Congratulations to Julie Richoz on receiving the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris, Design 2023.

For three decades, the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris awards have celebrated talents in the realms of fashion, design, and craftsmanship, underscoring Paris’s commitment to supporting the creative sectors. For its 30th anniversary edition, the design jury was chaired by Inga Sempé.

Julie Richoz, Joliette Vases, Limited Edition Galerie kreo

Setting up her studio in 2012, the same year she graduated from ECAL in Industrial Design, Julie Richoz worked with designer Pierre Charpin from 2013 to 2015. She won the Grand Prix du Jury at the Villa Noailles Design Parade in 2012, and subsequently worked with CIRVA (Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques), producing limited edition pieces for Galerie kreo.

Julie Richoz, Dyade, Limited Edition Galerie kreo

Julie Richoz, O'STEP, Limited Edition Galerie kreo

O'Step questions the classical construction of a ladder, leaving aside the logic of assembly and instead presenting a structure carved from a single panel of bamboo. The succession of large circular holes redefines the archetype of the object, in favor of an elementary and equally iconic silhouette. The digital cutting ensures the exact geometry of the object. The internal structure of the panel is revealed and dresses each section with unique graphic details. O'Step remains a handcrafted object, whose sensibility is expressed above all in the finishing work of the material, tinted with an acidic yellow shade reminiscent of freshly cut bamboo.

Julie Richoz, Dyade, Limited Edition Galerie kreo

O'STEP
Julie Richoz