In Millau, KOMET collaborates with Jean Vigo High School to design inclusive tableware for a dinner in the dark, served by hospitality students to visually impaired guests — a project blending craftsmanship, empathy, and design thinking.
In Millau, a meeting of craftsmanship and education
In Millau, in the heart of Aveyron, transmission is at the core of every craft. This year, KOMET had the pleasure of sharing its expertise with the students of Jean Vigo Vocational High School, as part of a project at the crossroads of design, gastronomy, and inclusion: creating tableware designed to be used in the dark, for a dinner dedicated to visually impaired guests on December 4th.
When ceramics become a tool for inclusion
This sensory-based collaboration encouraged students to think about the function of tableware beyond its aesthetic value: how can a plate, a bowl, or a cup guide movement, secure handling, or help perceive volume without sight?
Alongside KOMET, the students discovered how to shape materials, textures, and forms to turn these challenges into tangible, elegant, and ergonomic objects.
Learning through the hand, thinking through the gesture
Guided by their teachers Laure Bousquet and Loïc Solinhac, and mentored by KOMET during the design phase, the students explored the principles of artisanal ceramics — from sketching and molding to slip casting and glaze research.
Together, they experimented with subtle tactile patterns, differentiated edges, and guiding forms to help diners locate food and utensils by touch.
This educational project embodies a belief KOMET holds dear: design only makes sense when it is accessible to everyone.
A dinner to see differently
The project’s highlight will take place on December 4th, 2025, during a fully immersive dinner in complete darkness. The Jean Vigo students will put into practice everything they’ve learned — from service and coordination to empathy and hospitality — while taking pride in using tableware they have imagined, designed, and shaped themselves.
For the visually impaired guests, this dinner will offer a new way to share the table through touch, smell, and conversation — a chance to rediscover the meaning of the culinary gesture and the handcrafted object.
Transmit, inspire, open
At KOMET, we believe that every piece of tableware carries an intention.
With the students of Jean Vigo, Laure Bousquet, Loïs Solinhac, and the teaching team, that intention has taken the form of a journey of solidarity, awareness, and openness.