Divided by One, my collaboration with DOP Jorge Dieguez, recently visited designer Erwan Bouroullec at his Burgundy countryside estate. Over Two days we delved into Le Grange, the farmhouse transformed by Bouroullec, observing the objects and designs that he has either made or collected. These made up a central part of the film as well Bouroullec’s philosophy of design objects being most beautiful when “shaped by their user".

"Part sanctuary, part laboratory, the space he has created – known as La Grange – is a hive of design experimentation. Tractors, tools, woodwork, even the grass – everything becomes a ‘toy’ to explore, manipulate and learn from, says the designer. ‘When I’m here, I’m building quickly, roughly, but always looking for truth in the roughness,’ he reflects. ‘It’s grounded, necessary and playful.’"