Design Handoff Document
Acknowledgement
Before we dive into my journey, I would like to mention a few people without whom this opportunity would not have been possible.
Firstly, I would like to thank Mr. Vatsal Agrawal and the team at TDV, along with Mr. Pablo Sevilla Alonso, my mentor in-charge for their constant guidance and motivation throughout my tenure at Boisbuchet. I would also like to thank the main team at Boisbuchet (Guillermo Gil Fernandez, Franca Speilmann, Kester Farell, Jane Corbett, Jean Haag), especially Mr. Alexander Von Vegesack and Mr. Mathias Schwartz-Clauss, the Founder and Director of Domaine de Boisbuchet for having me there, and providing me with such a wonderful experience.
Lastly, I would like to thank the staff, and the artist residents from various corners of the world for being a part of my journey as an intern in Boisbuchet, and providing me with much needed insights and support through it all. I would also like to include a special mention for Julie, Paul and Eric, who also played a vital role in making my stay happier and fruitful.
2. Projects > Roles and Responsibilities
3. Reflections
1. Introduction to the Domaine
Table of contents
Introduction
Domaine de Boisbuchet is an international research center for design and architecture that has earned it’s reputation as a place of interactions and exchange throughout it’s rich history of workshops and residencies. Ever-growing numbers of artists, multidisciplinary professionals and students from around the world flock to this site nestled in a bend of the Vienne river in the heart of the Charente - Limousine department of France.
Set amidst the rich and serene woodlands, the estate of Boisbuchet has hosted a remarkable cultural project in relation to multidisciplinary design and architecture extending over thirty years, with it’s workshops bringing together important internationally known figures with professionals and students of highly varied backgrounds and origin.
Plan of the Boisbuchet park, drawing on silk 1864
Architectural Park
Along with the ancient Château and Dépendance, the Domaine is also a home to many historic and contemporary buildings that are a part of it’s architectural park. Some of them include the Japanese Guest House from 1863, The Paper Pavilion constructed by Shigeru Ban in 2014, the Techstyle Haus built by RISD and Brown University from the US, and the various Bamboo pavilions, showcasing how well bamboo fits as a material in the architectural world.
With its undeniable attractions and facilities, Domaine de Boisbuchet is a unique center that encourages emerging talent and trends with a focus on adressing the enviromental, social and other types of concerns of our time.
Map for the guided tours of Domaine de Boisbuchet, 2022Partners and Collaborations
Context
Every student at The Design Village takes an internship course in their sixth semester where they must go and work in the industry to gain exposure and practical experience in relation to the fields that they are currently pursuing. In this case,
GROW WITH THE FLOW
25 JUNE - 26 AUGUST
Boisbuchet has built it’s reputation as an international research center for design and architecture through it’s historic workshops which involve experiences of multidisciplinary professionals and a variety of manifestations. This year’s workshop follow the topic of “Grow with the Flow”. It is known that trees are pillars of human development and powerful symbols of life’s driving force. Boisbuchet puts them at the centre of its work this year.
Trees provide people with shelter, shade and perch, food, building materials and fuel. But we also find ourselves in the shape and in the role of this queen of plants, one of whom may become ancient as a lone pioneer or as part of a collective, and whose contours already speak of growth and ageing. My roles and responsibilities involved designing creative collaterals and communicative strategies to help promote Boisbuchet’s summer workshop programme this season.
SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2023
Style guide 2023
For this year’s summer programme, a visual style guide was laid out and established for all further forms of communications and collaterals to be made, with trees and greenery as a point of focus.
As boisbuchet follows a very minimal visual style, the style guide for this year included curation of images, specific colours in relation to this year’s topic, and classic Boisbuchet typefaces and logofiles.
