{"id":14553,"date":"2026-02-25T15:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/?p=14553"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:58:28","slug":"workshop-piganiol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/workshop-piganiol\/","title":{"rendered":"From textile design project to umbrella: a workshop between contemporary creation and local know-how"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14553\" class=\"elementor elementor-14553\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a876e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30a876e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132d015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"132d015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In their third year, our students in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/les-formations\/ecole-enseignement-superieur\/dn-made-materiaux\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">DN Made Materials<\/a> worked on a textile creation project applied to the world of umbrellas. This collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piganiol.fr\/fr\">Piganiol House<\/a> It allowed them to imagine and design original patterns, in line with contemporary trends and the values of local craftsmanship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d01f3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1d01f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be958b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1be958b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A project inspired by returning to nature<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa66651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa66651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From inspiration to pattern: a designer's approach\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba792d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aba792d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Titled \u00ab\u00a0<em>A breath of the countryside \u2013 Getting back to nature\u00bb<\/em>, the workshop is part of a reflection around returning to nature, slowing down, and the search for meaning.<\/p><p>The students explored this theme through a sensitive approach to the landscape: vegetation, terrain, rain, silence, and movement fueled their research.<\/p><p>This initial immersion laid the groundwork for a coherent creation, rooted in careful observation of the territory and its atmospheres.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74ad4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d74ad4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The work was structured into three characteristic stages of the methodology of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/les-formations\/ecole-enseignement-superieur\/dn-made-materiaux\/\">DN Made Materials<\/a> :<\/p><ul><li>Creation of a collective inspiration wall blending images, texts, materials, and color palettes; ;<\/li><li>Personal graphic research through drawing, watercolor, ink and texture exploration; ;<\/li><li>in-depth work on color, rhythm, and repetition.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Each student has developed a unique artistic direction.<\/strong> Countryside strolls, water reflections, mountainous landscapes, floral or abstract compositions: the proposals showcase a wide diversity of graphic styles, translated into original textile patterns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484b50d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"484b50d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC1486-scaled-rjogji2p1ec0wpcwjj8eji48g8mg491cvy8qt88bb4.jpg\" title=\"_DSC1486\" alt=\"_DSC1486\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4c74a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b4c74a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC1495-scaled-rjogku0gpy5nctf9rlydko0qqw260tbo2jiiac98hs.jpg\" title=\"_DSC1495\" alt=\"_DSC1495\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0372e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d0372e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c86d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"32c86d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeaaa76 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aeaaa76\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd32d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd32d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the sensitive to the technical<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cea72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4cea72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Prototype to Object: The Umbrella as a Medium for Creation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0cfbeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0cfbeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once the patterns were defined, students entered an essential technical structuring phase. The drawings were vectorized to adapt shapes and colors to the requirements of textile printing.<\/p><p>The patterns were then integrated into a hexagonal template, corresponding to the structure of the umbrella. This work required particular attention to the seams and the legibility of the pattern once the object was open.<\/p><p>Sublimation printing tests were carried out to adjust contrasts and compare the digital rendering with the textile material.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad58c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad58c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to the partnership with Maison Piganiol, the creations were applied to real umbrellas. This transition from pattern to object has <strong>transformed the graphic design into a tangible product<\/strong>, revealing the impact of volumetric and situational design. These umbrellas will be exhibited at the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/journees-portes-ouvertes\/\">Open houses.<\/a><\/p><p>This workshop illustrates Saint G\u00e9raud's commitment to offering challenging educational projects with direct links to local economic stakeholders. It highlights the dialogue between contemporary design and traditional know-how, while enabling students to affirm their ability to design coherent, sensitive objects rooted in their region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bd1b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67bd1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC1548-scaled-rjogmor076p094qbxwsvzp6gx8x87bolzptzczia80.jpg\" title=\"_DSC1548\" alt=\"_DSC1548\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf608bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf608bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/20260126_1108450-scaled-rjog3wx1pazudi00kao4oxq1t7gbgy5lqsrvb1cchs.jpg\" title=\"20260126_110845(0)\" alt=\"20260126_110845(0)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint G\u00e9raud Aurillac values the creativity, experimentation, and professionalization of its students through a textile design workshop led by the 3rd-year DN MADe Materials class, in collaboration with Maison Piganiol, a historic reference for Aurillac umbrellas.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":14554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,35,31,17],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-14553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actu-du-lycee","category-actualites","category-dn-made-materiaux","category-projet-de-diplome","tag-dn-made-materiaux"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14553"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14565,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14553\/revisions\/14565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintgeraudaurillac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}