DS x Métiers D’art 2 – DS Lumen: a jury stamped with excellence and eclecticism

• • For the second DS x MÉTIERS D’ART #design competition, DS Automobiles is bringing together jurors from different backgrounds, characterised by the excellence of French savoir-faire.
• DS x MÉTIERS D’ART seeks to find creative French craftspeople and highlight their
  expertise.
• Christened DS LUMEN, this competition tackles the subject of light at the front of New DS 3 ETENSE.

In 2021, the team from DS Automobiles launched a #design competition for the best creative French craftspeople, in #partnership with the Studio Métiers Rares. From the first DS x MÉTIERS D’ART, seeking the innovative power of professional artists through a technical and aesthetic challenge enabled a deepening of the creative and innovative bond between DS Automobiles and these established or emerging professionals from the art scene. The jury nominated #annelopez as the inaugural winner. A graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the École d’Art Mural de Versailles, she
made the interior trim for an exclusive #ds9. 

The second edition of DS x MÉTIERS D’ART competition was launched in November 2022. Christened DS LUMEN, it aims to enhance the work of light effects through materials, with an application on the grille of New #ds3etense, a 100% electric model.

Ten entrants have already been chosen by an in-house committee. Their work will be reviewed by a jury made up of the DS Automobiles team and influential personalities in the fields of art and #design, form of expression of the Brand, who will choose three finalists. They will then be invited to #design a part for the grille of New #ds3etense. The jury will subsequently nominate the winner of the competition, who DS Automobiles will entrust with making trim for a New DS 3E-TENSE grille, as well as a grant for 5,000 euros.

The jury is made up of eight members, under the chairmanship of #hervelemoine, President of Mobilier national. 

Hervé Lemoine, President of Mobilier National, Chairman of the jury, DS x MÉTIERS D’ART 2 –DS LUMEN.

A general curator of heritage, he goes into the Department of Army History (today the Defence Historical Service, Vincennes) in 1996, a department of which he will become deputy director of archives and libraries. In 2005, he is named deputy director of memory, heritage and archives at the Ministry of Defence in charge of policy for the archives and libraries, ensuring guardianship of the institutions under this jurisdiction. Between 1999 and 2006, he leads a research seminar on historical sources at the Paris Institute of Political Studies. In January 2009, he takes over management of the National Museum of French Monuments and the heritage department of the Cité de l’architecture et du Patrimoine (Trocadéro, Paris) and provides the commission with several exhibitions. #hervelemoine was appointed director responsible for French Archives at the Ministry of Culture and Communication, from 2010 to 2018. In this capacity, he managed the network of national and local public service archives. Since 12th February 2018, #hervelemoine is director
then president (from 1st January 2022) of Mobilier National.

"Because today's creation is tomorrow's heritage, because this same contemporary creation draws an extraordinary source of inspiration from crafts, I am delighted to take part for the first time in the DS x MÉTIERS D’ART competition, a springboard for the talents of tomorrow, whose challenges are in line with the missions carried out by the Mobilier national. Much more than the Garde-Meuble de la France, the Mobilier national is first and foremost a lively place at thecrossroads of #design innovations. Supporting artistic professions, the institution, like DS Automobiles, is a showcase
of savoir-faire. » Hervé Lemoine, Chairman of the jury DS x MÉTIERS D’ART 2 – DS LUMEN.

Anne Lopez, Concept creator, winner of DS x MÉTIERS D’ARTfirst edition.
After graduating from the Beaux-Arts de Paris then the École d'Art Mural de Versailles, #annelopez specialised in the #design and production of incredibly artistic, handmade and bespoke trim, combining #design with materials. A creator as much in the field of interior #design as the area of luxury in the shape of incredible packaging #design or works made for displays. #annelopez uses artisan techniques to make special trim with movement as inspiration, more specifically the
effect of a breath of air on nature. Her intention is to create fantasy, dreamlike settings. She becomes the first winner of DS x MÉTIERS D’ART in 2022.

