Paris Design Week 2024: CVL collaborates with José Lévy and Silvera
José Lévy and CVL Luminaires are unveiling new products from their partnership at Paris Design Week, thanks to a collaboration with SILVERA, which is hosting the exhibition on rue de l’université in the seventh arrondissement of Paris.
Les Clopes and Co, the iconic lighting collection designed by José Lévy, draws on both the timeless graphic universe of the French publisher, with its close ties to art deco, and the Japanese craft heritage, whose poetry and purity have nourished the imagination of the Parisian designer since childhood. Renowned for his imaginative creative approach, which blends tradition and experimentation, the designer has drawn on the principle of ‘Kokeshis’. These wooden figurines from a bygone era provide the framework for the composition of each piece. The result is a veritable gallery of ‘characters’ divided into 3 atypical families: Les Clopes, les Co and les Dé-Moulures.
Such a narrative vision gives CVL the opportunity to free itself from an exclusive focus on design. The pieces no longer simply illuminate the space with elegance, their expressiveness awakens the imagination and develops an emotional and intimate relationship with the object. And the source of light takes on another dimension: being a source of attention. The other distinctive feature of this ‘living’ approach is its ability to provoke unexpected innovations that have enabled the Anjou-based company, with its six decades of experience, to acquire new skills.
About José Lévy
José Lévy is a Parisian artist and traveller who navigates with talent and whimsical poetry between fashion, decorative arts, design and museum installations. His fields of action are diverse. Faithful to the spirit and the human being as a starting point, it remains the driving force behind all his projects. A purveyor of singular, intimate objects, José Lévy weaves links between his creations and their intended beneficiaries.
