Thibault Philip

Thibault Philip is a French designer whose practice blurs the boundaries between design, research and contemporary art. It is built on the semantics of biomaterials, the resurgence of forgotten crafts, industrial reuse and the friction between animality and humanity, working with materials chosen for both their symbolism and their technical potential.

He transfers pre-industrial techniques onto an archaic material, intestines recovered from the agri-food industry, working with CNRS scientists to characterise the matter, with breeders to understand its sensitivity and with artisans to cross gestures. He works in collections and unique pieces, collaborating with architects such as Lendager, Studio KO and VeraIconica, galleries including Philia, Boketto and l’Oeil de KO, and institutions such as the Institut francais, Brutus and Kazerne.