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DESIGNER
PROFILE

About Raphael Navot Raphael Navot

aphael Navot was born in with the gallery and the dialogue between
Jerusalem, Israel, in 1977. In 2003, handcraft and the natural landscape.
R he moved to Paris to study interior Dame des Arts is Raphael Navot’s second
architecture and design after graduating hotel located in the heart of Paris.
from Design Academy Eindhoven
with a Bachelor’s degree in Conceptual Sharing about his work
Design. He has a diverse portfolio of In an interview with Maison&Objet,
multidisciplinary projects, ranging from Raphael Navot had the following to say
hospitality interiors to bespoke and about his work and aesthetic...
commercial product design, all of which “I am not sure there is a visual
highlight French craftsmanship and manner that can describe my aesthetics,
talent. His work ranges from examples of although all of the projects derive from
hospitality interiors to both bespoke and similar values and hopefully establish
commercial product design. a uniform style. Natural materials and
Furthermore, he worked with David traditional craft are always present, often
Lynch on the Parisian nightclub Silencio bespoke for each project and with certain
(2011), collaborated on the production attributes of organic forms. I often opt to
of a highly technical line of end-grain achieve an experience that is somewhat
flooring for Oscar Ono (2016), and timeless. Timelessness for me is a non-
created a collection of 12 families of decorative quality that does not refer Roche Bobois participated at
furniture - from sofas and tables to rugs to trends or certain motives that are Maison&Objet 2023. Some our seating
and lamps - for Roche Bobois (2018). associated with a specific period. I often ranges like The Dot Armchair and the
However, it is his work on the Hôtel think that good interiors feel as if they Parrot pouffe, from the Nativ collection
National des Arts et Métiers (2017) that have always been there. I try to avoid appeared in the Apothem Lounge.
has possibly been the most significant using materials that are industrial, or Created in 2018 - Nativ is a collection
endeavour for the designer so far. He simple paints and wallpaper, or anything of natural and organic lines: a dialogue
unveiled a continuation of his furniture literally superficial as I believe that between nature and culture crossed with
collaboration with Loro Piana, “A Portrait massive materials age better. I often find geometric mastery and spontaneous
of Comfort” at the Salone del Mobile my colours in the materials themselves, forms. With the Dot armchair, Raphael
in Milan and a 50 rooms, 10 private for example, blues and greens can be Navot proposed his interpretation of the
apartments hotel in Cannes, Hotel Belle oxidised copper and bronze, or ochres ball chair: an enveloping and immediately
Plage. would be brass and gold. Aside from comforting sphere. Read more about the
Through “On the Same Subject”, a that, I am convinced that hand-work is collaboration and collection dw
work for Friedman Benda in New York, indispensable and is very much present
he followed his ongoing collaboration in the final result.” www.roche-bobois.com

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