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june 2025
Design of an innovative packaging line for Dix Hectares. A new innovative cosmetic brand produced in Montrose, France.
The objects are lightweight, with partially recycled glass, a bio-sourced Sulapac lid with a marbled effect, and refillable capsules made from bioresin : flax, hemp, and reed fibers.
Client : Charlotte Bouygues
Packaging design : Dorothee Meilichzon
Graphics : Violaine & Jeremy
Acqua di Parma
May 2024
We have designed "Chapeau" for Acqua di Parma, a huge candle in ceramic, handmade in France. Inspired by the shape of the emblematic Art Deco perfume bottle of Acqua di Parma, we have created this two parts candles, that celebrates the joy and vibrance of Acqua di Parma.
Client : Acqua di Parma
Design : Dorothee Meilichzon
Vexin, France
2022
" The egg-shaped construction is one of the principles within nature : fruits, air bubbles, biological organs. The angle is an invention of man to satisfy certain techniques. Nowadays, the technique takes a step back from the abstract mathematical conception, and by approaching the forms of organic life, it must serve man in a more direct way », Jean Benjamin Maneval.
Jean-Benjamin Maneval (1923-1986), French architect and urban planner, made the first sketches of his six-shell bubble house in 1963 : a little revolution in the field of prefabricated housing and foundation- less architecture. Produced between 1968 and 1970, this house, which has a surface area of 36m2, is formed by assembling six independent reinforced polyester shells.
Originally, the architect had imagined these bubble houses as secondary residences with an ergonomic design for a family of four, where the space in each alcove would be optimized to the maximum.
In 2014, a non-conformist collector acquired at an auction an authentic 1968 bubble house by Jean-Benjamin Maneval.
It is installed on his family estate, a former stud farm in the heart of the Véxin area, for which he has given the artistic direction to KIF, an interdisciplinary creative studio formed by Guillaume Furet and Mélissa Louis.
KIF's vision for the redesign of this bubble was that of a capsule of conviviality, a bubble of comfort in the middle of nature, based on a hotel suite :
« To bring this vision to life, we wanted the signature of a contemporary designer. The collaboration with Dorothée Meilichzon was an obvious choice, so that she could superimpose her own unique vision and bring a whole new functionality to this singular architectural object. »
The bubble house had been designed empty by Maneval, so everything had to be imagined.
Dorothée Meilichzon, head of the CHZON studio, which specialises in the design of hotels, bars and restaurants, designed the interior architecture of this house as a hotel suite, in the continuity of JB Maneval's work : no straight lines. A suite set in nature, where you can sleep, read, wash yourself, or invite a few friends for a drink or a dinner, while enjoying the furtive appearance of wild boars and deers through the large plexiglass openings.
Each piece of furniture, taking up the double curve of the hull, was designed and manufactured specifi- cally for this project.
Five of the shells share a large orange carpet, but each hull has its own function: the "bed" shell, is upholstered in a very graphic Edinburgh Weavers fabric as a nod to the owner of this bubble who is a passionate collector of Vasarely.
The "bar" shell is made of Tibor fabric and custom-made furniture in stainless steel.
The "entrance" shell hosts a lamp by Axel Chay, facing the view, and is next to a very contemplative "living room" shell furnished with two rounded benches, upholstered in carpet and a Chimera lamp by Vico Magistratti.
The "shower" shell, all in Arabescato marble and pastille mosaic, is as white as the house.
The "wood" shell with its sliding walnut partition and its luminous floor hosts a toilet and a dressing room.
In the centre, a round table with its 4 antique armchairs and two Mushroom poufs by Pierre Paulin are the meeting point of these 6 shells.
Interior design : Dorothée Meilichzon
Pictures : Karel Balas
HOTEL MENORCA EXPERIMENTAL
Sant Llorenç - Menorca - Balearic Islands - Spain
Summer 2020
The hotel has opened a spa in 2020 : indoor and outdoor YOGA, Aerial Yoga, hamam, sauna, massages …. Following the shapes, colors and architectures we had created for the hotel, we have designed this large space : concrete, marres stone, enameled tiles, lime wall, steps, terracotta …
Client : Experimental Group
Interior Architecture + Design : Dorothee Meilichzon
Photography : Karel Balas
We were invited to participate to Doppia Firma, edition 2021, a collaboration between a designer and a fine crafstman from Italy, organized by Fondazione Cologni and Fondazione Michelangelo.
We had the chance to work with Morelato’s ebenisteria, outside Milano. The brief was to create an outdoor piece of furniture.
Our armchair was inspired by the very classic wooden “Cape Cod” beach chairs. It is a reinterpretation of this type of chair in a smaller version but still of significant dimensions and with a solid back, very representative of our recent work. The piece is made from solid ash and mahogany. The cabinet-makers have expertly inserted some details on the back and the wooden slats are assembled using the classic Morelato “butterflies”. The rear part is not flat as would be expected but curved, with an original and surprising effect. This is a fantastic exercise of skilfulness in execution, where the beauty of the woods and of their alternating light and dark shades make the piece very elegant and exquisite.
The armchair will be presented during the Salone del Mobile in Milano.
Client : Fondazione Cologni & Fondazione Michelangelo
Design : Dorothée Meilichzon
Craftsman : Morelato Ebenisteria
Pictures : Laila Pozzo
28 rue Jacob, Paris VI
september 2018
The Gallery Triode in Paris, specialized in American design, is now representing Allied Maker, a very special light fixtures manufacturer from NYC we have been working with for a long time.
The Design week was the occasion to launch an exhibition, that we have designed in order to highlight Ryden & Lanette’s work, Allied Maker’s founders.
Client : Jacques Triode
Interior design : Dorothée Meilichzon
Light fixtures : by Allied Maker
Pictures : Ryden Rizzo
SCENOGRAPHY - PIASA
Rive Gauche - 83 rue du Bac - Paris VI
2014
SCENOGRAPHY OF THE LAST SALE FROM PIASA "RIVE GAUCHE". THE EXHIBITION WAS PRESENTING ARTWORKS BOTH FROM MICHEL DEVERNE & PAUL KINGMA.
Client : Piasa
Interior Design : Dorothee Meilichzon
Photos : Anne-Emmanuelle Thion & Edouard Ducos