Since 1993, the Grands Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris have distinguished creative talents in the fields of fashion, design, and crafts. For thirty years, they have demonstrated the city’s commitment to supporting these essential sectors that contribute to its influence and attractiveness. Here are the seven winners of this anniversary edition.
For this anniversary edition, strong personalities embodying “Parisian-style” creation were invited to preside over the juries: Inga Sempé for design, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for fashion, and Isabelle Stanislas for crafts.
Once again this year, seven winners are recognized: two in each category (fashion, design, and crafts), one emerging talent, one established professional, and a prize for fashion accessories.
Design
Emerging talent: Juliette Berthonneau – 3D pleated textiles
After studying art history at the Sorbonne and attending the Lyon Fine Arts School, Juliette spent six months in the Netherlands. There, she discovered the Swedish School of Textiles and developed her idea of 3D weaving. Her final collection is a reflection on layered, flexible, self-supporting weaving that is insulating and can be sculpted but returns to its original shape thanks to damping properties. “The applications are multiple, and the possibility to customize colors and play with scales adds an aesthetic dimension,” says Juliette. Since December 2022, she has been a resident at the Ateliers de Paris incubator.
Grand Prize: Julie Richoz, designer
Julie Richoz is a Franco-Swiss designer. She graduated from the ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne in 2012 and worked as a project assistant for Pierre Charpin (2013-2015). Since then, she has established her design studio in Paris. From unique pieces to industrial scale, she sees a sense of continuity rather than a difference between the two modes of production. Her practice extends from objects to furniture, lighting, and textiles. The designer works for companies such as Alessi, Louis Poulsen, Tectona, and Louis Vuitton.
Fashion
Emerging talent: Alice Vaillant, stylist
She initially set out to be a dancer but was eventually drawn into the world of fashion. Alice Vaillant took sewing lessons, worked in a tailor’s workshop, and then joined the Atelier Chardon Savard, from which she graduated in 2019. Shortly after, she launched her own brand. “Years of wearing leotards leave a mark! I wanted to work on fluidity while incorporating the codes of femininity, such as draping, stretch lace, and embroidery. Women tell me that when they wear my collections, they feel valued.” Three years after her first collection, her studio already has six employees and has recently moved into a beautiful space in the 11th arrondissement.
Grand Prize: Clara Daguin, stylist
Clara Daguin was born in France but grew up in Silicon Valley, California. She considers herself both a stylist and an engineer. Using light as a material, Clara Daguin combines haute couture with high technology. She established her brand in 2017. In 2019, during Haute Couture Week, she presented Atom, a piece that took 3,000 hours to create and reacts to different sounds, at the Chapelle Expiatoire in Paris. In January 2023, she showcased a dress made with 400 Baccarat crystal pendants, a collaboration that began in 2021 during the Harcourt Show exhibition.
Accessories Prize: Domestique, by Simon Delacour and Bastien Beny
Today, Simon Delacour and Bastien Beny work at La Caserne, the largest accelerator dedicated to ecological transition in the fashion and luxury industry in Europe. They established their brand, Domestique, in 2016, with a collection of “intimate design objects” inspired by sadomasochistic bondage. They now employ four people. The brand revolves around the principle of ultra-locality, with suppliers located within a two-kilometer radius of their workshop. This proximity allows for small-scale production and a catalog comprising nearly 70 references.
Crafts
Emerging talent: Solenne Jolivet, textile artist and embroiderer
Solenne graduated from the Ecole Supérieure d’Arts Appliqués Duperré (DMA and DSAA) and the Institut Français de la Mode in Management. She began her career in textile purchasing and development at Carven in Italy and Hermès before returning to her first passion, embroidery. Today, she works as an independent embroiderer in Paris for clients in Haute Couture as well as embroidery workshops. She is also a textile artist.
Grand Prize: Morgane Baroghel-Crucq, textile designer
As she describes on her website, Morgane Baroghel-Crucq is an artist and textile artisan. She weaves threads and materials on a loom, creating fabric-paintings and material works. Beyond aesthetics, her approach is inspired by the process: the force of the wind that sculpts dunes, the flow of water that writes on rocks. A graduate of the textile department of ENSCI in 2009, Morgane Baroghel-Crucq brings a contemporary perspective to the millennia-old craft of weaving through a sensitive and experimental approach. Her creations lie at the intersection of design, craftsmanship, and art, catering to professionals or individuals sensitive to the excellence of craftsmanship and exceptional decoration projects.
What do the winners receive?
A grant of €18,000 is awarded to the winners, with €8,000 provided by the City of Paris and the remainder from the Fonds pour les Ateliers de Paris, enriched by private partners: the French Federation of Women’s Ready-to-Wear, ADC, the Galeries Lafayette Group, ESMOD, Plendi by VINCI Construction, Roger Pradier, Victoire, and the Galia Group.
In addition to the grant, the winners benefit from visibility offered by media and associate partners: Premiere Classe, Paris Design Week, Maison&Objet, Alliance France Design, Ipocamp, Intramuros, Fashion Network, AD Magazine, La Gazette Drouot, The Good Goods, GOODMOODS, PAUL.E, Gestes, Process Magazine, MODEM, Silhouette, and Eyes on Talents.
