In Conversation: Matt Hannigan and Philippe Malouin

As part of the AAAAYY: same same but different exhibition with Tawanda Chiweshe and Francisco Gaspar, the AA welcomes Matt Hannigan and Philippe Malouin. The conversation will cover ideas around what it means to design by making and the power of mistakes in the creative process.

Invited contributions from an extended network of collaborators and an accompanying programme of events will transform the AA Gallery into a live platform during the exhibition run, reflecting Francisco and Tawanda’s iterative, conversational and relational approach to making.

This event takes place in the AA Gallery. It has limited capacity with standing-room only.

Philippe Malouin holds a bachelor’s degree from Design Academy Eindhoven and has also studied at the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle in Paris and University of Montreal. He set up his studio in 2008 and has also taught at the Royal College of Art in London. His diverse portfolio includes sofas, tables, rugs, chairs, lights, art objects and installations and has worked for clients including Flos, Zanotta, Acerbis Design HEM, Ishinomaki, Iittala, De Sede, SCP, Established & Sons and Marsotto Edizioni. Philippe’s artistic practice is represented by Salon 94 Design gallery in New York City as well as The Breeder gallery in Athens. He recently won the Wallpaper* Magazine ‘designer of the year’ award and has also been named President of the Jury at Villa Noaille’s “Design Parade” in France.

Matt Hannigan is a strategist, researcher, and curator working at the intersections of design, sport, fashion, art, and music. For close to a decade he directed ‘energy’ collaborations and creative projects at Nike in London and across Europe, developing initiatives with designers and artists including Martine Rose, Samuel Ross, Tom Sachs, Virgil Abloh, and Anne Imhof. In 2024 he founded innercity___resource®️, a platform for cross-disciplinary work that brings leading voices in fashion, music, and contemporary art into dialogue with global brands, institutions, and creative organizations. His work is invested in the circulation of subcultures, exploring how creative forms, communities, and infrastructures migrate, transform, and shape broader cultural economies.

Please get in touch to let us know of any access requirements that you might have and how we can best accommodate these by emailing publicprogramme@aaschool.ac.uk