During the Maison&Objet show which was held in Paris from September 7 to 11, the Future On Stage stand highlighted three winners. These companies, handpicked to benefit from this support springboard, offer their customers innovative materials that meet the environmental challenges of the sector. We met them.

Overview of the Future On Stage stand at the Maison&Objet show, September 2023 edition.

The Maison&Objet show, a biannual meeting of players in the world of homeware, was held from September 7 to 11, at the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord in Villepinte. Among the more than 2 exhibitors specializing in interior and exterior design, three are particularly highlighted. Out of more than 000 startups who submitted their application, they were in fact designated to occupy the Future On Stage stand, a space whose purpose is to highlight and reward exemplary companies in terms of ecology. Through their approach to the material, its production and its use, these three brands illustrate the ecological transition at work in the decoration, design and lifestyle sectors.

« We saw the resource rather than the waste »: Camille Callennec, co-founder and CEO of Ostrea Design

Innovations that last over time, respond directly to environmental issues and are part of a lasting logic. This is what Camille Callennec, co-founder and CEO of Ostrea Design, remembers from the Maison&Objet show and particularly from the winning companies represented on Future On Stage: “ We were very happy to be winners of the competition, the selected companies are really pushing themselves in terms of innovation, it's very inspiring. These are projects that deserve to develop ».

Ostrea Design was built around one ambition: to recycle waste linked to oyster farming – shellfish lost during oyster production. Each year, 250 tonnes of waste are produced in France, which have not been recycled until now. The entrepreneur explains his motivations: “ We are lucky to have built ourselves differently compared to a company that uses traditional materials. We did not see these 250 tonnes as waste but immediately as a resource. We sought to innovate on the technical aspect and to create something from this biomineral ". To do this, the shells are reduced to flakes, which are themselves transformed to obtain a stable particle size. These flakes are then kneaded so that they can be used, without any resin of petroleum origin. The founders of the startup then became interested in the interior and exterior design sector, convinced that the recyclability and durability of their low-carbon material meet customer expectations. A successful bet for Ostrea, which now markets its patented material whose rendering is similar to marble or natural stone. Artists, architects and designers can use it to create furniture, kitchen and bathroom worktops or as floor coverings. The entrepreneur adds, cheerfully: “ It touches us a lot when someone sees a new possible application for this material which was destined to end up in a landfill. It also touches us that this type of ecological raw material is no longer considered elitist but has become truly accessible, because there is a real quest for meaning on the part of customers when choosing materials. ". Camille Callennec is convinced that to make a company sustainable in this sector, the notion of ecology must now be at the heart of its activity.

« Eco-design is our DNA, it’s also common sense »: Philippe Tissot, co-founder of Komut studio

The circularity of the material is at the heart of the activity of Komut studio whose co-founder, Philippe Tissot, is motivated by the notion of the second life of the object and the reasoned and sustainable use of the material. The furniture offered by the brand offers a new lease of life to plastic packaging (bottles, plastic buckets, PVC frames for buildings being deconstructed) otherwise intended to be buried or burned. Furniture, lighting, wall layout and cladding, greenery: each solution proposed, and presented by Komut studio on the Future On Stage stand, is therefore 100% recycled, 100% recyclable.

For Philippe Tissot, “ eco-design is part of the DNA of its company. It is also a story of common sense and an underlying trend which reflects the expectations of the sector ". Because, according to the entrepreneur, it allows us to highlight companies whose approach is 100% circular: “ Being a Future On Stage winner gives an additional dimension to the products presented at the show. It’s also a business opportunity not to be missed. ».
From this approach committed to a world free of plastic waste other beautiful stories are born. Symbol of a world where human contact was minimized, the protective screens that we experienced during the health crisis at the checkouts and counters of businesses and places of sale, become lighting fixtures once placed in the hands of Komut studio.

« We work in a short circuit with actors who have difficulty recycling their waste »: Victoria Lièvre, designer, co-founder and CEO of Repulp design

Repulp Design stands out in the recycling of waste from the fruit juice industry, transformed into cups and soon into small furniture. Victoria Lièvre, the co-founder of the brand, was then a student in product design, and working in a juice bar when she realized the quantity of orange peels thrown away daily. She therefore became interested in the best way to recycle this citrus waste, and made it her business. Its innovative, patented material is injectable like traditional plastic and is integrated into current plastics processing processes with the difference – and not the least – that it is virtuous. Dehydrated and laboratory-processed citrus peels do not contain BPA (Bisphenol A, a chemical substance used in the manufacture of plastic packaging) or endocrine disruptors. The company works in a short circuit by recovering citrus waste from two main partners, who have difficulty recycling the waste.

For the entrepreneur, eco-design is now the norm in the career of designers and this trend will continue to assert itself: “ At the time I launched Repulp Design, we were in the early stages of the notion of eco-design. It still made me want to work on it until our material sees the light of day ". Thanks to Future On Stage, the business leader was able to form new partnerships, meet a very inspiring jury and can continue to conquer the market in France and internationally, in addition to offering herself great visibility.

Find the Future On Stage stand at the next edition of the Maison&Objet Paris show from January 18 to 22, 2024. Deadline for submitting applications: September 30. Register by clicking on this link.