Architectural studio TEPHRA unveils Refuge of Stones, a shelter embedded along the Eau Morte riverbed in Faverges, France. Designed for the 2024 Festival of Cabins, the structure emerges from a reading of the site, where stones naturally tumble down from the surrounding mountains forming an ever-evolving mineral landscape The shelter acts as a threshold between the path and the river inviting visitors to pause and reflect on the geological cycles shaping the terrain At the heart of the installation are gabion walls constructed from seven tons of stones, harvested directly from the dry riverbed. These stones, usually hidden beneath flowing water, are revealed and placed in their new architectural context. Wood and steel elements complement the gabions while their porous texture filters light and shadows creating dynamic visual patterns that shift throughout the day Inside the shelter, the French team of TEPHRA includes a long wooden bench that offers a place to sit and observe drawing attention to the quiet yet powerful natural transformations of the landscape The interplay of filtered light through the gabion walls and the movement of foliage above evokes the memory of water recalling its past presence and hinting at its potential return Refuge of Stones transforms the mosaic of the site into an architectural narrative The installation connects architecture with nature and introduces visitors to the cyclical processes of erosion and renewal offering a meditative retreat within the ever-changing environment of the Eau Morte riverbed TEPHRA unveils a shelter embedded along the Eau Morte riverbed seven tons of stones were used for the gabion walls the stones are harvested directly from the dry riverbed the porous texture of the walls filters light and shadows the stones are revealed and placed in their new architectural context wood and steel elements complement the gabions these stones are usually hidden beneath flowing water name: Refuge of stones architect: TEPHRA | @studiotephra location: Faverges lead architects: Mathieu Nouhen & Fabrice Henry designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. happening now! partnering with antonio citterio, AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function, but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style, context, and personal expression. 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Placed next to a church, its purpose is to extend the spiritual experience of the site by framing the mountain. © David FoesselIt is conceived as a place where prayers are answered. Water falling from the sky is guided towards rocking cannons, based on the shishi-odoshi principle. When these are activated, on average after a few minutes in heavy rain, the magic happens and a series of "ploc" sounds are heard. The proximity of the sounds produced contrasts with the depth of the view. Ploc! is an invitation to rediscover the Annecy landscape, especially on rainy days. were built using timber from a local sawmill in Val-de-chaise with the occasional help of generous volunteers You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Stäubli a global industrial automation manufacturer previously responsible for the global business of the robotics division took over as CEO from Rolf Strebel on January 1 Vogt is responsible for management of the diversified and growing family-owned company When he joined Stäubli almost 20 years ago Vogt initially moved from the development and production site in Faverges As division manager he significantly expanded business for Stäubli Robotics North America He returned to Faverges as head of development before taking over responsibility for the German business as Head of Stäubli Robotics in Bayreuth The Stäubli Board of Directors nominated Vogt as the designated successor to Strebel at the beginning of 2020 Vogt has accompanied the current CEO and is responsible for the introduction and implementation of the new business strategy for Stäubli through 2030 Christophe Coulongeat will assume the global responsibility for the robotics division on January 1 The French national has been deputy division manager since 2018 and previously gathered extensive experience in the packaging and automation industry in France Stäubli continues to pursue its growth and further expand its market position worldwide Easily access valuable industry resources now with full access to the digital edition of Canadian Metalworking Easily access valuable industry resources now with full access to the digital edition of Canadian Fabricating & Welding Terms of Use Privacy Policy Contact Us Forgot password? 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Sign up Robotics & Automation News December 16, 2020 by Stäubli is starting the new year with a new chief executive officer – and it’s someone this website has interviewed before previously responsible for the global business of the Robotics Division will take over as CEO from retiring Rolf Strebel on January 1 an experienced manager from within the company’s own ranks will take over the management of the diversified and growing family-owned company The 50-year-old Franco-German engineer and business economist has been responsible for the global Robotics business as Group Division Manager since mid-2016 and is already a member of the Group Management Gerald Vogt initially moved from the development and production site in Faverges Afterwards he returned to Faverges as Head of Development before taking over responsibility for the German business as Head of Stäubli Robotics in Bayreuth To ensure a smooth transition and prepare for his future tasks as CEO the Stäubli Board of