20/05/2026
💡 Spotted in Milan | When French design heritage becomes contemporary again
In Milan, and reminded us of something often overlooked: heritage is not static. It can become a space for experimentation, re-edition, and contemporary creation once again.
Presented during Milan Design Week, the exhibition Faire Ensemble highlighted several collaborations between French publishers, du Patrimoine Vivant (), and French heritage institutions.
An approach where re-edition, craftsmanship, and industrial innovation no longer oppose one another, but instead engage in an ongoing cultural dialogue.
✨ reissues Joseph-André Motte’s Hexa 67 table, originally designed for Mobilier national. A modernist piece with clean, rigorous lines, where brushed stainless steel and solid wood feel strikingly relevant once again.
✨ continues its work on French modernist re-editions with André Monpoix’s Dialogue systems and Turenne Chevallereau’s TU-TU.
✨ reinterprets René-Jean Caillette’s Trèfle folding chair, demonstrating how lightness, functionality, and color remain deeply contemporary.
✨ revisit works by Matisse and Zao Wou-Ki through Aubusson tapestries and rugs produced in limited editions.
✨ brings new life to the modular S3T4 collection, originally designed in 1967 by Joseph-André Motte, in a new version developed with .
Beyond the pieces on display, this exhibition reveals a deeper shift in French design: a sector that now sees heritage as a living resource.
Reissuing is no longer simply about reproducing the past.
It is about reactivating forms, uses, and craftsmanship that can engage with contemporary expectations.
In this context, French EPVs and publishers play a central role: passing on savoir-faire, preserving techniques, while embedding these legacies into the uses of tomorrow.
What if French modernity lies precisely in this ability to connect memory, industry, and contemporary creation?