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2010 – Art gallery The Franckd spirit finds expression in objects. This year, we can see his first collection of paintings, totems and contemporary sculptures in Paris, then New York. In his work as an interior architect and project manager for renovation and decoration projects, Franck Dupuy acts as a consultant for companies engaged in projects including behavioural studies related to the well-being of employees.
2009 – Ethics & aesthetics
For Franck Dupuy, architecture is an art that links ethics, symbolism and aesthetics to people. His personal architectural spirit infuses his work involving the influence our living space has on our physical and psychological being. Ethics are at the heart of his creations.
2006 - The psyche and the living space
Through his work, he specialises in the convergence of western and oriental ornamental techniques, knowledge and cultures (such as Feng Shui) that influence human behaviour. He works with other specialists – doctors, psychologists and philosophers - on specific research into the psyche and the living space. He co-writes a book about the influence of colours with Cecile Roland. He states in the press that “decoration must be societal" because it guarantees quality of life in the long-term.
2005 – Presenter on France télévision
He becomes a presenter on France 3 for the Côté Maison homes programme and then contributes to items on other French television channels (TF1, France2, Canal+, M6...) during which he talks about his work. He now appears regularly on France 2 in programmes about decoration.
2004 - He develops a network of decorators covering the whole of France
His team of about twenty interior architects trained in his methods and offering services in France and abroad receives over 2,500 enquiries in a period of three years. His concept becomes the first business model in French-speaking countries. He creates a ‘shop’ for decoration consulting in the biggest centre dedicated to decoration in Europe.
2003 – The Relooking d'intérieur® brand
He creates the "Relooking d’intérieur®" concept and brand simply to give a name to his method. Within two weeks after creating it, he talks about his concept on France Télévision.
Advertisers ask him to consult on marketing operations. His brand is a truly distinctive sign and becomes a key element. In four years, several million product packages are produced and advertisers use his brand.
1993/2003 – A method
When visiting a private client in 1993, this is the first time he personalises a living space by a combination of wall colours. It’s a revelation; through this simple exercise, he devises a method that allows him to personalise an interior by a combination of listening, responding and technique. He develops a method based on studying the way we exist. The main basis of the solutions devised is the articulation of spaces and colour.
His training
His training
From the age of 13, Franck dupuy receives intensive artistic tuition from Jean Hulin, painter-architect, and then continues his studies at the Auguste Renoir school and the Ecole Supérieure de Design Industriel [industrial design college] in Paris.
After completing his 11 years of specialised studies, he proves his worth with the big decorating firms on the rue du Faubourg St. Antoine in Paris, where he is involved in the decoration of palaces and other prestigious interiors. "It was when I was about 9, when we were living in a Breton house we had just done up, that I felt for the first time the influences that the elements of a living space and its environment could have. Decoding causality is now a source of inspiration in my work and guides me in my research."
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