
tied to its conversion were almost forgotten.
Gradually, the eyes
of the designer focused again on this material with extraordinary characteristics.
Increasingly understood by researchers, engineers, and chemists, it is nowadays
possible to associate traditional know-hows with advanced technology in order
to discover new fields of application.
Patrick Jouin rediscovered
the incredible potential of this material through his interior architecture and
design studio, Jouin Manku, where he is associated with Sanjit Manku. In June
2019, his last Patrick Jouin iD’s creations were presented in his studio at
passage de la Bonne-Graine in Paris, developed by using this incredible
material, which has so long been regarded as belonging to the past, and which
is today recognized as the material of the future.