The biennial's venues

2008 Saint Étienne International Design Biennialwill be held at three main venues, with a total area in excess of 15 000 square metres, on the Cité du Design site, the former Saint Étienne Weapons Manufacture (Carnot district).

Panoramic view of the main site :


© NikoRodamel

Cité du design :

- Manufacture  - Fabrique 5000
Rue Remy Annino
42 000 Saint-Étienne

- Manufacture  - Bâtiment H
Rue Javelin Pagnon
42000 Saint-Étienne

- Manufacture  - Bâtiment 335
Rue Remy Annino
42 000 Saint-Étienne

- Manufacture  - Les ateliers
Rue Javelin Pagnon
42000 Saint-Étienne

Museum :

- Musée d’Art Moderne (Museum of Modern Art)
La Terrasse
42270 Saint Priest-en-Jarez
T. + 33 (0)4 77 79 52 52
www.mam-st-etienne.fr

- Musée d’Art et d’Industrie (Museum of Art and Industry)
2 place Louis Comte
42026 Saint-Étienne
T. + 33 (0)4 77 49 73 00
accueil@saint-etienne.fr

- Musée de la Mine (Site Couriot Mine Museum)
3 bd Franchet d’Esperey
42000 Saint-Étienne
T. + 33 (0)4 77 43 83 23

Design & Shop :

- 30 boutiques in the city center

Download the design and shop's map /972ko
Opening dates and times

DATES :

From 15th to 30th November 2008
Opens to the wider public: Saturday 15th November 2008
Days for professionals: Monday 17th , Tuesday 18th, and Wednesday 19th November 2008
Days for school groups: From 24th to 28th November 2008
Late evening sessions: Friday 21st and Friday 28th of November 2008

HOURS :

10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fridays last 10 p.m.
Tourist Professionals

Office de Tourisme Service événementiel Biennale du Design [Event-driven Tourist Bureau, Design Biennal]
16 avenue de la Libération
42029 SAINT ETIENNE CEDEX 01
T : +33(0)4 77 49 39 00
F : +33(0)4 77 49 39 03

information@sem-tourisme.com
Pricing - Single tickets

Manufacture exhibition, non-guided visit :

• Full rate : 5€
• Reduced rate* : 4€

Single pass, non-guided visit (Manufacture Exhibitions + entry to the 3 museums) :

• Full rate: 8€
• Reduced rate* 6 €

Free-of-charge entries :

• Higher School of Art and Design
• Children under 12

*Jobseekers, people with reduced mobility, students, under 25, over 25, over 60, holders of M’ra cards.


Travel information

The city of Saint Étienne:

The town is 520 km from Paris, approximately 59 km southwest of Lyon and 53 km from Vienne.
Le Puy-en-Velay is 81 km to the south and Clermont-Ferrand 147 km to the west.
Saint Etienne is 480 km from Milan, 780 km from Brussels, 930 km from London, 645 km from Barcelona and 1290 km from Berlin.

Access by road:

- Brussels, Milan, Marseille, Lyon via the A47. Take the A72, exit 14 (La Talaudière)
- Barcelona, Paris, Clermont-Ferrand via the A72, exit 12 (Boulevard Thiers)
- Le Puy-en-Velay, Firminy via the RN88, take the A72, exit 12 (Boulevard Thiers)

Access by train:

Find out train departure times and book your ticket online: SNCF [French Railways]
www.voyages-sncf.com

From Paris or from Lyon, you can arrive via two different train stations:

- "Châteaucreux" train station: Main train station (10 minutes from the city centre by tram or by taxi).
- "Carnot" train station: This train station is right next to the Cité du Design (5 from city centre by tram).

Trains arrive and depart almost every hour from/to Lyon or Paris. Some trains from Paris are direct (2 hours 50 minutes). Others stop at Lyon, where you will need to take a connecting train, with 10-40 minutes waiting time.

