This training focuses on the discovery and mastery of the paper pulp technique, applied to the creation of a useful everyday object. Claire and Jean-Sébastien, co-founders of Studio 5.5, aim to raise awareness of the environmental impact of creation by reintroducing this simple and sustainable transformation process. By making paper baskets from recycled materials, participants will explore not only artisanal techniques, but also waste management and their potential as a creative resource. A meaningful object, combining utility and ecological awareness. At the end of the training, the trainee will be able to:
This course focuses on the papier-mâché technique, used to create everyday objects from recycled materials. By reintroducing this simple and sustainable process, learners will explore these artisanal techniques while addressing waste management as a creative resource, combining utility and environmental awareness.
Morning:
Presentation of the project and expectations
Afternoon:
Beginning of the collection
Morning:
Collection from neighbors / businesses / recycling centers
Collective inventory of finds for distribution of deposits according to affinities
Afternoon:
Initial tests using material samples
Morning:
Form research through sketches
Afternoon:
Mold making and first full-scale casting
Morning:
Casting the object
Afternoon:
Casting The object
Morning:
Drying and finishing
Afternoon:
Photos and sharing of creations / review of the experience
Workshop tidying
Designers/makers with expertise in eco-design and reuse.
Claire Renard and Jean-Sébastien Blanc
This design duo, founders of the 5.5 Collective and pioneers of upcycling, are now recognized experts in this field. Their partnership, which has lasted for over 20 years, has continued to strengthen, as have their deeply held beliefs. These creators, resolutely against the grain, are now adopting a design focused on degrowth, aiming to slow down the frenetic pace of the world. This commitment is more crucial than ever, given the acceleration of our lifestyles and the contradictions of a frenetic society that must imperatively reinvent itself. Claire Renard remembers always enjoying manipulating, salvaging, and playing with whatever she found, gleaning objects here and there to transform them. It was during a junior year work experience placement in the offices of Castrol, a company specializing in motor oils, that she discovered the term "design." Determined, she knew she would become a designer and devote her career to rethinking everyday life. Admitted to ENSAAMA (National School of Business and Management), Claire completed a five-year program, graduating with a diploma in the influence of form on taste. She then chose to continue her studies at Arts et Métiers, where she immersed herself in the creative ecosystem and explored the relationships between the various stakeholders in the design profession. While pursuing her DEA (Master of Advanced Studies), Claire founded Studio 5.5 with her partners and became the leading figure in the rapidly growing collective. She led numerous ambitious projects, devoting herself fully to the project, and successfully delivering. In 2012, she naturally took over the management of Studio 5.5.
Whether as designer-director or director-designer, Claire embodies this role of "troop leader" with unwavering commitment and rigor. She was also invited by the CNAP (National Council for the Arts and Culture) to join the State's acquisition committee for a three-year term.
Today, Claire is rediscovering her first passions: experimenting with nature, cultivating it, savoring it, and nurturing life. She now seeks to bring her creations to life while minimizing their impact on the environment.
Jean-Sébastien spent a peaceful childhood in sunny Nîmes before moving to Paris to attend the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués. Four years later, he graduated with honors from the jury, gaining recognition for his often counter-current ideas. His final year thesis on the planned obsolescence of objects marked the beginning of the founding project of 5.5. It was indeed at his initiative that the 5.5 designers collective was born, invited to pursue their "censored" reflections on the medicine of objects.
Still searching for meaning in his future career as a designer, the Nîmes native, true to his Taurus temperament, decided to continue his studies at Arts et Métiers. He earned a Diploma of Advanced Studies at the Product Design and Innovation Laboratory. This theoretical year fostered his taste for multidisciplinary projects and confirmed his commitment to prioritizing substance over form in his design practice.
Today, alongside his work as a designer at Studio 5.5, Jean-Sébastien pursues a more personal artistic approach, using objects as the raw material for his creations.
Price(s) including the cost of training, accommodation and full board, materials and personal protective equipment.
