the artefact collective

About

The Artefact Collective (TAC) is a design studio based in Paris. We create objects that blur the line between function and experimentation. Ceramics, metal, concrete, 3D printing — we work with diverse materials and processes to explore new ways of making. 

We don’t follow formulas. We mix digital techniques with craft knowledge to design and produce on our own terms.

TAC is design, but also community, trial and error, materiality, and cross-disciplinary thinking. Every object is an answer — or a question — made tangible.

White concrete and ceramic objects arranged with books

Practice

We design through making. Every piece starts with an idea and grows through testing, prototyping, and remixing techniques — from 3D printing to ceramics, metalwork, and more. We explore the edge where digital meets handmade, building objects that are both functional and concept-driven.

Close-up of 3D-printed metal mesh used in material experimentation
Concrete and metal object combining digital fabrication and handmade making

Archive

  • EXHIBITIONS

    Afinidades 2026
    Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis, Porto

    TAC is participating in Afinidades 2026, an exhibition bringing together contemporary practices and material explorations.

    EXHIBITION

  • PRESS

    ELLE Magazine

    Selected by Zoé de Las Cases for ELLE Magazine’s Christmas gift selection with Etsy.

    PRESS

  • EXHIBITIONS

    SCAR-I10
    SCAR-ID, Porto · 2023

    TAC participated in SCAR-I10, an exhibition marking SCAR-ID’s tenth anniversary. The project brought together more than 50 designers, artists, architects, photographers and other creative practitioners through an international open call.

    EXHIBITIONS