COMPANY
Culture iN supports its customers’ projects right from the first creation phases through to implementation. A unit dedicated to special projects, composed of a multidisciplinary team, has been set up in-house. Engineer, prototype specialist, designer, textile and composite expert work together to bring the project to a successful conclusion.
David Ambs
The founder
February 2014, David Ambs, trained as an engineer at the Arts et Métiers school, sets up Culture iN with the ambition of positioning it as a driving force in the promising sector of biosourced materials. After three years of research and development Varian® is born, offering the first textile sheet with exclusive properties, aimed at the interior decoration, furnishing and furniture markets and generally addressing the needs for partitions, interior cladding and wall coverings, furniture and high-end objects.
Alexandre Fougea
The designer explorer of new materials
Alexandre Fougea, Culture iN’s Artistic Director, has worked with all the big names in the luxury and design sector – Vuitton, Balenciaga, Courrèges, Patrick Jouin, Starck – on experimental projects aimed at exploring new materials. That is indeed the common thread of her career as a designer, but also an engineer and an entrepreneur who developed, under her Akonite brand, a unique range of high level sports equipment. Alexandre Fougea also teaches object design at Arts Décoratifs in Paris and is a consultant in bio-composites.
Audrey Le Roy
The textile expert
A trained engineer, with solid experience in research and development, Audrey is the team’s expert for all matters relating to textile. She organises and monitors the developments of Varian® so as to meet the specific needs of industrial customers, and to upgrade standard products. Leveraging the relationships forged with Culture iN partners, she can offer rapid and smart solutions for the satisfaction of customers.
Marc Juran
The Design and Architecture expert
A resourceful and creative expert in bespoke project management and prototyping, Marc is the contact person for interior designers and architects wishing to incorporate Varian® into their projects. To fulfil his role as project facilitator, Marc has also developed a large network of Varian® users, who are experts in cutting, forming and assembly by stitching, gluing and other methods.
Anthony Mahé
The R&D and innovation expert
Anthony is the industrial R&D adviser at Culture iN. With 20 years of experience in Industry, several patents in polymers and composites and major technological breakthroughs in the plastic industry, he has a comprehensive vision of the industry and a well recognised expertise. He combines his creativity and technological passion with his industrial pragmatism to give impetus to the future developments of Varian®. Anthony conducts and coordinates innovation projects, provides support to the marketing team and is responsible for the industrialisation of new products.
Marlène Sageat
The Business Developer
Passionate about human contact and business management, Marlène is the contact person for all your commercial requests.
A trained business engineer, coupled with a successful experience in business management and development, she is attentive to your needs and expectations in order to continue to develop the Varian® brand together and expand the range of possible applications.
Margaux Renimel
The Communication Manager
With a background in communication, she is the key contact person for all requests relating to communication.
Margaux promotes knowledge about Varian®, its properties and uses. In keeping with the material’s development, she showcases its technical, responsible and design aspect.
With a curious and creative nature, and aligned on the values conveyed by the company, she handles the communication strategy of Culture iN and Varian®
Xavier Fichepoil
The Marketing Manager
For Xavier, creativity and observation are the pillars of business strategy. After graduating from a business school, he developed his market analysis and strategic recommendation expertise through a multi-sectoral experience and over 10 years’ experience in mass market. Passionate about communication and commercial development, he created Akonite Studio with Alexandre Fougea in order to bring an innovative approach to commercial development where design and strategy are closely linked to deliver results.