Make ICI third-places, new factories for the luxury industry » PACA’s economic and political letter
Propel your activity in the luxury sector when you are an artisan ? Get in touch with big names ? Find customers ?
This is what the first network of collaborative and supportive manufactures offers Do HERE to its artisans-residents with “ make it HERE » : the possibility for luxury players to rely on a community of 350 craftsmen and 110 know-how capable of developing all types of projects : production of made-to-measure furniture, fitting out of shops or office spaces, design of objects, scenography of shop windows, etc. A look back at some of the luxury sector projects carried out in the ICI factories.
Since 2012, the network of third places Do HERE helps craftsmen, artists, designers and “FAIRE” professionals to launch and develop their activity in a logic of material and immaterial sharing: tools, workshops, know-how, skills, etc. The network also offers its community of craftsmen the opportunity to open up its address book by offering specifiers (interior architects, designers, etc.) and project owners, in the luxury sector in particular, to “have it made HERE »: the latter are invited to entrust their manufacturing projects, from design to finishing, to the community of craftsmen-residents of the various Make ICI factories in Montreuil, Marseille, Nantes and Wasquehal.
The Make ICI teams constitute a unique and tailor-made pool of professionals among the residents of their factories: designers, carpenters, locksmiths, cabinetmakers, visual artists, gilders, etc. From the coordination of the stages of the project, to the follow-up of the work in the workshops, through quality control and delivery, Make ICI takes care of everything and can thus guarantee its customers quality work, made in France and in soon as possible.
For the craftsmen-residents, these collaborative projects, which often involve several skills, are a source of additional supplements and the possibility of being able to work on renowned projects that they would not have access to in isolation.
Our residents have talent
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Pernod Ricard, Philippe Starck are all big names in luxury who have chosen Make ICI manufactures for their creations.
For his exhibition “L’Atour d’Assises” at the Galerie des Gobelins du Mobilier National, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac chose ICI Montreuil for the realization of the bases set up in front of 11 chairs of different styles from the Middle Ages to today. today. The ICI Montreuil teams assigned this mission to Atôm Chikh, from Atôm Agencement.
ICI Nantes has been entrusted with an ambitious cabinetmaking project for the Mob Hotel by Cyril Aouizerate, Michel Reybier and Philippe Starck in the heart of the Puces de Saint-Ouen. In just two weeks, the team of 7 resident-cabinetmakers set up by ICI Nantes, hand-made 34 benches in the purest artisanal tradition to give them the desired rustic look. At ICI Marseille, Pernod Ricard trusted Make ICI to create a chandelier that is part of a bar area at Mx, the brand’s concept store in Marseille. The craftsmen, artists, designers of ICI Marseille and its staff are in charge of the design, the choice of materials, the manufacture and the installation of this chandelier.
About Make HERE: Make ICI is the first network of collaborative and united manufactures for craftsmen, artists, designers and start-ups of “Making”. 2012 in the heart of the territories (Montreuil, Marseille, Wasquehal, Nantes, Le Puy-en-Velay and soon Paris, Tours and in the Morvan) the ICI factories allow entrepreneurs attached to “Made in France” to launch and develop their activity within these third places designed with a logic of sharing: material (workshops, professional and digital manufacturing machine parks, storage spaces, assembly rooms) and immaterial (know-how, networks, etc.). To date, the ICI welcome over 12,000 m2 more than 350 residents representing 110 skills at the crossroads of craftsmanship, design and digital technology.