Romain
Lagrange

Design office

ARCO FOR

I started this project with long conversations during the IWD with Palma in Udine. It was a really discovery of all the process and the skills of craftmen in the Italian family business.

I searched for an honest language regarding the form, the assemblage and the role.The profile is a permanent balance between half circle and flat surfaces, between comfort and stability.

Arco chair has a caracteristic large arched backrest and a round seat. The backrest is a wide unconvential support that provides you more comfort and in the same time it proposes discrete armrests at the forefront of this form. The round seat is a perfect circle which allows many positions in a context of a conversation.

ANGULI

The mirror's role is to reveal, I wanted to show more than usual the elements that surround us.

Anguli is a mirror designed in order to observe with a 360° point of view. Directly, you can appreciate the chosen piece in all views with an unconventional way.

I developed this product, following an invitation from Okolo, to create a piece that respond to the mirror typology at the frontier between art and design.

Anguli was unveiled during Prague Design and Fashion week, Designblok, on 1—7 October 2012.

The Mirror exhibition
Superstudio Clam-Gallasův palác
Husova 20, Praha 1

TELHA FOR

Telha is a Vista Alegre porcelain collection of accessories to be used at home or at the office.

Inspired from the old tiles that have been applied on the frontages of traditional portugese houses, the collection is composed of three elements.

There is a box that balances between two positions; a “vide-poche” divided in three separate parts and two supports for stationery and touch pads.

All the elements can be used in many ways.

Telha was unveiled during NYC Design Week, at Wanted Design, on 18-21 May 2012.

OBICE FOR

The shapes of this crystal vase begins with the specifics caracteristics of this material.

Thanks to its heavy weight, the crystal allows few contacts with the surface as well as a stability of the vase. This way, Obice does not clutter any space, and thus enables a use in everyday life, on a desk for instance.

The incredible transparency which magnifiyed the elements inside is used as a protection. Therefore, Obice becomes a container and also a cover which emphasises the beauty of flowers.

This vase is an hand-blown Vista Alegre crystal piece.

Obice was unveiled during NYC Design Week, at Wanted Design, on 18-21 May 2012.

GATES

Gates is an interior croquet game for adult players.

It's composed of sycamore maple, cork and leather. It was realized thanks to French and Swiss craftsmen.

The lines of this game, composed of too many parts, have been simplified from the original to make it compact and usable inside.

There are two mallets, six gates and two stakes. Two balls are inside the stakes when they are embedded in the six gates returned. The unit is displaceable through the leather loop.

For the wink, Louis XIV, one of the France's kings, liked playing croquet but he couldn't play during winter, therefore he forsook it. It disappeared from France to be played more in Scotland and the Uk that's why I tried to answer to an old royal waiting.

Eca l/free project

ABRACADABRA FOR

How your new star could make her
first dreams ?

Your birth gift should be a symbol. The newcomer is the new star of a couple and they want her to realize all their dreams.

Abracadabra is a silver star with the name of the child above. It fits on all her colored pencils, to become her own magic wand, thus, all her dreams will begin with a drawing.

Abracadabra was unveiled during Designer’s Days Paris in June 2011 at Maison Christofle.

Eca l/workshop with Xavier Perrenoud

FLAT FOR

How to celebrate the iconic Harcourt glass and his unique shape ?

I return the glass to remove its primary function and to contemplate only its shape. Then, I add a new function which benefits flat coats, the peculiarity of the Harcourt glass.

The tray is placed on the hexagon and the foot of the glass becomes the handle.

This project was unveiled during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan in April 2011 for the anniversary of the iconic Baccarat's glass. In a second time, Flat was shown during the first edition of Paris Design Week in Maison Baccarat for the heritage exhibition Harcourt forever. Visible until January 28th, 2012.

Eca l/workshop with Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby

BLOW

Make bubbles seems to be the only game through which an adult finds a few seconds, the wonder of a child.

Blow is the combination of a spoon and a bubble stick which allows to big children to find again their chilhood pleasure.

Less intrusive but equally effective.

PRACTICE FOR

What can we offer to the consumer for his loyalty ?

Practice allows storage and entertainment. The cookies are inside. The capsules are above and when we remove them, we discover an improvised golf course.

A little something could change the coffee time.

Eca l/workshop with Alexander Taylor

OR FOR

Past or present ?

Or is a projection of gold to create a link between a contemporary movement and a traditional know-how.

Gold is used traditionally to decorate. Here, the impulse of the gesture borrowed from the street art allows to date the creation.

The line distinguishes each piece meanwhile creating a collection.

Eca l/workshop with Pierre Charpin

Romain
Lagrange

Design office

Romain Lagrange is a French designer, graduated from a MA of Interaction Design at Gobelins and from a Master of Advanced Studies in Luxury & Design at ECAL/University of art and design in Lausanne, Switzerland. Afterwards, he established his eponymous design office in Paris, France.

He works for internationally recognized brands. Moreover, he exhibited his work in different cities like Milan (IT), Lausanne (CH), Paris (FR) and New-York (US).

His work is published in influencial magazines like Surface, Interni or DAMn° and he was mentioned as one of the next generation that 'might just change the world' by Wallpaper* Magazine.