Directors nominated Gerald Vogt as the designated successor to Rolf Strebel at the beginning of 2020 Gerald Vogt has accompanied the current CEO and is responsible for the introduction and implementation of the new business strategy for Stäubli until 2030 says: “We are delighted to have found in Gerald Vogt a forward-looking manager with an extensive international experience and a clear entrepreneurial spirit who is already very well connected within the Group “He has our full confidence to further advance the business of the entire Stäubli Group worldwide.” Serra says: “On behalf of the entire Board of Directors and the Stäubli family I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rolf Strebel for more than 40 years of dedication to Stäubli and his outstanding work as CEO of the Stäubli Group over the past 14 years We wish him all the best for the time ahead.” The French manager has been deputy division manager since 2018 and previously gathered extensive experience in the packaging and automation industry in France Stäubli is setting the course to consistently pursue its growth and further expand its market position worldwide Copyright © 2025 · News Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in When most of us think about a career in the French Alps we can only dream of being a top Chef daring rock climber or talented mountain guide...but imagine being all three Chamonix born Jean Marie Olianti is just that a mountain guide who is a member of the Compangie des Guides a well experienced and skilled rock climber and skier and he has also been a chef at the prestigious and influential Le Gavroche restaurant in London The World is Not Enough for this ex-chef turned mountain guide I was born in Chamonix but my family settled in Faverges near Annecy I worked in a steel factory in Ugine for a while before undertaking a cooking apprenticeship in Thonon at the Ecole Hôtelière Internationale Savoie (one of the foremost hotel and catering schools in the World) I started a career in cookery although I knew already that I wanted to become a mountain guide What have been your biggest climbing achievements to date I have climbed many mountains over the years including several ascents in Africa of Kilimandjaro & Mont Kenya the Matterhorn - it’s a mountain that I have climbed several times and that I like a lot it was here in Chamonix that the climbs were there hardest Do you still have a bucket list for mountaineering I think I’ve accomplished most of what I wanted to do - I’m too old for long & difficult expeditions today I’m rather interested in paragliding or technical rock climbing I don’t have any expeditions planned although I would love to take my family up Kilimanjaro My only regret is not having spent enough time climbing and skiing with my kids If you can have climbed with someone from the past who would it have been and why Rene Desmaison or Walter Bonati If you could live anywhere else in the world other than Chamonix Morocco or Cape Town would be great but probably Annecy I like Annecy for its proximity to the mountains and the lake in the past you've worked with a number of Michelin starred restaurants and with the Roux brothers I’ve worked for several Michelin-starred restaurants but I already knew back then that I was attracted by the profession of mountain guiding It was interesting but in order to have a really good career in this field you need to be well known nationally or internationally In fact, I met many great chefs and I am still friends with some of them. I worked with the Roux Brothers for 3 months in 1969. I was a great experience, I learnt a lot even in such a small amount of time. They were the first chefs to have a 3 Michelin starred restaurant in the UK (Le Gavroche) I’m grateful I went through with my apprenticeship and I still enjoy cooking for my family and friends Going back to your current job as a mountain guide first of all it’s an interesting way of earning a living you travel a lot and you meet great people on the way It’s a profession I have always loved practising Reaching the top of a mountain is an incredible sensation people are not always tolerant and sometimes they don’t seem to understand the risks that can occur in the mountains you can’t make mistakes and you constantly have to be attentive You evolve on dangerous grounds so it your responsibility to keep clients safe The ultimate goal is to bring them back safe and sound A little bird told us you were in involved in a James Bond film I worked for a James Bond movie - The World is Not Enough with Pierce Brosnan They offered me the job because I was an experienced mountain guide and also qualified in avalanche control and to trigger avalanches I was hired for this purpose and in order to secure some of the sites where the movie was shot I was hung a couple times below a helicopter to retrieve pieces of a flying machine that had crushed in the forest I was mainly responsible of the safety of the cameramen and the visitors Where is your favourite place for lunch or dinner in Chamonix Neaoplis The atmosphere is lovely and the food is delicious And finally what is your favourite thing to do when you are not in the mountains If they weren’t so far I would probably go more often To find out more or to book Jean Marie as a guide then go to www.collineige.com/guides-en SeeChamonix.com is a SeeTheWorld destination 09/07/2014 By the largest of the roughly 200 vineyards in Lavaux belongs to the neighbouring canton of Fribourg found itself isolated in Protestant Vaud when Fribourg and several other Catholic cantons briefly resisted incorporation into the Swiss Confederation it was a small