FACE A FACE 30th anniversary celebrations continue with installation by Valentin Lebigot
FACE A FACE has teamed up with the designer, Valentin Lebigot to unveil a special installation at the DEGree (Design Eyewear Group) flagship store on Rue Pernelle – for Paris Design Week. First opened in July 2023, the DEGree flagship store brings together all the sunglasses collections from the nine brands of Design Eyewear Group. For this anniversary, the showroom has been transformed under the creative direction of Valentin Lebigot, with a graphic, multi-coloured interior set featuring custom-made displays. Every element in the design of the displays has been conceived to highlight FACE A FACE sunglasses and reveal their sculptural qualities and beautiful colours.
The installation is showing throughout Paris Design Week, Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will continue through to the weekend of the Silmo Paris trade fair (26th to 29th September), as a unique conclusion to the 30th anniversary celebrations. Above: installation by Valentin Lebigot, with sunglasses by FACE A FACE
The collaboration between the brand and the designer began last March when they designed a re-edition of the Halo mirror, an iconic model by Valentin Lebigot which was then distributed to the brand’s partner opticians. Designed as a nod to the intimate moment when one discovers a frame in front of their reflection, this mirror represents “a dialogue between design, gaze, and identity”. After the success of the collaboration, FACE A FACE asked Lebigot to create a new set for the store with point-of-sale materials designed to be perfectly in tune with FACE A FACE’s avant-garde spirit and design style.
About Valentin Lebigot Committed to a local and sustainable self-production approach through 3D printing, Valentin Lebigot has been developing for several years a graphic and colourful universe, perfectly in sync with the creative and bold values of FACE A FACE. Inspired by the 1980s Memphis movement, he creates colourful, graphic, responsible designs, showcased in prestigious venues such as the Louis Vuitton Foundation and the Palais de Tokyo.
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