‘Even though Maison & Objet isn’t somewhere I’d do shopping for my home, it’s the opportunity to show my approach to design, emerging and confirmed talents, and how to construct a large-scale hotel differently by using recyclable materials,’ said Lionel Jadot, Designer of the Year at the 30th-anniversary edition of Maison & Objet, which took place at the Parc des Expositions, 5-9 September 2024.
The Belgian designer’s installation, Radical Anthropocene Adhocism, drew on his experiences of art-directing the Mix hotel in Brussels and the Jam hotel chain (already in Brussels, with Jam Hotel Lisbon recently opened, Ghent coming in 2025, and Rome in the pipeline). For each project, Jadot commissions designers from creative hub Zaventum Ateliers as well as local talents. At Maison & Objet, his works made from asphalt were showcased alongside 30 designers, including Xavier Servas’ lamps made from pigs’ intestines, Bel Albatros’ wall coverings made from recycled bags and Mathilde Wittock’s acoustic panels made from a material developed from the roots of plants.