          — 2013

The Mirror exhibition, Stilwerk, Vienna. At
Arco for Palma, IMM, Cologne. De
Designed a wooden chair, Arco, Palma. It

          — 2012

In love with Harcourt, Baccarat, Design Tide Tokyo. Jp
The Mirror exhibition, Designblok, Prague. Cz
Designed stainless steel mirror, Anguli. Fr
Wanted Design, NYC design week. Us
Designed desk accesories, Telha, Vista Alegre. Pt
Designed crystal vase, Obice, Vista Alegre. Pt
Selected for Italian Workshop Design, Udine. It
Design Residency program, ID Pool, 3 months. Pt
L’Harcourt toujours, Musée Baccarat, Paris. Fr

          — 2011

W* Graduate Directory, Wallpaper* Magazine. Uk
Ecal/Baccarat exhibition, Lausanne Palace. Ch
Graduation Show, Elac, Lausanne. Ch
Graduated from MAS Luxe, Ecal. Ch
Le cadeau de naissance, Christofle, Designer’s Days. Fr
L’icône Harcourt revisité, Baccarat, Salone del Mobile. It

Romain
Lagrange

Design office

  • Wallpaper* Magazine 154
  • DAMn° Magazine 31
  • Surface Magazine 3/4 12
  • Arquitectura y Diseño
  • Etapes é:194
  • Maison Française n°445
  • Interni 10
  • Maison Française n°576
  • Intramuros n°155
  • L'Officiel 1000 modèles n°9
  • DESIGN 164
  • Case Da Abitare 157
  • DAMn° Magazine 34
  • art4d 191
  • Elle Deco Lab 1

Romain
Lagrange

Design office

14 Fev

Anguli, part of The Mirror exhibition, is now presented at Stilwerk, thanks to Vienna Design week and Czech Center.

11 Jan

Palma presents Arco at IMM. A wooden chair which renews the classic. 14.— 20. 01.2013, Hall 3.2 stand D048

1 Jan

Gates is King Louis for Anthropologie. Available in the US. Let's play.

15 Oct

Flat for Baccarat 'In love with Harcourt', presented at Isetan Dept Store, during Design Tide Tokyo.

1 Oct

New project. Anguli for The Mirror exhibition, curated by Okolo. Unveiled during Designblok, Prague. Cze

8 Aug

New York Times Style Magazine, 'Gates' published in the article 'The Other Summer Games' n° 7. Great.

5 Aug

'A new French hope' from Art4d 191, the reference Asian magazine.

1 Aug

New publication in DAMn° 34 Magazine with 'Telha', desk accessories for Vista Alegre made of porcelain. http://bit.ly/NaAZyQ

12 Jul

Mocoloco publication for 'Telha' and 'Obice'.

1 Jul

Thanks for the publication from Okolo.

25 Jun

Nice publication on Domus for 'Obice' and 'Telha' during the NYC design week.

9 Jun

Selected by Sam Baron as the French representative during the international workshop IWD 2012 in Udine, Italy 10—17June http://bit.ly/KW1kOa

8 Jun

2 new products for the historical Portuguese company Vista Alegre. 'Telha' and 'Obice'.

8 Jun

New publication in NYC design week report of Wallpaper* Magazine

8 Jun

Nice new publication in Neo2 Magazine

7 Jun

New publication in Case Da Abitare 157

15 May

First exhibition in New York City, at Wanted Design, with two new products for Vista Alegre ! from 18 to 21 May 2012.

25 Mar

Collaboration with Vista Alegre in Portugal in order to develop new range of products. vistaalegreatlantis.com

5 Mar

Nice interview with the journalist Tim McKeough for NYC based magazine Surface ! Thanks !

5 Mar

Publication in Arquitectura Y Diseno n°135 for Gates.

16 Feb

New publication in Maison Française Feb. March 2012 for Gates.

25 Jan

New publication in DAMn°31.

9 Jan

Gates is in the Apartment Therapy's new resolution 2012.

16 Dec

Selected by Wallpaper Magazine in the Graduate Directory who 'might just change the world'. Published in Jan 12. Thanks a lot ! Let's go.

8 Dec

'Gates' on reform.lt.

4 Nov

New product. 'Gates' is an interior croquet game for adult players. romainlagrange.com

4 Nov

'Flat' in L'Officiel Paris special design 2011/12

4 Nov

Publication in Intramuros 155 International Design Magazine.

4 Nov

New site. News products. News publications. romainlagrange.com

11 Oct

Prototype 'Flat' for Baccarat is on dailytonic.com !

14 Sep

Flat is exhibited in Maison Baccarat for ParisDesignWeek 75116.

14 Sep

Incredible Baccarat private cocktail party during ParisDesignWeek ! twitpic.com/6koqhs

21 Jul

e:194 July 2011. Publication in the international magazine Etapes !!! That's it !

19 Jun

Nice, Abracadabra on mocoloco.com

18 Jun

Abracadabra on designboom.com

18 Jun

Abracadabra on domusweb.it

17 Jun

Abracadabra is now revealed during the Designer's Days in Paris at Maison Christofle, 9 rue Royale.

15 Apr 11

Flat is now revealed during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile week at Via della Spiga 17, 20121 Milano.