Hors-Studio is a recipient of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’Intelligence de la Main®

Founded by Elodie Michaud and Rebecca Fezard, Hors-Studio is a multidisciplinary agency where design, craftsmanship and research meet. The studio’s projects reflect Elodie and Rebecca’s convictions: “Waste is a 21st-century resource. It has a place in a new cycle where innovation dialogues with craftsmanship and creativity with ecology. Combining ecology and artisanal heritage, the prize-winning, unique piece intrigues as much as it captivates.

The two laureates drew inspiration from the Loire Valley’s tufa stone to create Tufo, a side table that seems to have just emerged from a block of stone, embodying the work in progress with a unique, powerful aesthetic. The pair combined this rare creative gesture with ambitious innovation. Contrary to appearances, the table is not in tufa but Leatherstone©, a new material made of leather scraps mixed with a natural, biodegradable binder free of petrochemicals.