Ania Martchenko

FR Archive Day Retour sur des premières explorations de l’exposition comme intervention urbaine. Bruxelles, Café Royal, 2007 Exposition de la ligne Artisanale de Maison Martin Margiela, premiere itinerance apres 10 Corso Como, installée dans un ancien café, en face de la boutique. Le projet s’est construit depuis la rue. Les façades ont été recouvertes de papier blanc, transformant le lieu en une surface neutre, presque anonyme, intégrée au tissu urbain. Un geste de retrait — rendre visible en soustrayant. La lumière révélait les tenues d'abord par leurs ombres, et des objets accompagnants en rapport à la matière première utilisee poir assembler les silhouettes. Intérieur et extérieur formaient un même dispositif, oscillant entre disparition et apparition. EN Archive Day Revisiting early explorations of exhibition as an urban intervention. Brussels, Café Royal, 2007 An exhibition of the Artisanale line of Maison Martin Margiela, installed in a former café facing the boutique. The project originated from the street. The façades were covered with white paper, turning the space into a neutral, almost anonymous surface within the urban fabric. A gesture of withdrawal — making visible through subtraction. The exhibition revealed itself through this temporary membrane. Light exposed the pieces through their shadows rather than their physical presence. Interior and exterior became a single device, oscillating between disappearance and apparition. Client: Maison Martin Margiela, @stijlbrussels #Artisanale #ligneartisanale #mmm #maisonmartinmargiela #exhibitiondesign

The exhibition "Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show" — now on view at V&A Dundee! The exhibition developped in Vitra Design Museum continues its journey, taking on a new spatial and atmospheric reading within the architecture of V&A Dundee. This iteration opens up the project in a different way — with a stronger presence of interactive devices, open and engaging relationship with the public, and the integration of the “Backstage” chapter. The graphic language, interpretative elements and the careful adaptation of the exhibition to a new context and audience bring a renewed reading of the project. Warm thanks to @nomadexhibitions , who developed this iteration from the initial concept and spatial framework, in a way that remains faithful to its intentions while opening it to new narratives, contents and public. Thank you to the teams at @vadundee and @vitradesignmuseum , and to the curators Kirsty Hassard @kirstoir , Svetlana Panova @s.panova , Katharina Krawczyk @katharina_krawczyk and Jochen Eisenbrand @jochen_eisenbrand . Exhibition design: Ania Martchenko @ania_martchenko and Nomad Exhibitions @nomadexhibitions

Pics from backstage of le Musée Vivant de la Mode by Olivier Saillard at Fondation Cartier. …Photos @ania_martchenko with @annerohart @amaliavairelli @christine.bergstrom #axelledoue @zoe.guedard #robinsonboursault #guychassaing @oliviersaillard @gael.mamine Hair @ciccisvahn

Alain Bublex’s exhibition "Automobili. Una storia di innovazione concettuale" at the Museo dell’Automobile di Torino. @museoautomobile The exhibition is dedicated to his research on the history of innovation in the automobile, presented through a selection of 43 annotated models. The first intentions of this project were introduced at the Fondation Cartier @fondationcartier on the occasion of the exhibition AUTO PHOTO in 2017. Known for his work on landscape and movement, and for considering the car as an extension of the camera — or as a device to be thought through — Bublex here draws on his position as a practitioner (a former designer at Renault) to revisit the history of innovation in so-called “ordinary” automobiles. He examines the rationale behind forms and the accumulation of reasoned choices that have shaped this object, at once familiar, fantasised, and feared. Think of Lectures on Literature (I & II) by Vladimir Nabokov, or Magic Architecture by *Frederick Kiesler: a practice-driven approach that analyses objects through process, decoding decisions and placing them back into context. Naturally, Bublex would not be Bublex without having redrawn the entire set of plans and illustrations available for each model. Part of this body of work — one could call it its table of contents — is on view in Turin until 8 March 2026. @a_alainbublex #alainbublex #carhistory #cardesign #designhistory #designhistoryresearch

