A comprehensive monograph on the visionary designer Matthieu Lehanneur, whose nature-inspired work blurs the boundaries between art and science Mathieu Lehanneur’s multidisciplinary practice spans art, architecture, product design, and technology. From his headquarters, dubbed ‘The Factory,’ near Paris, Lehanneur designs and produces a fascinating array of projects including: an award-winning air filter, a river plant aquarium, a permanent installation at the Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, the choir of Saint-Hilaire Church,  and, famously, the torch and cauldron for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Lehanneur’s debut monograph reveals his design philosophy through 10 chapters organized around the determining 'principles' of his work. Featuring a trove of images – including preliminary studies and models, inspirations, renders, details, manufacturing photography, and press clippings – the book documents his distinctive approach to design.Readers will discover 80 key projects, from interior and object design to larger-scale projects and public infrastructures, each presented with a text description and extensive full-color visuals. A foreword by writer Spencer Bailey delves into Lehanneur’s practice in more detail, while a conversation with journalist Lucie Weeger reveals the designer’s inspirations and aspirations, and an essay by museum curator Constance Rubini takes a closer look at Lehanneur’s Olympic torch.A stunning object in its own right, the book features a distinctive cover inspired by the solid waves iconic of Lehanneur’s work, completing this multidimensional portrait of one of today’s leading creative visionaries.