Grégory Granados

Grégory, 28 years old, already has a rich history. He dreamed of becoming a luthier and made his guitar in his bedroom, but during a training course he realised that concentrating on a single object did not suit him. He then turned to design and went to study in London at the Chelsea School of Art and Design, followed by a course at the École supérieure d'art et de design de Toulon before joining the École supérieure d'art et de design de Saint-Étienne, but not without a stop at the Bouroullec family. The latter made him understand that, in order to blossom, he had to move away from a functionalist approach. During this period, he also met the choreographer Régine Chopinot, who catalyzed his interest in dance.

Nourished by these encounters, he conceived Step, an end-of-study project that blends all his interests: a musical instrument so large that it cannot be handled by a single person and forces each user to move to play. Presented in 2019 at the Toulon Design Parade, it won the Grand Prix and the Jury Prize. Step evolves over time and experiences to become part of an approach that is structured around three stages. In each place where Grégory creates, he begins his work by collecting objects, waste... that are around him. Then he fragments them, isolating the pieces of these finds that interest him. He obtains a library of pieces that he then assembles. It is only at this stage that he draws. "I always want my work to start from a context, from what exists, and then make each fragment stand up straight," concludes Gregory.