In order to travel to Lyon, go via the "Carnot" train station: this is ideal after visiting the biennial on the Manufacture site (i.e. the Cité du Design) which is close by.
"Châteaucreux" train station: Situated to the east, on the new tramway line.
Trains: Trains depart to Lyon every hour.

In order to travel to Firminy: Clapier train station: Situated to the west, near the Mine Museum.

Access by tram or bus:

Saint Etienne has two tramway lines:
North/South which runs along the main street (Grande Rue) and crosses the entire City (Line 4: Solaure – hôpital nord)
East/West which links the city centre to the Châteaucreux main station (Line 5: Terrasse – Châteaucreux – Bellevue)
Telephone: +33 4 77 33 31 35
www.stas.tm.fr

Access by air:

Saint-Exupéry Airport
The Satobus network runs between the Lyon – Saint Exupéry Airport and Saint Etienne several times a day.
You can find the departure hours at the airport.
T : 0826 800 826
www.lyon.aeroport.fr


Saint Étienne Bouthéon Airport
42160 Andrézieux Bouthéon
Information: +33 4 77 55 71 71
www.saint-etienne.aeroport.fr
Biennial Contacts

Cité du Design

3 rue Javelin Pagnon
42000 Saint-Etienne
T. +33 (0)4 77 33 55 60
F. + 33 (0)4 77 21 37 54
biennale@citedudesign.com

Management

Brigitte Raoult 
General Management Assistant
brigitte.raoult@citedudesign.com

Christine Verot
General Secretary Assistant
christine.verot@citedudesign.com

Coordination and logistics

Lilian Feger
General Coordinator
lilian.feger@citedudesign.com

Sabine Roche
Assistant General Coordinator
sabine.roche@citedudesign.com

Nathalie Arnould
Sustainable Development and Relations with Designers
nathalie.arnould@citedudesign.com

Communication

Christophe Imbert
Communication Director
christophe.imbert@citedudesign.com

Aurélie Zimmermann
Communication Manager
T. + 33 (0)4 77 49 31 91
aurelie.zimmermann@citedudesign.com

Pierre-Tristan Mauveaux
Press Officer
T. + 33 (0)4 77 39 82 75
tristan.mauveaux@citedudesign.com

Laure Laganier
Graphic designer
laure.laganier@citedudesign.com

Raphaël Pigeat
Webmaster and artistic director
raphael.pigeat@yahoo.fr
Allan Durand
Webmaster
allandurand@hotmail.fr

Alexandre Dupont
Multimedia Communications Officer
Alexandre.dupont@citedudesign.com

Constance Rubini
biennial Catalogue
constance.rubini@citedudesign.com

Clémence Houdart
biennial Catalogue coordinator
clemence.houdart@citedudesign.com

Magali Théoleyre
public relations
T. + 33 (0)4 77 33 55 60
magali.theoleyre@citedudesign.com

Production

Julien Gery
Production Manager
T. + 33 (0)4 77 49 31 97
julien.gery@citedudesign.com

Thomas Goux
Stage Management and relations with Stage Designers
T. + 33 (0)4 77 33 55 56
thomas.goux@citedudesign.com

Pauline Dorson
Artworks Manager and relations with exhibitors
T. + 33 (0)4 77 33 85 13
pauline.dorson@citedudesign.com

Noémie Dorson
Artworks Manager and relations with exhibitors Assistant
T. + 33 (0)4 77 33 85 13
noemie.dorson@citedudesign.com

Anne-Cécile Coulet
Assistante régie des œuvres et relations aux exposants
T. + 33 (0)4 77 33 85 13
anne-cecile.coulet@citedudesign.com

Relations with business


Isabelle Vérihac
Business Relations Manager
isabelle.verilhac@citedudesign.com

Sandie Françon
Assistant
T. + 33 (0)4 77 33 55 59
sandie.francon@citedudesign.com

International relations

Josyane Franc
International Relations Manager
T. + 33 (0)4 77 47 88 03
rel-int-press@artschool-st-etienne.com

Camille Vilain
International Projects Officer
T. + 33 (0)4 77 47 88 58
camille.vilain@citedudesign.com