Editorial

The stories behind YMER&MALTA

Two years of research were needed to publish in 2024 the very first piece of furniture printed in 3D in bio-sourced PLA-linen. The French Mobilier National is acquiring it today, convinced by this authentic and

A cornerstone of high-end French creation, yet discreet in its identity, Studio YMER&MALTA operates on an atypical model, orchestrated by its director, Valérie Maltaverne. Text by Marielle Brie de Lagerac From her career in cinema,

Part of the Akari Unfolded collection, a tribute to Isamu Noguchi, made for the Noguchi Museum in New York, Galet lamps from YMER&MALTA studio are the result of unexpected innovation, enriching the world of resin

Noticed by museums and cultural institutions, Valérie Maltaverne turned her YMER&MALTA studio into a pioneer of modernisation and renovation of French savoir-faires. Behind these accomplishments, the founder’s personality is revealed as in a shadow puppet

The fruit of a collaboration between Valérie Maltaverne, founder and artistic director of the YMER&MALTA studio, and designer Benjamin Graindorge, the fallenTree bench explores the relationship between humans and nature. The concept of time is

The paper used by Isamu Noguchi for his lamps reveals the humble beauty of an ancestral Japanese craft. As a tribute to washi paper, YMER&MALTA created a composite material made of French flax, with its