Author: lgi

“The hospitality industry will have to reinvent itself and adapt, but will not lose its relevance.”

Facing with an extraordinary health and economic crisis caused by the Coronavirus, the European hospitality sector is obliged to adapt according to announcements and protective measures.
Confronted with this unprecedented, sudden and critical situation, EXTENDAM adopts a responsible and active attitude to preserve, as far as possible, employees, clients and hotel assets, and to ensure the best conditions for recovery when time will come.

Read Jean-Marc Palhon’s interview and analysis in Business Immo.

You don’t know what to do with the books you don’t read anymore?

You would like to buy books online without necessarily going though Amazon and still keep a responsible approach?

Recyclivre tought of a two-in-one solution for both these great concerns. With their electric van, the eco-citizen company offers both individuals and professionals in France and Spain (Madrid) a free book collection service. A new destiny then opens up to them via the online sales platform of Recyclivre.

More than a second-hand bookseller 2.0, Recyclivre is an exemplary company with a triple societal requirement:

Ecological: by fighting against waste and by reducing as much as possible and offsetting all their CO2 emissions.

Solidary: by donating 10% of their net income directly to associations and programs to combat illiteracy and promote access to culture and preservation of resources worldwide.

Inclusive: by entrusting the management of stocks and shipping of books to people in situations of great exclusion.

At Les Grandes Idées, we salute the initiative!

http://www.recyclivre.com/

In the heart of the Parc National des Vosges valley, the site of the former Meisenthal glassworks, in operation from 1704 to 1969, is gradually being turned into a cultural complex under the creative wand of PILA and FREAKS. Embodying tradition, know-how and creation, the place is now being given a new lease of life. While awaiting the the final delivery in 2022, discover the project and its story in pictures.

Ways of working, eating, consuming more sustainably, taking a break … In constant evolution, the hotel and restaurant sector is often a very good thermometer of changes in society. He must therefore anticipate and feel the beginnings of new and sustainable trends as the first signs of the change in our lifestyles. In this sense, the sector holds great power as well as a great leadership role. But what will be the hotel of tomorrow? What will be the next most significant developments in the sector? Find the op-ed of Jean-Marc Palhon, Chairman of EXTENDAM, on Forbes.fr to answer these questions.
https://bit.ly/2wHDeXN

We are looking for a project manager to support the development of Les Grandes Idées and contribute to the great missions entrusted to us.
You are a changemaker, you are curious, have sparkling and big ideas, a very good editorial, a fluent English, a desire to meet inspiring stakeholders and to support the great projects of today and tomorrow?

Join Les Grandes Idées by applying to aled@lesgrandesidees.fr

Les Grandes Idées are really happy to support the development of PILA STUDIO. Led by Ilias Papageorgiou, PILA is an architecture studio based in Athens and New York that creates environments for culture, working and living around the world. Ilia Papageorgiou stresses “We believe in architecture’s enduring character to create meaningful connections between people and their environment as a counterpoint to the speed of contemporary living. By reimagining existing ideas around program and function, physical spaces can offer new ways of experiencing the world”.

PILA Studio is leading and has already led several projects in France such as the Meisenthal cultural complex, the Reinventer la Seine project at Place Mazas or MKNO, a Reinventing Cities project in Bobigny.

To know more about Pila Studio

As 2020 begins, we wanted to share with you the great idea of Sandrine Guyot and Laurent Pezé. Thanks to them, materials that are rarely reused have found a new use. But what are we talking about? Seashells! The Friendly Frenchy brand offers eco-responsible glasses made in France! The frames of these glasses are manufactured without any plastic, by mixing oyster, mussel or scallop shells, recovered from Breton and Norman food professionals, with vegetable oil. What is the result ? Two very elegant ranges of environmentally friendly glasses. It’s such a good idea that we wanted to relay it! http://bit.ly/38VZPyp

Les Grandes Idées’ team wishes you a wonderful year!

May this year bring the wishes, dreams, projects and achievements of all #changemakers to life.