war,” says Gérald Vallélian the Jesuits who had backed the rebellion were asked to leave and the monks who cultivated the Domaine were given a few hours to vacate the premises the land and its precious vines remained in Fribourg hands which occupies 15 hectares overlooking the lake produces a wide variety of exquisite white Chasselas wines Roughly 30% of the production consists of red wines from Pinot Noir and Syrah grapes The wine is aged in giant oak casks dating back to the 1870s The aging process produces a special microoxydation is currently exploring the advantages of a more biologically natural production The amazing diversity of the Domaine’s production – it turns out some 140,000 bottles a year – makes it difficult to know which bottle to choose “It is not a question of quality,” says Vallélian Filed Under: Wine By subscribing you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy Previous Newsletters Copyright © Le News Sàrl 2014-2022 / Company number: CH-550.1.129.786-5 / VAT number: CHE-193.843.357 TVA By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Policy it places the visitor in the active role of watching over this fragile landscape symbolized by the swing which oscillates between the two singular atmospheres offered by the land and the forest the canada and france-based studio collectif REV.L designs its le gardien pavilion with great respect for its natural surroundings the landscape of the pays de faverges is the result of a long-standing balance between a spectacular natural territory and a human culture that has adapted to the powerful character of the mountains this balance is actively maintained by the inhabitants thanks to their constant work on the territory the cycle is structured as a network of actors who extract all contribute to its transformation and preservation collectif REV.L’s le gardien is the result of these processes the simplicity of its volume represents the simple daily work of the inhabitants the shelter places the visitor in the active role of watching over this fragile balance going and coming from one atmosphere to another the constructive system offers a contrast between two worlds — the land side which focuses on the macro-landscape through a long space framed by wooden planks and the forest side which opens onto its surroundings and highlights nearby micro-elements including stumps visitors follow a pathway that runs along the forest and the river the simple massing and the vertical structure of the pavilion lends it to blend into the forest le gardien humbly takes its place among the trees they are faced by an entrance marked by the presence of a stump and are invited to take a seat on the swing it offers a simple and striking experience of two atmospheres which are the essence of the agricultural mountain landscape and the sound of the river below is omnipresent and relaxing architecture: collectif REV.L AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Schneider Electric is adding a customized version of the four-axis SCARA robot from the Stäubli TS series to its range of solutions these robots are now fully integrated into the architecture of Schneider Electric's PacDrive motion control solution at the Schneider Electric booth in Hall 11 "This cooperation has far-reaching benefits for both partners," said Gerald Vogt Group Division Manager of Stäubli Robotics "We are very excited about the collaboration with Schneider Electric and the benefits that the company's strong market position offers in industries such as machine building we can make our offerings available to machine builders who need complete automation solutions." And on the Schneider Electric side "Our EcoStruxure architecture and platform is built on a foundation of openness which is further strengthened by this partnership The integration of Stäubli robots will further drive the evolution of EcoStruxure Machine our automation architecture designed for machines This system enables machine builders to develop intelligent machines based on advanced digital technologies and open standards This enables them to reduce their time-to-market values and development costs while improving the performance of their machines." this integration offers industrial users significant advantages: A general programming language according to IEC 61131-3 standard significantly simplifies the programming of robot movements There is no longer any need to learn a special robot programming language the proprietary robot controller is completely eliminated due to full integration into the PacDrive system This significantly reduces the number of interfaces the amount of wiring and the space required EcoStruxure is the name of Schneider Electric's IoT-enabled open and interoperable system architecture and platform True to the motto "Innovation at every Level" analyses and services in an overarching platform The system makes it possible to develop intelligent machines because it combines specialist know-how from the field of mechanical engineering with products and software packages in automation solutions for OEM mechanical engineering companies Stäubli Robotics develops specialized and professional robotics solutions for all industries With the four-axis FAST pick robots of the TP series the aforementioned TS SCARA robots and the collaborative six-axis TX and TX2 series the company offers what it claims is a unique and comprehensive product range Stäubli robots serve as a solution for any industry where speed More information: www.staubli.com, www.schneider-electric.ch Your browser is outdated and this page might not work as intended. 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