Changemakers in France

The selection

• AlenviParis, France“Letting small teams of caregivers truly own their work dignifies everyone in the room.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Amélie NothombParis, France“Amélie Nothomb, écrivaine et femme extraordinaire. Parce que sa présence dans le monde de l'écriture est une source d'inspiration constante, tout comme l'idée que l'on peut écrire tous les jours, chaque jour à l'aube, et livrer un nouveau livre chaque année aux lecteurs, non pas pour suivre le marché, mais parce que l'inspiration ne s'épuise jamais. Son existence est un rappel constant à ma paresse.”Recommended by Ilaria Gaspari
• Atelier Berger MilàParis, France“A young Franco-Spanish duo whose work treats architecture as a connective tissue between people and territory, a quiet, exacting practice that scales from a single room to the urban fabric.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Audrey BourolleauLévis-Saint-Nom, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• BiltokiAnglet, France“They revive a covered market by trusting the small producers who already feed the town.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Café JoyeuxParis, France“A cafe run by people with disabilities, served with real hospitality, makes inclusion feel ordinary and warm.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Charles-Edouard NotredameLille, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• EurasantéLille, France“Building a health-innovation cluster gave a whole region a future after industry.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Florence RizzoParis, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Fonds ExploreConcarneau, France“They back the expeditions that help us understand a world we are still learning to protect.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• FratriesNantes, France“Sharing an ordinary city apartment turns out to be the most dignified support you can offer.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Grain de SailConcarneau, France“Une entreprise qui démontre que le fret décarboné n'est pas un slogan, mais une opération qui tourne, depuis Saint-Malo, sur l'Atlantique.”Recommended by Simon Bernard
• InovaYaLyon, FranceRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Institut Océanographique Paul Ricardîle des Embiez, France“Fifty years of independent Mediterranean science, freely open to the public, is a gift.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• La ChartreuseAiguenoire, France“Choosing to make less in order to stay true to themselves is a kind of courage I admire.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• La MaestraParis, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• La maison perchéeParis, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• La Preuve par 7Paris, France“Proving an idea by practice, with the people who live there, is urbanism I trust.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• LazareNantes, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Les Beaux MetsMarseille, France“A Marseille kitchen where excellence and second chances grow together, and the food is genuinely good.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Les Invités au FestinBesançon, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Low-Tech LabConcarneau, France“What stays with me is that every solution they test gets open-sourced, so the knowledge belongs to everyone.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Lucas Davaze, Médiation ClimatGRENOBLE, France“Taking people to stand on a dying glacier turns climate from an idea into a memory they keep.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• makesenseParis, France“They put collective intelligence to work for changemakers, two hours at a time.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• My Human KitNantes, France“Nicolas turned losing his hand into an open lab where people design their own solutions.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• NightlineParis, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Olivier RoellingerCancale, FranceRecommended by Katy Foraz
• Paul Emilieu StudioParis, France“Starting every project from what already exists is craft and conscience working together.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Philippe AlbanelLyon, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• PhytobokazPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France“Dr. Joseph gives Caribbean plant knowledge the scientific footing it always deserved.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Pierre RosanvallonParis, France“Because he built an entire intellectual project around making democracy work better rather than just critiquing it, and because he showed that rigorous scholarship and public engagement are not just compatible but necessary complements.”Recommended by Alberto Alemanno
• Plastic OdysseyMarseille, France“Simon's ship shows coastal towns how to make plastic a local resource they can use.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Plateau UrbainParis, France“Keeping empty buildings alive between projects makes room for people who could never afford the rent.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Raphaël HaumontParis-Saclay, FranceRecommended by Katy Foraz
• Refettorio ParisParis, France“Bottura turns surplus food into beautiful meals served with dignity, and the beauty matters here.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Refugee Food FestivalParis, France“Putting refugee chefs in great kitchens lets them arrive as talent, with stories worth tasting.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• SailcoopVannes, France“I like that they make crossing the Atlantic by sail feel like a real option again.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Sweet OmLamentin (Guadeloupe), France“Therese grows wellbeing out of a Creole garden, and the care in it is real.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Under The PoleConcarneau, France“They dive where science cannot easily reach and share everything they find.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• VelaParis, FranceRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Village AlzheimerDax, France“Letting people with Alzheimer's keep an ordinary life, with a real shop and bistro, is deeply humane.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• We Are SistaParis, France“Tatiana and her collective turned the gender funding gap into a movement, then built the fund to help close it.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• WindcoopLorient, FranceRecommended by Simon Bernard