Hypolite Martin

Hypolite Martin (born in 2003 in Brittany, Fr) is a Researcher in design and visual artist based in Paris, FR. He graduated from the École Boulle (Paris) in Arts and Crafts, he initially specialized in woodworking and lacquering skills. He currently works at the Design Research Center of the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS-PSL) and the École Nationale Supérieure de la Création Industrielle (ENSCI-Les Ateliers). His work spans industrial, product, object, furniture, and digital design, with a focus on multisensory approaches and scientific research. The experience of materials and research into new design interfaces make up the major part of his work. He works both in France and internationally, with a particular focus on the MENA region (Middle East & North Africa) and Asia.

Hypolite Martin

@hyp_352

(+33) 6 70 67 06 83

hypolitemartin2703[at]gmail.com

Education


2025 – 2027
MA in Research in Design – École Normale Supérieure Paris Saclay/École Nationale Supérieure de la Création Industrielle Les Ateliers, Paris, Fr.

2021 – 2024
BA in Arts & Crafts specialized in cabinetmaking and lacquering – École Boulle (École Nationale des Arts Appliqués), Paris, Fr.

Exhibitions


2025
Group exhibition, Studio Kura 株式会社, Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture (22–28 February 2025)


2024
End of Residency Exhibition, Institut Français d’Alger Algiers, Algeria (4 December 2024)

2024
Research on Raw Earth Furniture, Studio Kutch Algiers, Algeria (5 December 2024)

2024
"Ahlan wa Sahlan" – Bienvenue, Institut du Monde Arabe Paris, France (28–30 June 2024)

2024
Graduation Exhibition, École Boulle Paris, France (21–22 June 2024)

2024
Projects Exhibition – Prix Jeune Création / Mobilier National Campus d’excellence Mode, Métiers d’Art & Design, Manufacture des Gobelins, Paris, France (17 June 2024)

2024
Moussamimine Dzair (مصممين دزاير), The Great Exhibition of Algiers Villa Abdeltif, Algiers, Algeria (9 May – 8 June 2024)

2024
OPEN DAYS Design & Crafts, École Boulle Paris, France (1st–2nd March 2024)


2023
La Tour Eiffel Paris, France (October 2023)

2023
De la main à l’objet, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris, France (1st April – 10 May 2023)

2023
OPEN DAYS Design & Crafts, École Boulle Paris, France (27–28 January 2023)

2023
Le chant des forêts – L’écho d’un monde qui pousse, MAIF Social Club Paris, France (January – July 2023)

2022
OPEN DAYS Design & Crafts, École Boulle Paris, France (28–29 January 2022)

Residencies


2025
AiR Northern California Summer Residency UC Berkeley Botanical Center & Lab (San Francisco) & The Curious Forge (Nevada City), USA (July 2025)

2025
Studio Kura 株式会社 Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (January – February 2025)

2025
Territory AiR Program Bretagne / Breizh, France (April – May 2025)


2024
Art Residency El Djezaïr Algiers, Algeria (October – mid-December 2024)

Distinctions


2024
DZIGN 2024 – Biennale Algéro-Française de Design Prizewinner for the project Asirem

2022
Call for Entries – Scenography for Révélations Trade Fair, Mathias Award Paris, France (Prizewinner)

Conferences


2025
Research Presentation in Japan Studio Kura 株式会社 and Acros Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan (February 2025)

2025
Presentation of My Artistic Approach École Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme, Algiers, Algeria

2025
Regular Speaker Lycée Saint Martin, Rennes, France


2024
Where Design Meets Perfumery Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France

2024
“Éléments de design” & “Transitions territoriales” École Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme, Algiers, Algeria


2023
Les De(ux) Mains du Luxe Comité Colbert, Paris, France

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