There are little girls who dream of castles or treehouses, adventures on horseback or magical powers. I dreamed of machines and factories.

Those that I observed, fascinated, in the wake of my parents. The magic for me was their harmony, their power, their regularity.

That sense of accomplishment every step of the way.
That of the perfect, symmetrical gesture, punctuated by a familiar purring, reassuring, always repeated, always effective.

Each visit was a show, the guarantee of seeing the ritual begin again and the magic happen. So much so that I didn't want to leave.

There are images that childhood imprints on you and that never leave you.

Kingdoms you will always dream of ruling.

The word “factory” will never evoke for me a dull, forbidding, hostile building. But quite the opposite.

A place of life and creation.
A place where you can marvel.
A place whose doors can be opened.

I founded D-LAB dreaming of this place. Twelve years later, here I am. It exists.

Each cable, each stone, each tool has brought me closer to this organic and original well-being.
I didn't follow a budget or a guideline.
I pushed all the sliders.
I made words rhyme that don't rhyme together.

I built a factory like realizing a waking dream, putting magic back at the center. And the emotions of childhood

Fleur Philippeau

Founder of the D-LAB Group