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atelier oï[edit]
atelier oï was founded in 1991 in La Neuveville, Switzerland, by Aurel Aebi, Armand Louis and Patrick Reymond. The name oï, derived from the Russian word “troïka”, a team of three, conveys the dynamism and holistic energy generated by a trio.
atelier oï[edit]
atelier oï is the result of an alliance rooted in humanity and art alike. It is about sharing values and ideals. The trio has been linked for over 30 years through the intangible bond of the desire to grow and venture together on a journey that never denies their individual paths. The alliance brings together open and creative minds, sharing their visions.
The founders’ deep involvement with architecture, design and naval construction, as well as the encounter with charismatic personalities such as Alberto Sartoris and Ettore Sottsass, have shaped atelier oï ’s philosophy. It strives to go beyond the confines of a single discipline.
At atelier oï, the idea of multidisciplinarity is epitomised by the word “atelier”, a place of creation, intellectual knowledge and manual know-how. On an international scale its work ranges from architecture and interior design to product design and scenography.
The starting point is the understanding of the context. Every project is a for us a specific question related to a specific context. All the creative process is based on the definition of a specific story or scenario for each projects and experiences on materials. This mix of stories and materials create what we call the storytecture. How a story reacting to a context will drive the way to transform materials in project and forms. We follow after the logic of the materials and we can often see that the expression of the esthetic is coming from material structure. The hand of the designer follow the logic of the materials and not the opposite. This way to work with materials and stories allowed us to play after with our living archive of materials and structure on others projects and transformation in different scales. From architecture to object, from object to space.
As “Form Follow Emotion” is atelier oï’s credo. And when we are designing, the first step always starts with an emotion, just like a chef who uses his sense of taste as a starting point and develops a dish. Meanwhile, we also invented the word “storytecture” for the atelier’s working process. First is to understand the context of the project, the next steps in relation with this context is to define what will be the story that we want to define for this context or client. In the same time experimentation and materials will start to materialize this story. We call this process “Storytecture”. This way to work will give us the ingredients to cook.
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The starting point of the creative process is often the material: its nature, its potential affinities, its reaction to external stimuli and its interaction with other materials.
Therefore, experimenting is an essential aspect of atelier oï ’s approach: the objects often stem from an intuitive and emotional interaction with the material. The material is explored or adapted with an untiring curiosity in the pursuit of knowledge and discovery.
Geographically speaking, atelier oï is located at the crossroads of cultures and diverse influences.
Its headquarters, situated in the former motel of La Neuveville in Switzerland, halfway between the North and the South of Europe and straddling a language border, is a veritable tool supporting both artistic approach and projects.
The three-storey building, renamed Moïtel , accommodates all of atelier oï ’s activities covering more than 900m². It houses the ateliers, a materials library, a prototype workshop, office spaces, a photography studio and a gallery dedicated to exhibitions and experimentations.
Therefore, it is not merely atelier oï’s working space, but also a laboratory for experimentation, a venue for cultural exchange and events dedicated to their work. The Moïtel embodies, nourishes and unceasingly inspires atelier oï, while reflecting its creative and multidisciplinary soul.
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Moïtel la Neuveville
