Roundtable Discussion - European Heritage Days
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Roundtable Discussion - European Heritage Days
Saturday, September 19th – 6PM
As part of the European Heritage Days, exhibition curator Emilie Villez will lead the discussion “Living Alliances: Building an Ecological Imagination,” an exploration of how artists use storytelling to reshape our understanding of the world and our relationship with all living things.
Joining her for the conversation will be Zoé Sauvage, author of the graphic novel The Scientific Fairies; Camille Prunet, an art historian specialising in the intersections of art and science; and Chloé Azzopardi, photographer and resident at the Fondation Martell.
A curated selection of books chosen by Emilie Villez will also be available for purchase from Le Texte Libre.
“Design and Medical Care” Seminar with the VULCA Chair
“Design and Medical Care” Seminar with the VULCA Chair
Thursday, September 24th – 6PM
The seminar of the VULCA Chair (led by ENSAD-PSL, ENS, and the Institut Imagine) will explore the links between capabilities and experiential knowledge in the context of genetic diseases, at the intersection of medicine, the humanities, and design. Over five days, researchers, designers, physicians, and doctoral students will work collectively on the concrete conditions that make sustainable forms of life possible, notably by examining patient knowledge and the contributions of research through creative practice. Organized at the Fondation Martell, this seminar will combine plenary sessions, project presentations, and collaborative writing workshops in order to bring forth new interdisciplinary research perspectives.
Public Presentation on Thursday September 24
Silvana Mc Nulty - Tying, Weaving, Embroidering, and Binding!
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Silvana Mc Nulty - Tying, Weaving, Embroidering, and Binding!
Wednesday, September 23rd – 2PM-5PM
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Ordinaire Extra ! workshop
Encounters with Living Things
Off-site events
From Thurday 15 to Sunday 18th of October, 2026
The Fondation d’entreprise Martell is partnering with the inaugural edition of the Rencontres de Rochefort, a multidisciplinary event bringing together professionals from the fields of culture, heritage, research and regional development to explore the interactions between land and sea through the lens of water, its uses, and the challenges of its preservation.
On Saturday 17 October, from 4 to 5 p.m., the round table “The Voice of the Arts: Creators from Source to Sea” will bring together Armand Behar, researcher and lecturer at ENSCI, designers Antoine Behaghel and Isabelle Daëron, and dramaturge Anne Chaniolleau. Exploring the theme of waters in transition, the participants will present their creative projects and share experiences rooted in marshes, rivers and the ocean.
Off-Site event : Palais des Congrès, Salle Pierre Loti, Rochefort.
Free admission, no reservation required.
Antoine Behaghel's Residency Showcase
Antoine Behaghel's residency showcase
Wednesday, October 14th – 6:30 PM
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At the conclusion of his residency at the Foundation and in the Marais d’Yves, designer Antoine Behaghel will present new glass pieces that will be featured in the exhibition “Artifices Chlorophylliens” in the Planctonarium. The residency will conclude with a tour of the space, conceived as a hybrid venue at the intersection of design and science.
Agora du Design - Introduction to the 2025 Winners
Agora du Design - Introduction to the 2025 Winners
Thursday, September 10th – 3PM
Auditorium Patrick Ricard, 5 cours Paul Ricard 75008 Paris
As part of Paris Design Week, the 2025 Agora du Design award winners—who are being hosted by the Foundation this year—will present their projects during an afternoon session dedicated to socially engaged and forward-looking research-based design approaches.
Guided tour with Emile Villez
Guided tour with Emilie Villez
Saturday, May 30 at 2:30 pm
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European Days of Craft 2026
Crédit photo : Emie Maire
European Days of Craft
Friday10 and Saturday 11 April
14h30 / 15h30 / 16h30
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On the occasion of the European Days of Crafts, the Foundation opens its doors for an immersion into the world of artisans.
Step into the fascinating world of the glass workshop, where you can attend captivating demonstrations of glassmaking techniques. Explore the workshop and meet our glass artisans, Gaëtan Oheix and Valentin Rizzo, who will reveal the magic of molten glass and the ancestral craftsmanship behind each creation.
Continue your visit with the talk: A Fountain for the MADD Bordeaux
Meet Étienne Tornier, Acting Director of the Musée des Arts décoratifs et du Design de Bordeaux, and designer Jean‑Baptiste Fastrez, as they discuss the special commission of a custom-made glass paving water bench-fountain, created by the Foundation’s glass artisans.
An opportunity to go behind the scenes of the MADD’s renovation, which will reopen on April 22.
Saturday, April 11 at 5 pm.
Weaving workshop
Photo credit : Rüti, weaving machine collection, Bärtschi Hans-Peter, ETH-Bibliothek Zurich, Image Archive, Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
WEAVING WORKSHOP
2026
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Screening : In the Stillness of Sounds
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Meeting and Conferences
Throughout the year, the Foundation offer events that echo its exhibitions.
Screening of the movieIn the Stillness of Sounds
Tuesday, December 9th – 8.30pm
Cinema Galaxy, Chateaubernard
Introduction by Anne-Claire Duprat, Director of the Fondation et Marc Namblard (via video), the main protagonist of the film.
The screening will be folllowed by a phone conversation ith sound artist Félix Blume.
This immersive film leaves ample room for the viewer’s intelligence and interpretation. The treatment of image and sound, as well as their sensitive and precise editing, demonstrate a true cinematographic expression.
In partnership with Eurociné Cognac
At nightfall, Marc hides his microphones in an undergrowth before stepping away to blend into the natural environment. Throughout the night, his recorder captures soundscapes—breaths, songs, howls, crackles—which he later reworks in the studio to compose sonic landscapes. Like his father, who used to record him with a tape recorder when he was a child, Marc captures the voices of his daughters and passes on his passion for sound to his eldest, Lucie. Curious about her father’s nocturnal activities, she follows him into the forest. Around them, stags are bellowing. Marc also shares his sound library with artists. With composer Christian Zanési, the idea of an electroacoustic music piece begins to take shape.