Olivier Vadrot: Scrums

First monograph devoted to the work of the designer/scenographer, with a text by design historian Tony Côme, interviews and a significant iconography. The trajectory of Olivier Vadrot (born in 1970 in Semur-en-Auxois) was determined at the crossroads of many fields: architecture, design, curating and exhibition scenography, the theatrical and musical scene. In parallel with his studies in architecture, he embarked on the collective adventure of the Theater Pluzdank. He co-founded the contemporary art center La Salle de bains in Lyon and then the Cocktail Designers group within which he designs several devices listening for music labels. His stay at the Villa Medici (2012-2013) in as a scenographer marks an important turning point in his career, which led to surveys being made in most of the ancient spectacle buildings. His personal practice has recently asserted itself by refocusing around micro-architectures allowing assembly. If some of these devices are nomadic and ephemeral, others have been more durable implanted in public spaces. Olivier Vadrot pays extreme attention to conditions of material existence of the objects it produces: economy of manufacturing, multiplicity of uses including transport, assembly, storage, possible adaptations, maintenance and renewal.