Grégoire de Lafforest

Paris, France

Grégoire de Lafforest trained as a designer and interior architect, completing his studies at ESAG Penninghen in 2002. He has collaborated with other well-known designers, including Gilles & Boissier, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and Bruno Moinard. Apart from his product designs and interior architecture projects that have earned him several VIA awards, Grégoire de Lafforest also worked on prestigious projects. He designed Hermes’ head office in Paris, several Cartier boutiques, a private mansion for Veuve Clicquot, and New York’s Baccarat Hotel. The designer’s furniture and products are distinctly creative, combining classic materials with whimsy elements in products that intrigue, inspire and delight the senses.