Japan part II: a journey between nature and architecture
Following on from our previous article on our impressions of our short stay in Japan, here is a selection of our favourite places, city by city, memory by memory. Tokyo...
Workshop Journal
Japan part I: contrasts and knowledges
Japan is a place that Catherine and I have dreamed of visiting since the early days of atelier b. The culture and minimalist design, both traditional and contemporary, is a...
Collaboration : Holobiont Skin
Holobiont Skin: a dialogue with the living Text by Catherine D'AmoursPhoto of the installation by Jean-Michael Seminaro In his last text, Adieu Design, Alain Findeli wrote: «I would like to...
News about our textile circularity project
If you follow us on social media, you will probably have seen images of our experiments in progress! Alongside the creation of our clothes, we continue to make headway with...
Champ Lexical: clothing and circularity
Champ lexical is a series of discussions where the atelier b team discusses social issues related to the practice of design with people who are directly concerned by the subjects...
Meeting with Ghazaleh Mirakhori - the beauty of the unique
At the workshop, we sometimes have particularly inspiring encounters that remind us of the importance that clothing can have on a person. The right clothes can give you self-confidence and...
Meeting with Charlotte Guirestante Ghomeshi - from family to community
On a stormy morning, with coffee and chocolatines in my hands, I climb the stairs leading up to Charlotte’s apartment. She and her cat Abi welcome us, Jean-Michael Seminaro, who...
Playing with colours: creating surprising palettes
Here we share our thoughts and recipes for creating color combinations that are out of the ordinary.
Champ Lexical: clothing and gender identity
How to present clothing in a more inclusive way? This is the question we asked ourselves with Alex Lacelle, Cassandra Cacheiro and Annik St-Arnaud for this first Champ Lexical.
In Marjolaine Bourdua's workshop - Breaking down the barriers of creation
Some of you know her by the magnificent silk scarf she designed with us, others had the chance to witness her sculptural work during the last exhibit of the atelier...
A circular economy project
We are launching a collection of design objects for the home made from our production scraps and end-of-life clothing. We've been working on this project since 2019 and are happy to show you how far we've come!
In the studio of Celia Perrin Sidarous - Uniting through photography
We were in Celia's studio while she was working on the images for the Flotsam exhibition, presented at the Bradley Ertaskiran Gallery last March. We took the opportunity to discuss her practice, her creative process, intuition and encounters.