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At the crossroad of innovation and empathy is OTO, a solution designed to address a need: therapeutic hugging. This chair offers a nest, an oasis of calm amidst the sensory tumult of everyday life: a controlled and soothing embrace experience.
The concept has its roots in a specific request from the ADAPEI of Blain Medical-Educational Institute. Within the autistic universe, where sensory overload can be overwhelming, the need for a physical embrace has proven essential.
Alexia Audrain, a cabinetmaker and furniture designer, created OTO, merging science and design to offer a safe and comforting space. A meticulous exploration of user needs was conducted through close collaboration with the educational team of the IME, and a year and a half of research and development gave birth to OTO.
Following a meeting of an interministerial committee led by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, with a new investment fund of 300 million euros planned to finance sustainable tourism, Jean-Marc Palhon, Chairman of EXTENDAM, represented La Fabrique du Tourisme on the microphone of Thomas Pinaroli for France Culture’s Matins on Wednesday, May 8. A great opportunity to take stock of the industry’s health, the springboard of Paris 2024 Olympics, the digitization of hotels, and its environmental shift.
Analysis to be found on France Culture
Les Ateliers du Bocage, a cooperative with social and environmental utility, has been paving an exemplary path in the circular economy landscape for 30 years.
Through various activities, from wooden pallets to natural space maintenance, and the collection and recycling of IT equipment and second-hand books, Les Ateliers du Bocage have demonstrated that a new responsible economic model is possible.
By promoting employment and integration in the region, developing inclusive mobility solutions, and offering permanent positions to people with disabilities, Les Ateliers du Bocage embody solidarity in all its forms.
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