For A-list designers, scores of students and a curious public, Chaumont, France, is the place to see and be seen on the first weekend in May. European designers look forward to this annual event, and it is not unusual to find people who have attended the festival’s opening weekend in excess of half a dozen times.
Among longtime visitors and competition participants, there is consensus that the quality of work and design of the exhibitions have greatly improved since artistic direction was taken over by former Grapus members Pierre Bernard and Alex Jordon in 2004. It was then that the festival embraced the more inclusive label “graphic arts,” a decision that has resulted in the addition of increasingly diverse media to the exhibition offerings. Dutch designer and former competition contributor Max Kisman observes, “They are trying hard to maintain a status quo. This year everything is really great quality.” When asked what a visitor can expect from the festival, he suggests, “You can see trends in graphic design that are going on right now, including both the work of better-known designers and emerging talent.”
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