TITLE OF WORKSHOP #categories “Name of tutor” Summer Workshops 2023 Dates of workshop Domaine de Boisbuchet France · boisbuchet.org Boisbuchet de sign architecture nature Lucas Muñoz Muñoz Marc Morro form Magazine Victoria Yakusha Marjan Van Aubel Marco Sammicheli Bertjan Pot Lex Pott Chris Kabel Julia Lohmann + Violaine Buet Aléa Wataru Kumano Objects of Common Interest The Rodina Samy Rio Olimpia Zagnoli Wagner Kreusch Sam Chermayeff Takk Architecture Davide Angeli + AMDL Circle Caro Diario Wendy Andreu CARA \ DAVIDE Carla Fernández Wulkan Display Summer Workshops Futura Std Guppie Green (0, 255, 92) #00FF5C Boisbuchet th m of design mate nd expert: Alexand Vegesack He anted pla her esign meets ducati n, in large sens Som 2 years ago he bought the 150 hect res omain d Boisbuchet. Sinc hen, prof ssionals an students come every year to experience ow internationally uccessful prof ssionals stru ture the work, nd how th y appro ch esign problems 2023 GROW WITH THE FLOW Sunset Gothic Pro C.I.R.E.C.A. Domaine de Boisbuchet 165000 Lessac, France Tel. + 33 (0) 545 89 67 00 E-mail info@boisbuchet.org www.boisbuchet.org
Content Creation
One of the first projects of the period involved creating collaterals to be used in advertisement and promotion of the 2023 Summer Workshop Program at Boisbuchet.
Collaterals such as instagram posts highlighting each workshop , reels, newsletters, and informative PDFs for international clientele institutions were a part of the overall manifestations. The process involved curation of images and following a coherent visual style for this year’s program.
Instagram reel
Official PDF for clientele
Milan Design Week
As the Milan Design Week is the largest trade fair of it’s kind in the world, where different furniture, concepts and designs from an international pool of countries are showcased and exhibited, a communicative strategy was designed to help promote the tutors aligned with boisbuchet’s workshop program that were also a part of the MDW 2023 on social media, as a way of mapping collaborators across disciplines, and to highlight the work of our tutors for this year.
Boisbuchet has also had very close relations to the Salone De Mobile and the MDW, being invited to various exhibitions over the years, as well as participating in a few too.
Full instagram post
Collaborations Across Milan
Week
17 - April 23 2023
MORRO Collection
Mobile
- Julia Felix Palazzo Visconti via Cino del Duca 8 (San Babila) April 17 – April 23
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POTT, CHRIS KABEL, BERTJAN POT, SAMY RIO Exhibition - Basket Club ALCOVA, Viale Molise, 67 April 17 – April 23 2023 form Magazine Design Talk
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CHERMAYEFF Exhibition - Cars and The Public Joy Via Sammartini 42 Milan
15 – April 21 2023
Mapping
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- El Tenderete - SANCAL Salone del
Hall 2, Stand H25-H27 April 18 - April 23 2023 Exhibition
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Newsletter Design
Newsletters were designed and rolled out every month which contained overviews, updates and invitations for events, under the title Quoi de neuf à Boisbuchet? or What’s up in Boisbuchet. Mailchimp was the preffered tool of communication used for these newsletter to be sent out the subscribers. The layout was divided into - news, agenda and press. Along with designing the visual layout according to Boisbuchet’s minimal visual style, curation and writing of content was also a part of the overall process.
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Advertisement
Based on the summer programme of this year, an advertisement was designed to be published in Living Magazine for the promotion of this year’s programme, which included the guided tour of the architectural park of the domaine, the seasonal exhibition, creative residencies and summer workshops.
LES NUITS DES FORÊTS
9 JUNE - 18 JUNE
On the occaision of <les nuits des forêts> or “The Night of the Forests”, Domaine de Boisbuchet hosted an interactive forest trail on it’s serene woods and meadows located along the Vienne river.
The main aim was to discover the forest of Boisbuchet and discover its multiple functions: environmental, productive and recreational, as it is one of the main players in the various projects developed by the artists, designers or architects in residence.
The initial launch of the route includes 12 stations that upon interaction through walking, offer information in the form of films and photos, writings and sounds, as well as links to other regional activities around the forest.
My roles and responsibilites involved designing and creating signboards for the various stations according to the theme of nature and forests, that the trail is all about.
FOREST TRAIL 2023
Signage System
Over 150 hectares of the lush greenery found at Boisbuchet has now been divided into 23 stations which can be covered in one forest trail. The trail is now open to the public with 12 functioning stations for the initial launch, and more to be released soon. The trail starts at the mill, where the audience is epected to scan the QR code to gain access to the interactive website for their journey through the forests. Each station prompts the launch of a page which contains audio and visuals relating to how wood has helped us evolve as humans.
