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The Art of Visual Storytelling

Homo Faber Conversations

  • Events, Paris
  • Wed 18 Nov 2026, 19:00 → 20:00
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Anne Seibel © Roger DoMinh. Spencer Bailey © Matt Harrington
Anne Seibel © Roger DoMinh. Spencer Bailey © Matt Harrington

Location

Studio Marie-Claude Beaud

Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain

Porte Saint-Honoré

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5€

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship are partnering to present Homo Faber Conversations. This monthly series of thematic panel discussions, led by international creators, thinkers, and cultural leaders, explores the convergence between craftsmanship, design, and contemporary art. Open to all, this program aims to foster dialogue and redefine the way the world perceives human creation. 

As an exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the film Marie Antoinette is presented at Versailles, Homo Faber Conversations talks to its production designer, Anne Seibel, about the use of craft in the world of set design. 

Since beginning her career in 1985, Seibel has created the visual worlds behind several major television series and some of the most seminal films in contemporary cinema. Craftsmanship has been a vital tool in her practice, as she draws on sometimes surprising crafts to help her create cinematic worlds and tell stories through set design. 

Here, she talks about how craft informs her process and guides the creation of visual environments that enhance the narrative and leave an impact on viewers. She reveals the hidden crafts behind her practice, and explains how she combines craft with color and composition to transport audiences to other realms and generate emotions that linger long beyond the movie theater.  

Moderator Spencer Bailey will introduce the speaker and direct the conversation, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. 

Anne Seibel © Roger DoMinh. Spencer Bailey © Matt Harrington

Anne Seibel

Production designer Anne Seibel graduated with a degree in architecture from Ecole Speciale d’Architecture, ESA in Paris, before beginning her career working on US productions filmed in her native France and abroad. She designed several films for Woody Allen, including Midnight in Paris, for which she was Oscar-nominated. She has also worked with directors including Clint Eastwood (Hereafter), Steven Spielberg (Munich), Sofia Coppola (Marie Antoinette) and David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada). For Netflix, she designed all six series of Emily in Paris, for which she was twice Emmy-nominated. Since 2013 she has co-directed the production design department at French film school La Fémis.  

Anne Seibel © Roger DoMinh. Spencer Bailey © Matt Harrington

Spencer Bailey

Spencer Bailey is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the New York-based media company The Slowdown and Host of the Time Sensitive podcast. He is also Editor-at-Large of book publisher Phaidon. A writer, editor and journalist, he has written at length about architecture, art, culture and design, and contributed to publications such as Town & Country, The New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek and Fortune. From 2013 to 2018, Bailey was Editor-in-Chief of Surface magazine. He serves on the board of trustees of the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, New York, as well as on the advisory council of The Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. 

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