Le banquet solaire - Design Parade Toulon 2024
Curated by Amelie Dandoy and Julliette Simeone
Villa Noailles, Hyeres, 2024
“Le banquet solaire” at Design Parade Toulon, 8th International Festival of Interior Architecture 2024
“The sun is shining.
Would you like to come to the beach with me?
It’s the perfect day for a lunch by the Mediterranean. We’ll sit on the sand, sheltered from the sea spray, between rocks, shellfish and crustaceans. Our bodies are warming up.
The sun shines.
And it becomes a resource. Like Félix Trombe, inspired by the solar experiments of the 1970s, we decide to build a solar oven to cook a few dishes from the land and sea to bring this banquet to life.
The sun is burning.
On this beach, we spent our time and saw time go by. Over the years, the heat has increased and the water has risen. Today, the sun’s rays have shone too brightly and burnt our lunch. The sand is turning black and the cutlery is melting. The Mediterranean is turning into a sea of silver, flames and ash. This fire remains suspended in time.
The sun burns.
It will continue to shine forever.” - Juliette Simeone and Amélie Dandoy
“Le banquet solaire”, Design Parade Toulon, 2024. Photo credits: Luc Bertrand
“As the heat continues to intensify and the water level rises, Juliette Simeone and Amélie Dandoy imagine a seaside "Solar Banquet" inspired by Félix Trombe's 1970s solar experiments. In this painting, everything has been scorched by the sun, embodied by reddish-hued curtains. The Mediterranean has transformed into a sea of silver, flames, and ash. The sun's rays shone too brightly and scorched the lunch, as if charred; even the cutlery and glasses have melted.” - GOODMOODS
“Le banquet solaire”, illustrations by Julliette Simeone and Amélie Dandoy
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Organised by: Design Parade Toulon, Villa Noailles
Curators: Juliette Simeone and Amélie Dandoy
Participants: Bob Carrelage, Debeaulieu, La Maison Pierre Frey, Make’s Concept store, Plasdox, Relax Factory, Aleksandra Zawistowska, Aludan, Åsa Jungnelius, Carrière de St-Gens, Charlotte Charton, Elias Van Orshaegen, Espace Aygo, Marbrerie de Vitry, Olivier Thomas (Amor Immeuble), Studio Fidèle, Studio Staal
Photography: Luc Bertrand