Following Boisbuchet’s minimal look and feel, stencils were designed through which numbers would be painted on the signboards. The materials for this project were all sourced from the natural offering of resources in and around Boisbuchet itself, with sliced wooden trunks and green bamboo sticks as the base structure of the signboards, adding on to Boisbuchet’s drive for sustainability, while being in accordance with the natural theme of the trail.
Structures created in collaboration with the atelier team of 2023 (Jean Haag, Sasha Leon and Julian Gresham)
sliced wooden tree trunk from the forest green bamboo stick from the bamboo forest
Bon Appétit
Of course, no day would be complete without food, and community lunches and dinners were held throughout the period, which helped taste the feeling of community building in Boisbuchet.
This also acted as a chance for everyone to relax, chat with each other, and reflect on everything one experienced during the day. It was also an opportunity for the student to network and exchange contact information and thoughts with members of the team and other visitors and residents from various backgrounds.
SUMMER EXHIBITION 2023
Arboretum
notre monde créé en bois|our world made of wood
17 JUNE - 17 SEPTEMBER
An arboretum is a plantation that displays a variety of trees and shrubs. Boisbuchet has been promoting this diversity for many years and pays tribute to it with this exhibition. Wood has been a key element in the development of design and architecture, and indeed of our entire civilisation; countless, often fundamental innovations have been based on this raw material. However, we have also overexploited it, and today, as we visibly lack biodiversity and even clean air, we realise once again how much we need trees and their wood.
This exhibition recalls its unique possibilities, with examples from architecture and landscape design, science and technology, industry, crafts and art. The exhibition is currently being held at the Château of Domaine de Boisbuchet.
My roles and responsibilities involved being in charge of the entire graphic outlook of the exhibition, which involved creating collaterals for it and it’s promotion on social media as well.
Pôles d’Excellence Rurale in collaboration with
Identity Design
For this year’s season opening exhibition, a visual style guide was laid out and established for all further forms of communications and collaterals to be made, with the material wood and Boisbuchet’s minimalist approach as the centre of focus.
As boisbuchet follows a very minimal visual style, the style guide for this year included curation of images of objects that were specifically shown at the exhibition, and a typographic logo which was made using Futura, Boisbuchet’s core typeface.
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Brochure
The brochure for this year’s exhibition follow’s a six-fold layout, and contains images and information regarding each and every object displayed in the exhibition. Following Boisbuchet’s minimalist approach to all things visually represented, It was meant to act as a guide for the visitors through the exhibit, and as a physical souvenir that they could take away, along with their experience, newfound knowledge and thoughts. The brochure comprised of information in two languages - French and English
Anatomie de l'arbre|Anatomy of the tree
L'écorce et les parties restantes de l'arbre sont utilisées comme combustible et comme paillis. La sciure et les copeaux de bois sont utilisés comme litière pour les animaux ou pressés en granulés pour le chauffage.
The bark and leftover parts of the tree are used as fuel and
Spatial Graphics
Along with posters and brochures, spatial graphics in the form of infographic panels were also designed for the exhibition. The infographics basically represented statistics and information about the wood and paper industry in France and around the world. Botanical drawings and minimal illustrations were the key point of focus for these graphic elements.
feuilles persistantes tels que le pin (Pinus), le sapin (Abies), l'épicéa (Picea) et le mélèze (Larix).
Leur croissance peut durer jusqu'à 40 ans.
Les résineux sont généralement utilisés pour l'ameublement.
Softwood trees come from evergreen cone-bearing coniferous trees such as pine (Pinus), fir (Abies), spruce (Picea), and larch (Larix).
They take up to 40 years to grow.
Softwoods are typically used for furniture.
34%
des forêts du monde sont primaires (c'est-à-dire qu'elles sont composées d'espèces d'arbres indigènes et qu'elles ne présentent pas d'indications clairement visibles d'activités humaines, ni de perturbations significatives des processus écologiques). of the world’s forests are primary (that is, consisting of native tree species and having no clearly visible indications of human activities, and no significant distrubances in ecological processes.
