Antoine Roset invites us to talk design in his Parisian apartment

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'Design addict, passionate about creation, traveller and proud dad' (“Addict au design, passionné par la manufacture, voyageur et papa fier") is how Antoine Roset describes himself on his personal Instagram page. Marketing Director of the Roset Group, he handles the brand's image, created in 1860. In an environment where innovation, 'art de vivre' and elegance come together, Antoine Roset tells us about the creative soul of his company and the designers who inspire it. 

1. Hello Antoine! You work for the Ligne Roset furnishing company, which has a 160 year old reputation of quality... This taste for design, is it a family affair?

Hello! Design has been part of our culture from a very young age. But it is up to us to cultivate this foundation, by taking a sustained interest in everyday aspects of life. Design is a discipline that allows us to reinvent everyday products, to make them better, more beautiful... It is up to us to understand the needs and changes in everyday life so that we can improve a little more each day.

2. Ligne Roset has collaborated with many designers (including Jean Nouvel, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Pierre Charpin, Ana Moussinet...). Why is this important to you? Are you working with other designers at the moment?

A combination of talent allows us to develop the products that we find most interesting. Some designers are more well-known than others, but all of them have a passion to create innovative products, be it in their look, their functionality, their finish, their DNA... We are currently working with some remarkable designers, and it would take too long to mention them all, but here are a few examples: Ramy Fischler, Sebastian Herkner, Yabu Pushelberg or Keiji Takeuchi... 

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3. Speaking of, which collaboration has been your favourite and why?

Most of the time, we have very good personal relations with the people we work with. Some of the most outstanding collaborations have been with Peter Maly, the Bouroullec brothers, Inga Sempé, Didier Gomez, Pascal Mourgue, Philippe Nigro, Éric Jourdan among dozens of others.

4. If you could choose any artist or designer to collaborate with, who would it be?

That's a difficult question, because I believe that the success of a collaboration comes above all from a human encounter! It's important to get to know and understand each other first. It is therefore complex to answer this question with a name!

5. What links can be established between art and design? And what art or design pieces are you most attached to at home?

Today, I find that design and art are extremely close. Both are linked to our interiors and are an expression of our taste and feelings. I have a particular attachment to the work Holy Daughters by Prune Nourry, an artist that my wife introduced me to and who was one of our first common loves when we lived in New York. I also have a great interest in lighting. In fact, I received a Tahiti lamp by Ettore Sottsass as a gift that I had always wanted to have. Are they functional objects or just for pleasure…?


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6. Speaking of art, which artists are you particularly fond of?

Cy Twombly is an artist I admire a lot, especially his minimalist period. The elegance of his canvases and drawings, achieved through gestures filled with a certain simplicity, particularly appeal to me. 

7. What are your sources of inspiration in terms of interior design and ambiance?

More than a question of style, I would say that my taste in decoration comes from my education and the different stages of my life, always seen through a contemporary lens.

8. Finally, if you had to characterise the very DNA of Ligne Roset with a piece of furniture, which piece would you choose?

Our TOGO sofa is certainly one of the most representative pieces of our DNA: comfortable, non-conformist, durable, timeless... even if many other pieces match too!


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Their favorite artworks

Print, Sans titre, Bastian 38, Cy Twombly

Sans titre, Bastian 38

Cy Twombly

Print - 29 x 21 cm

Sold

Print, Action dans la Favela Morro da providencia - Détail Arbre et Lune, JR

Action dans la Favela Morro da providencia - Détail Arbre et Lune

JR

Print - 70 x 103 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Willem de Kooning

Untitled

Willem de Kooning

Painting - 58.4 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm

$260,000

Fine Art Drawings, Yoshitomo Nara, Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 22 x 0.3 cm

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Photography, Five Rips, Vik Muniz

Five Rips

Vik Muniz

Photography - 60.3 x 47 cm

$28,000

Painting, Irregular Vertical Brushstrokes with Colors Superimposed, Sol LeWitt

Irregular Vertical Brushstrokes with Colors Superimposed

Sol LeWitt

Painting - 56.5 x 76.2 cm

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Sculpture, Sculpture for The Public Art Fund, New York City, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" Project, Ai Weiwei

Sculpture for The Public Art Fund, New York City, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" Project

Ai Weiwei

Sculpture - 12.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm

$10,500

Print, 28 mm, Women are heroes, Action dans la favela Morro da Providencia, Favela de jour, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil, 2008, JR

28 mm, Women are heroes, Action dans la favela Morro da Providencia, Favela de jour, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil, 2008

JR

Print - 70 x 100 cm

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Print, Ville de Paris, Sonia Delaunay

Ville de Paris

Sonia Delaunay

Print - 188 x 150 x 2 cm

Sold