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Carex & Ronex - ROGER PRADIER |
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Carex & Ronex
Design Stéphane Joyeux
Since childhood and with passion, Stéphane Joyeux,
Roger Pradier®’s designer, has been collecting objects
and materials to imagine new creations.
The Carex & Ronex lighting fixtures draw from this
art of repurposing and anchor Roger Pradier®’s
environmental commitments in a logic of circular
economy.
Based on the conviction that we can design and
manufacture with proximity, sustainability and
circularity in mind, Stéphane Joyeux imagines an
encounter that seems unlikely at first glance… that
of Roger Pradier® and Pyrex, a French manufacturer
of household utensils with remarkable glassmaking
know-how. Both companies have been based in
Châteauroux since 1970. The reason for this meeting is
the borosilicate glass of which Pyrex is the leader and
whose quality is to resist to important thermal shocks.
Stéphane Joyeux chose two containers from Pyrex’s
standard production, initially intended for food
preservation and cooking, and transformed them into
outdoor lighting by adding a clever support sheet and
a light source. The metal sheets are cut out from scrap
material coming from the production of fixtures in the
Roger Pradier® collection and are simply pushed back
before being cut out once and then lacquered.
Pyrex® is a trademark of Corning Incorporated used under license by International Cookware
