Summer Programme 2025

21.06.25 – 21.09.25

From Saturday, June 21st to Sunday, September 21th 2025, Domaine de Boisbuchet invites you to experience design, architecture, and art in the heart of nature: visits of the architectural park, the seasonal exhibition at the 19th century Château, as well as creative events, presentations and performances, shared with the international participants and tutors involved in our summer workshops.

Founded in 1986, Domaine de Boisbuchet (Pôle d’Excellence Rurale) is an international research center of design and architecture. The campus is surrounded by 150 hectares of protected nature in the Charente, the south-west of France, and includes an architectural park of historical and contemporary buildings. The workshops, exhibitions, and events of Boisbuchet, as well as its design collection and library, aim to connect with both local and international communities alike.

Renowned experts from all disciplines of design and architecture come to Boisbuchet to inspire and collaborate. Its exceptional environment is conducive to innovation and contributes to the development of ideas for the improvement of our daily lives.

Practical Information

GUIDED TOURS 2025
From June 21 to September 21 from Tuesday to Sunday at 2.30 pm. By reservation in June and September and without reservation in July and August. You can book your visit online, by sending an email to info@boisbuchet.org ,or calling +33 (0)5 45 89 67 00 / + 33 (0)6 95 12 33 30

EXHIBITION 2025
Public and Private Spheres – design mediates our interests

LE CAFE SUR LA VIENNE
June 24 – September 21. From Tuesday to Sunday from 14:00 to 20:00

PRICES
Guided Tour + Exhibition (3h aprox.): 15 euros (8 euros – students – unemployed people) Group prices: 10 euros (min. 6 p)

Exhibition (45 min aprox.): 8 euros (4 euros – students – unemployed people) Group prices: 5 euros (min. 6 p)

Stay connected by consulting on the Domaine’s website for the latest updates and additional events.

MAP OF THE REGION

Domaine de Boisbuchet
F-16500 Lessac, France
T +33 (0)5 45 30 65 57
+33 (0)6 95 12 33 30
E: info@boisbuchet.org

Exhibition – Public and Private Spheres

The exhibition Public and Private Spheres – design mediates our interests tells the story of how people organise their relationships to private and public spheres. The topic ranges from the personal and at the same time exposed expression of human faces all the way to the infrastructure of commonly used areas. Accordingly, the exhibition describes an enormous range of everyday and extraordinary phenomena and does so across cultures and eras.

Public and Private Spheres features thematic installations with designs of prominent creatives such as Shigeru Ban, Charles and Ray Eames, Anna Heringer, Ingo Maurer, Joe Colombo, or Jean Prouvé as well as those of unknown designers and makers. However, the real narrative in this exhibition is provided by a series of photos, which contextualise today’s globalised reality and question our usual attitudes towards private and public spheres.

The exhibition is on view at the Château of Boisbuchet from 21 June to 21 September 2025.
Accessible exclusively through guided tours, offered Tuesday through Sunday at 14:30, starting from the mill.

Reception, café at the Vienne and shop

Located by the Vienne River, the mill serves as the Domaine de Boisbuchet’s main visitor reception, featuring a café with a terrace overlooking the water. A shop offers a curated selection of books and souvenirs, extending the experience of the Domaine beyond the visit itself.

Events, performances and lectures 2025

OPENING DAY | JUNE 21th 2025 from 17h 30 onwards
Discover the Domaine de Boisbuchet and its summer programme with an ápero for the season opening. We will welcome you with refreshing drinks and an apéro of the local specialities, before starting with a display of our programme for this year, followed by a visit to our summer exhibitions with the curators themselves, which takes place in the château and the library. More information, coming soon.

MELTING POT DU VENDREDI | Every Friday from July 6 to September 6
Come and discover this summer’s designers during a presentation of the results of the week’s workshop starting at 5.30 pm, followed by a dinner on-site at 8 pm with the creative community gathered at Boisbuchet (presentation + dinner: 24€, by reservation).

CONFERENCES + DINER | Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from July 7th to September 14th
Come and discover the projects developed by the creators in residence in Boisbuchet.

EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS  | SEPT 20 – SEPT 21
Domaine de Boisbuchet will celebrate the end of its summer season with special events. More information, coming soon.