Cécile Feilchenfeldt, Textile creator specialising in knitwear and founder of Knitwearstudio Paris.
An enthusiast of methods mixing traditional knitwear techniques with innovative fibres to bring life to effects that are as unexpected as they are playful, #cecilefeilchenfeldt plays with creativity. Crossing from Germany to Switzerland before settling in Paris, she works with major fashion houses on off-the-peg and high fashion, in particular Christian Dior, Armani Privé, Maison Schiaparelli and Balenciaga. Her wide-ranging creations also led her to a collaboration with DS Automobiles during the production of the DS AERO SPORT LOUNGE concept car. She has been recognised by Art Basel, at the Internationale Handwerksmesse Munich and she received the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris.

Arnaud Vaillant & #sebastienmeyer, Coperni co-founders.
Coperni was founded in 2013 by Creative Director #sebastienmeyer and CEO #arnaudvaillant. Sébastien grew up in the South of France and attended a military school, which fuelled his first memories and inspiration for clothes. Arnaud grew up in Sanary-sur-Mer, in a family of doctors. He was passionate about mathematics and fashion from an early age. The pair met at their Paris fashion school. It was love at first sight, both personally and professionally. Sébastien studied
Fashion #design and Pattern Making, while Arnaud was into Fashion Business and Management. Complementing each otheris fundamental. After five years at Balenciaga and Chanel for Arnaud, and many #design projects for Sébastien, they fulfilled their dream by launching their own brand. In 2015 Arnaud and Sébastien were appointed Creative Directors of the historic French brand Courrèges, but after two years left and went on to relaunch Coperni in 2018. To showcase the
2021 Autumn-Winter collection, they conceived the event and organised a big show in the AccorHotels Arena, lit by thirtysix DS models.

Julien Dumas, Michelin-Starred chef at the Bellefeuille Restaurant in the Saint James Paris hotel and DS Automobiles ambassador for cuisine.
Famous for his love of vegetables and seafood, #juliendumas plays above all with the great variety and intensity of flavours, providing they’re exceptionally fresh. He manages to surprise and create unforgettable emotions whether it’s with the simplest or most glamorous ingredients: grilled white asparagus, acacias and smoked sardines, lobster & cuttlefish, confit of veal shoulder with nasturtium leaves… Among the most creative of his generation, #juliendumas is DS Automobiles ambassador for gastronomy.

Béatrice Foucher, DS AutomobilesCEO.
Béatrice Foucher is a graduate of AgroParisTech and ESCP. She begins her professional career with the Renault Groupe as a quality engineer. After ten years of experience in customer marketing then product development, she steers product direction for 5 years, then the electric vehicle Business Unit from 2012. In 2019, she joins Groupe PSA as human resources senior vice president, before becoming deputy CEO of DS Automobiles in charge of accelerating international development. At the beginning of 2020, she’s appointed as DS Automobiles CEO and a member of the Stellantis Group Top Executive Team.

Thierry Metroz, DS Automobiles #design Director.
A graduate of the Ecole nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d’art, #thierrymetroz worked for a long time within Renault #design. He is particularly committed to innovation and is behind cars that made their mark on the #automotive world in recent years such as the Avantime, an avant-garde and non-conformist car. In 2009, he joins the Stellantis Groupe, where Jean-Pierre Ploué puts him in charge of Citroën. On 1 st June 2012, he is appointed #design director
of the DS range within Citroën. In June 2014, when DS is granted independence as a brand, #thierrymetroz becomes DS Automobiles #design director.

Jean-Phillipe Vanhulle, In charge of the DS Automobiles Upholstery workshop.
Jean-Philippe Vanhulle has been a master craftsman saddler upholsterer since 2001 and from 2014 heads up DS Automobiles Upholstery. He trained in prototype upholstery wthin PSA for ten years, before creating his own workshop carrying out #automotive upholstery and fitting. He then rejoins the Groupe to take charge of upholstery within Citroën in 2003. In parallel, he steps in as professor of upholstery and trim at the Charles Petiet high school for 3 years where he is part of the Best Workers in France jury. He takes charge of the DS Workshop in 2014, where he contributes towards
developing a very characteristic DS upholstery language, such as the link upholstery for premium seats and pearl stitching, through concept car projects and research directed at future cars. Today he is one of the DS Automobiles brand’s representatives during events.

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