Aujourd’hui, vernissage de l’exposition de Alain Bublex @a_alainbublex "Automobili. Una storia di innovazione concettuale" au Museo dell’Automobile di Torino. L’exposition est consacrée à son travail sur l’histoire des innovations dans l’automobile, à travers une sélection de 40 modèles commentés. Les premières intentions du projet avaient été présentées à la Fondation Cartier à l’occasion de l’exposition "AUTO PHOTO", en 2017. Connu pour son travail sur le paysage et le déplacement, et pour sa réflexion sur la voiture comme prolongement de la caméra ou comme dispositif à penser, Bublex mobilise ici sa position de praticien, ancien designer chez Renault, pour revisiter l’histoire de l’innovation dans l’automobile dite « normale ». Il s’intéresse à la raison d’être des formes et à la somme des choix raisonnés qui ont façonné cet objet à la fois familier, fantasmé et redouté. On pense à "Littératures I et II" de Vladimir Nabokov, ou à "Magic Architecture" de Frederick Kiesler : une pratique qui guide l’analyse de l’objet par le processus, le décodage des décisions et leur remise en contexte. Une partie de ce travail sera visible à Turin jusqu’au 8 mars 2026. #alainbublex #automobili #carinnovation #innovationhistory #contemporaryart

FANROOM4 / B1LOCK - MARTIN MARGIELA 1989-2009 WOMEN COLLECTIONS HANGZHOU On the occasion of the retrospective exhibition Martin Margiela 1989-2009. Women Collections, currently presented in @byartmatters museum Ooeli Space @ooelihangzhou the exhibition partner @b1ock_store have generously offered to use their ground floor space as an extra exhibition ground, linking it to the main venue space.. It gave the possibility to develop à whole new installation dedicated to the chinese Margiela collectioners, à 4th Fan Room. A Fan Room in the Margiela retrospective is seen both à à tribute to the work of the japanese photographer Kyoichi Tsuzuki, that have reunited his photos of the fashion fans interiors in a book called Happy Victims, and à period Room, anchored in a particular time. This room is assembled as an anonimous chinese interior dating from the end of 2000's. The windows offer à view on the Ooeli neighborhood before the transformation works took place. Just as all other Fan Rooms, it is presenting the pieces from private collections, that has generously responded to the open call lauched by the B1OCK Store on the social média. There are beautiful and rare pièces that have been aquired by collectioners in China since early 90s!! This presentation also includes the stories of the collectionners and their garments. I am very grateful to the joined efforts of the By Art Matters and B1OCK teams , that beyond trust and flawless production, have courageusly explored second-hand furniture market with me, (I will make à separate post on this one, promise). Huge thanks to @alessioliu , collectioners, the project, architecture and graphic design teams, lighting désigner and constuctors. #martinmargielaexhibition #margielaexhibition #margielagalliera #margielacollector #martinmargiela #margielaretrospective #fashionhistory #fashionexhibition #fanroom ##happyvictims #kyoichitsuzuki

Wall Garment DP / Trompe-l'oeil Maquette textile sur mesure, agrandie à l'échelle Impression @lamaisonpierrefrey Lumière @flos Textile @flaxlinenhemp Présenté à l'Ancien Évêché, Design Parade Toulon 2025 organisé par @villanoailles #DesignParade2025 #installation #collaboration #publicart #publicspacedesign #retaildesign #interiordesign

Exposition "Martin Margiela 1989-2009 Women Collections " By Art Matters museum, Hangzhou, China @byartmatters Till 1 February 2026 Commissaire: Alexandre Samson @alexandre.samson.paris Scénographie: Ania Martchenko La première présentation de 2018 à eu lieu au Palais Galliera à Paris @palaisgallieramuseedelamode @parismusees Avec la direction artistique de Martin Margiela.

"...this period taught me freedom... ...I came to the conclusion that the apprentice posture offers the most possibilities... ...I love the work of a scenographer for being an endless university..." Thank you so much Ania for your insights and subtle thoughts on exhibition scenography!

Happy to have worked on the scenography of the exhibition "CATWALK: The art of the Fashion show" that is now open at the Vitra Design Museum @vitradesignmuseum , in partnership with V&A Dundee @vadundee My sincere gratitude for the trust and the journey together goes to the curators: Jochen Eisenbrand @jochen_eisenbrand and Katharina Krawczyk @katharina_krawczyk from Vitra Design Museum; Kirsty Hassard @kirstoir and Svetlana Panova @s.panova from V&A Dundee, as well as to the Graphic désigners @haller_brun , for the inspiring collaboration. Heartfelt thanks to the directors of both institutions: Mateo Kries @mateokries and Léonie Bell @leoniesbell , for their support, and insightful exchanges throughout the project. Special thanks to the project manager, Laura Wohlbold, for her steady guidance and care, and of course to the incredible Exhibition Design and Development Team of Vitra Museum, who gave life to the project with great skill and care: Stefani Fricker, René Herzogenrath, Judith Brugger, @judith_brugger and the installation team - I am grateful beyond words. Warmest thanks to the teams of the archives of amazing lenders, such as @palaisgallieramuseedelamode , @chanelofficial , @balenciaga , @maisonmargiela , and @fondationazzedinealaia , to name à few. And finally, I am very greatful to those who offered help and support during the study of the subject: @vincent_lappartient_ and @roy.sylvie_galliera , for their kindest help with documentary research; and to @oliviersaillard and @gael.mamine , for their precious knowlege and sharing it both in theory and by expérience. The CATWALK exhibition will be visible until 15 February 2026. #fashionhistory #fashionexhibition #exhibitiondesign #Catwalk #designexhibition #scénographie #scénographieexposition

