ERIC PRIGENT

Eric, thru his company Spoon, realized for Sodexo this year 2 major projects in China. For each of them, Eric did bring innovative ideas, great designs and hands-on solutions with an end-user focus. His knowledge of the local industry and his network are of great value to ensure a fast speed for project implementation, and avoid surprises.

When creating MAISON CAMUS in Beijing, we were looking for a place where wines and spirits lovers could comfortably enjoy their favorite drinks in an environment and atmosphere reminiscent of our entertaining friends in our family Chateau, in Cognac. Spoon Design was entrusted with the entire design and execution work on this project. They absorbed not only our brand DNA, our family values and our lifestyle, but also the specificities of the Beijing market, and translated it into an original design that superbly reflects and demonstrates what makes our brand special in a way easily felt and understood by our customers. MAISON CAMUS in Beijing has thus become truly the CAMUS home in Beijing, for the family, and for its customers and friends.

I have the privilege to know Eric Prigent and his company Spoon for more than five years while I was Deputy General Manager for Cartier North China, based in Beijing. During the course of this period, we have worked together on several projects, including lighting upgrade works in selected Cartier boutiques. The most noticeable involvement from Spoon with Cartier was the major institutional project with the Palace Museum in Beijing in September 2009. The museum, housed inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, has invited Cartier to host an exhibition spanning over six weeks with more than 340 pieces from the Cartier Heritage and Patrimony collection. Spoon acted as lighting and display consultant for this exhibition, and we were very satisfied by the outcome thanks to their valuable input and their rich experience with regards to the high standards from a Maison such as Cartier.