ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE CREATION INDUSTRIELLE (ENSCI) - PARIS

ENSCI, the Ecole nationale supérieure de création industrielle based in Paris, made the most of technological progress to reinvent uses for everyday objects. 

A radio where the cells capture almost all of the light spectrum, a surprising alarm clock or a loudspeaker bringing back memories of old gramophones - all these projects combine technology and creativity. The workshop was an opportunity to question the idea of progress while proposing new aesthetics for functional objects. 

The objects presented gain autonomy: plants grow on their own, music is played anywhere, telephones are recharged without our help.