Next Wednesday at 10am at the Beaux-Arts de Paris (amphi 1), L’entour is welcoming Ania Martchenko, scenographer and artistic director. The event is moderated by Alexis Bertrand. It’s open to everyone and broadcast by Zoom (see codes below).   Her lecture « Modes et travaux » will deal with her practice of exhibition scenography, ranging from fashion and photography to contemporary art. Among her recent projects of 2025: an exhibition dedicated to Martin Margiela in Hangzhou, and Catwalk at the Vitra Design Museum. But her work is not only about fashion and photography, since her approach goes beyond the disciplines and questions the very exhibition itself: how to show, how to translate a universe through space? Her scenographies are playing with the limits between reality and illusion, visual deceptions, scale variations, and shifts in the way to apprehend the exhibition.   Biography: Graduated from ENSAD, Ania Martchenko is scenographer and artistic director. Her career started at Maison Martin Margiela and developed in the fields of fashion and contemporary art. She's exploring scenography as an author’s writing, through retrospectives such as Martin Margiela (2018) and Paolo Roversi (2024) at the Palais Galliera, or Man Ray and Fashion at the MoMu in Antwerp (2023). Interested in breaking down barriers between practices, and varied contexts for applying her expertise, she also invests in other areas, within the framework of collaborations: AaMb office, dedicated to furniture and interior design with Alain Bublex, or research projects combining clothing, object and architecture, like Garmenting, shown at the Design Parade Toulon in 2025 (in partnership with Antonin Simon Giraudet). She teaches at the Royal College of Art and Chelsea College of Arts in the UK, and ENSAD in France. There, she develops the notion of « accident » integrated into the practice of design and scenography applied to clothing.   Image credit: Wall Garment 1, exhibition Essayages, February 2024, Galerie La Traverse, Marseille, at the invitation of the Villa Paradis.   Connection with Zoom: Meeting ID: 823 3130 6917 Code: 312723

With great emotion, I’m sharing the images of the exhibition "Martin Margiela. Women Collections 1989–2009", now open at By Art Matters museum in Hangzhou. @byartmatters , with the support by @jnbyofficial_ and @b1ock_store . Created in 2018 with Martin Margiela for the Palais Galliera – Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris @palaisgallieramuseedelamode , under the curating of Alexander Samson @alexandre.samson.paris , this exhibition finds a new life in China — a rebirth that reconnects with the emotion of its first creation. This complex and large retrospective is presented for the first time in Asia, It will be visible until 2nd of February. A particular attention was put to bring back not only the content but also the feel and spirit of the first presentation in Paris. This version is inscribed in a 800m2 building in the complex of @ooelihangzhou , created by @rpbw_architects . Although far from original Galliera walls, we carefully worked on preserving the visitor experience. It is now again within reach, - for those of you who have seen it, you have a possibility to return, but also to discover new elements, and for those of you who didn't, it's a unique occasion to discover it. Endless gratitude to the wonderful teams that made it happen and who worked on and lived through this experience together - Palais Galliera: Curator Alexandre Samson, assisted by Marie Olivier, Conservation lead Corinne Dom, Production & regie Hélène Favrel, Paris Musées @parismusees Prune Blachère, Céline Marchand, Jennifer Corez, BY ART MATTERS / JNBY: Li Lin, for her inspiring presence and trust, Winnie Hu @winjlh , Shi Panjiang @superbcharles , Cai Saihou, Wu Tian, Sun Man, Dolly B1OCK: Alessio Liu @alessioliu , An Lu Yan, Wang Yi Chen, Delphine Fang, Didi Song Maison Margiela Archives @maisonmargiela , Fiona Wagner @fiona_waagner Scenography & AD @ania_martchenko Constuctors: Chance, Eric Wang, Betty Liao, Nicole Chen Lighting : DLX Lighting Design @dlx_lightingdesign , Hunter Wang Graphic design : Ann An, Elio Chen / B1OCK #martinmargielaexhibition #martinmargiela #margiela #fashionexhibition #exhibitiondesign #fashionhistory #margielahangzhou