Matière Noire is a Paris-based creative studio leading new approaches to spacial design. Built on a network of parallel disciplines, our operation cultivates ambivalence, using observational methods to ground its intuitive impulses. Matière Noire is driven by an appetite for the undefined, the hypothetical, the intangible. Its process celebrates unexpected derivations, developing them into bespoke applications of cross-cultural collaboration.
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Spatial design studio
Light design
Scenography
The scenography and light design of the Momentum showroom at Galerie RX draws focus to the industrial roots and the urban expressions of the Converse history. The space's open layout is delineated by modular structures inspired by industrial architecture. A perforated steel system houses an array of prized ‘relics’ - from floor-length LED screens, to top-lit artefacts and shelving or graffitied glass panes - staging the event as a sleek archeology of streetworn history. The showroom’s radical design highlights the raw-edged spirit of the Converse universe and the endurance of its counter-cultural legacy.