GRILLAGE / FRANCOIS AZAMBOURG Fashion Design tirelessly

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and urban planning principles of pre-Columbian civilizations to create imposing architectural monuments that even today retain their avant-garde nature—from the military academy he built as a modern-day Mayan ceremonial ground to the remote meditation center commissioned by his sister

she founded the design firm ECART and revived the works of forgotten artists from the 1930s

GRILLAGE / FRANCOIS AZAMBOURG Fashion Design tirelesslyCalled wire mesh, The principle behind Grillage's basic shape is very simple: a sheet of metal with staggered grooves is folded, like origami, then drawn to create a mesh. Grillage tells the story of its manufacturing process drawing, folding, crumpling. It reveals everything about itself, from how it was conceived to how it was produced. Wire meshor metal latticeis a way to achieve both the comfort and ergonomics of an all metal piece of furniture.