Les arbres feuillus proviennent de feuillus tels que le chêne, le frêne et le hêtre.
Il leur faut jusqu'à 150 ans avant d'être prêts à être récoltés.
Les bois durs sont généralement utilisés dans la construction.
Hardwood trees come from broadleaved trees such as oak, ash and beech.
These take up to 150 years before they are ready to harvest.
Hardwoods are typically used in construction.
soit 294 millions d'hectares de forêts plantées dans le monde en 2020 or 294 million hectares of the forest area worldwide comprised of planted forests in 2020 7%
En 2020, 17,25 millions d'hectares de forêts sont présents en France, couvrant 31,5 % de son territoire et représentant 0,43 % de la part mondiale des forêts, avec 12,6 milliards d'arbres au total.
As of 2020, 17,25 million hectares of forests are present in France, covering 31,5% of its territory and comprising of 0,43% of the world’s share of forests, with 12,6 billion trees in total.
Le tronc de l'arbre est scié en morceaux pour fabriquer des poutres, des planches et des panneaux. Ceux-ci sont utilisés dans les travaux de construction, tels que les bâtiments à ossature en bois, les clôtures et les planchers, dans l'ameublement ou dans la fabrication de palettes. The trunk of the tree is sawn into pieces to make beams, planks, and boards. These are used in construction work, such as timber framed buildings, fencing, and floorboards, in furniture or made into pallets. Dans le monde, la moitié du bois coupé dans les forêts est utilisée comme combustible. Worldwide, half of all the wood cut down from forests is used for fuel. Les branches, les cimes des arbres et les arbres plus petits sont utilisés comme poteaux en bois ou sont déchiquetés et pressés pour fabriquer des planches. Ce
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branches, tops of trees and smaller trees are used as wooden posts or are chipped and pressed to make manufactured boards. This wood can also be pulped to make paper and cardboard.
bois peut également être réduit en pâte pour fabriquer du papier et
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shavings
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fuel. Production de papier|Paper Production Total global production exceeds 400 million tonnes La production mondiale totale dépasse les 400 millions de tonnes de la forêt au consommateur | from the forest to the consumer timber sawn debarking drum coupé petits copeaux de bois stockage puces L'Asie (46%) Asia (46%) les forêts/forests de la bûche aux copeaux from log to chips l'Amérique du nord (21%) North America (21%) Europe (26%) Softwood trees are mostly used, which amount to 13 to 15% of the total wood consumption in the world used for the paper and pulp industry, which also uses 33% to 40% of all industrial wood traded globally Les résineux sont les plus utilisés, qui représentent 13 15 % de la consommation totale de bois dans l'industrie du papier et de la pâte papier, qui utilise également de 33 % à 40 % de tout le bois industriel commercialisé dans le monde. matières premières l'usine de papier raw material to the paper mill pompe thermo-mécanique thermo mechanical pump raffiné entre disques nettoyage cleaning stockage section de fil wire section section presse press section séchage drying calandrage calendering tambourins tambour reels enroulement winding transport à vos mains to your hands 1 3 6 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 4 5 La filière bois| Wood Industry 4,06 milliards d'hectares, soit 31% des forêts couvrent la masse continentale de la planète 4.06 billion hectares, or 31% of forests cover the earth’s landmass Les forêts et le monde|forests and the world 309.8 million hectares 346.9 million hectares 815 million hectares 134 126.16 219.9 million Les résineux proviennent de conifères à
mulch. The sawdust and wood
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Other Collaterals
Other collaterals that were to be designed for this exhibition included - the official invitation to the season opening event, the introductory panel placed at the entrance of the exhibition space, and the billetterie or invitation ticket for the exhibition.
All collaterals follow the same minimalist style that can also be seen and felt through the brochure, and the exhibition space itself.
