Tony Jouanneau is an artist, craftsman and researcher. Trained in product design at ESAD Orléans, he spent seven years learning the art of textile finishing at Tzuri Gueta's textile studio before turning his practice towards ecodesign and biodesign through further studies at ENSCI–Les Ateliers.

Since 2017, he has been developing Atelier Sumbiosis, a textile finishing laboratory where science and traditional textile craftsmanship converge. His research encompasses dyeing processes using microalgae, patterns created by insects and bacterial printing on fabrics. Inspired by the principles of symbiosis, he explores innovative ways of bringing living organisms and soft materials into collaboration.

As a resident artist at Villa Kujoyama in 2023, he pursued research into sea urchin-derived dyes, developed in partnership with Sorbonne University and in dialogue with Japanese textile craftsmanship.

Alongside his artistic practice, he teaches in higher education, exploring new approaches to design research and the challenges of creating with living organisms, notably at ENSCI–Les Ateliers, ENSAD Paris and IFM.

Selected by the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès in 2019, he joined its Textile Skills Academy before undertaking a residency at BDMMA Paris, where he developed ornamental works using natural colours. Combining highly refined techniques adapted to the scale of objects and architectural spaces, these pieces have attracted the attention of the luxury sector. Tony Jouanneau creates large-scale textile artworks, notably for houses such as Dior, Hermès and Boucheron.

Among his distinctions, he was awarded the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris, a significant recognition of his innovative commitment to craftsmanship and sustainable creation.

   


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AWARDS


2024 — Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris, Prix Engagement Métiers d’Art
2021 — Fondation d’entreprise Banque Populaire, Fine Craftsmanship Grant

RESIDENCIES & PROGRAMMES


2023 — Villa Kujoyama, Crafts Residency, Kyoto, Japan
2019 — Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Académie des Savoir-Faire, Textiles
2018–2019 — La Paillasse, Open Residency, Paris, France

EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS


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TALKS



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PRESS & PUBLICATIONS



CLIENTS & PARTNERS


Atelier 27
Chanel
Dior Architecture
Laclaux Editions
RDAI Architecture - Hermès
Galerie Sinople - Boucheron
Galerie Aleor, Craft & Biodesign
Musée des Arts décoratifs de Paris 
Villa Kujoyama
Institut français
Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
Fondation d’entreprise Banque Populaire
Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
Fondation Thalie 
Mobilier National
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
Sorbonne Université - CNRS
ENSCI – Les Ateliers
École des Arts Décoratifs – Paris
Institut Français de la Mode
Ateliers d’Art de France
Le JAD – Jardin des Métiers d’Art et du Design
BDMMA – Bureau du Design, de la Mode et des Métiers d’Art
La Paillasse
 

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lucile Boiron, Anne-Lou Buzot, Victor Cornec, Quentin Chevrier, Edern Haushofer, Véronique Huyghe, Elie Koaho, Nicolas Louis, Jimena Sengenes, Beatrice Prestage


LEGAL NOTICE


   


ATELIER SUMBIOSIS, Le JAD - Atelier 208, 6 Grande Rue, 92310 Sèvres
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