PORTRAIT

Born in 1991, Mathieu Delacroix is a french Designer graduated from Higher Education School in Art and Design of Saint-Etienne from which he graduated in 2016.

In 2013, , while still a student, he won the ORANGE Young Designer Competition. In 2015, his Kuro project is showcased in the « Mirage » exhibition organised by the F93 Cultural Center. The same year, he went studying in Japan, in Nagoya City University of Design. The designer remains strongly linked to what he has learnt in Japan, relating his knowledge to his work. He participated in the Fukushima Mon Amour » exhibition, commissioned by the local city council for the 2016 Milano Triennale. His work once again received attention at the Global Grade Show at Dubai Design Week 2017.

More recently, he won the First Prize of Cinna Young Talent #11 for his wood vases collection called Tasso. The year 2021 saw his first collaboration with the fine art gallery Ségolène Brosette. Finally, he will present his first collection of luxury furniture under the Collection Particulière brand at the 2023 Milan Furniture Fair.

In 2017, Mathieu Delacroix settled in Paris. He has been working for several years with prestigious design practices including Mathilde Bretillot, Frédéric Forest & Clémentine Giaconia, Guillaume Delvigne or Studio Adrien Gardère.

At the same time, he develops his own projects by exploring multiple design fields, ranging from interior design to industrial design through private commission. This is how he frequently collaborates with french such as international companies. In addition, Mathieu has recently initiated a work of research in which he explores the boundaries between art and design through close collaboration with several Parisian galleries.

Engaged in an approach focused on the synergy between drawings and personal sensibilities, Mathieu Delacroix's creations have been recognized through various media (press, web, radio) and have taken part in several exhibitions in France and around the world.

Mathieu Delacroix still continues his exploration of design at every scale in order to shape products that are always emotionally linked to our lives.

AWARDS

2018 - First Prize - 11th CINNA Young Talent Contest.

2016 - First Prize - FOCAL ltd. Design Competition

2014 - «Concretisation» Prize - 3rd ORANGE Young Designer Competition.

EXHIBITIONS

2024 - ‘The Beginning’ - PRADIER JEAUNEAU - PARIS DESIGN WEEK - Paris - France.

2024 - ‘Manifesto’ - PRADIER JEAUNEAU - PAD - Paris - France.

2023 - ‘Collection Particulière at Fondazione Mudima’ - MILAN DESIGN WEEK - Milan - Italy.

2022 - ‘Face à moi mon image’ - SEGOLÈNE BROSSETTE GALLERY - Paris - France.

2021 - ‘La dernière avant 2022’ - SEGOLÈNE BROSSETTE GALLERY - Paris - France.

2021 - ‘Sensation(s)’ - LIGNE ROSET - PALAIS DE TOKYO - Paris - France.

2019 - ‘L’auréats du prix Cinna’ - INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF DESIGN SAINT-ETIENNE - Saint-Etienne - France.

2017 - Global Grad Show - DUBAI DESIGN WEEK - Dubaï - UAE.

2017 - ‘Demain c'est loin’ - INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF DESIGN SAINT-ETIENNE - Saint-Etienne - France.

2016 - ‘Fukushima mon amour’ - XXIe TRIENNALE OF MILANO - Milan - Italy.

2015 - ‘Mirage’ - CITE DU DESIGN & F93 Culture Center - Saint-Etienne - France.

2014 - ORANGE Young Designer Competition Winners - PARIS DESIGN WEEK - Paris - France.