Arboretum
Arboretum notre monde crée en bois Arboretum our world made of wood Le bois est le compagnon le plus proche de l’humain depuis le début, dans toutes les cultures, qu’elles soient nomades ou sédentaires, et du pôle Nord au pôle Sud. Notre conception du bois peut-être évolué au fil du temps, mais nous vivons en symbiose avec lui depuis les temps immémoriaux et nous n’avons cessé de développer ses possibilités pour nos besoins. Cette exposition explore la manière dont nous avons utilisé le bois, ce que bois peut faire et comment nous le percevons. L’histoire de Boisbuchet, comme son nom l’indique, est également basée sur le bois. Aujourd’hui, ce lieu est à bien des égards un arboretum une collection vivante de différents bois et donc de possibilités de façonner le monde. Wood has been close companion of humans since the beginning, in all cultures, nomadic or sedentary, and from the North to the South Pole. Our idea of wood may have changed over time, but since time immemorial we have lived in symbiosis with wood and continuously developed its possibilities for our purposes. This exhibition explores how we have used wood, what wood can do and how we perceive it. Boisbuchet’s own history, as the name suggests, is also based on wood. Today, this place in many ways an arboretum: a living collection of different woods and therefore of ways to shape the world. une exposition du / an exhibition of CIRECA + Domaine de Boisbuchet commissariat / curating Kester Farrell Mathias Schwartz-Clauss installation Paul Eaton Julie Eaton Julian Gresham Jean Haag Sasha Leon Étienne Mareschal Digvijay Shukla graphique / graphics communication Pablo Sevilla Alonso remerciements thanks Philippe Léo d'Hémery le Domaine de l'Abrègement, Bioussac Gilles Ebersolt la Fondation de l'entreprise Martell Guillermo Gil The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) Luce Leclerc l'association Dame Forêt, Saint-Maurice-des-Lions Olivier Leroi Étienne Mareschal Eric Orvain ICD Institute for Computational Design and Construction Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Samy Rio Louis Segré et Gamory Cycles, Saint-Maurice-des-Lions Franca Spielmann Deidi von Schaewen Alexander von Vegesack Hadrien Venat et l'antiquaire La bonne Étoile, Confolens ôles d’Excellence Rurale Domaine de Boisbuchet 17 juin - 17 septembre June 17 - September 17 INVITATION : OUVERTURE DE SAISON - APÉRO D'INAUGURATIONDOMAINE DE BOISBUCHET Saturday, 17 June 2023 17:30 DOMAINE DE BOISBUCHET DOMAINE DE BOISBUCHET 16500 LESSAC (France) Digvijay SHUKLA INVITATION Don't print the same ticket twice! 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Social Media
A social media presence was created through stories designed for instagram to keep the online audiences updated on the opening of the exhibition, and to create a much needed hype for the inaugural event as well. The key pointer to create such collaterals were curation of images of objects specifically being displayed at the exhibition
Photography
Being a communications assistant involved not only the responsiblities of a graphic designer, but also those of a photographer as well. The time spent at Boisbuchet also provided insights and learnings into the intricacies of a camera, compositions and photos. This compilation includes shots of objects made by artists in the creative residency programme and the Arboretum exhibition.
Website Blog
Along with keeping our audiences updated through a social media presence, an updation of the news section of the website was necessary as well. Key responsibilities included image curation and blog writing for various events and visits that have taken place at Domaine de Boisbuchet
Full news section of the website
Reflection
As I sit down to reflect on my time spent at Domaine de Boisbuchet, I cannot help but think about how lucky I feel about spending my internship semester at a prestigious, calm, serene and beautiful space like Boisbuchet. Gaining immense exposure and knowledge from the team, the artists and residents from different parts of the world, working in various discliplines has helped me understand the intricacies of design, it’s impact on every other element of life even more deeply.
To go into details, working with a minimal visual style was something entirely new and illuminating on various stratas, when compared to my own visual style of creating graphics and visuals. My experience here has helped me understand showing less can convey more, and that has helped me value each line drawn, or each element created at a greater level. Along with this, I also got the opportunity to dive into the realm of installations and exhibition design, which I find very intriguing as a domain to work upon.
This experience has also helped me understand the value of work enviroments and cultures, and how they can deeply impact how one balances their life. As boisbuchet provides a communal way of living, this has also helped me realize how important community building is for our world now and in the future. Overall, from the food, to the exhibitions, workshops and people, there is nothing that I would ever regret about my time in Boisbuchet.
Shukla UG-2020
Digvijay
