Des Idées De Grandeur

The expert design team from Des idées de grandeur (Big Ideas) is moving out of the house, and taking over the backyard. From a tiny balcony to a spacious suburban garden, there’s no project too big or too small that can’t be transformed into a welcoming, stylish, and functional part of any home.

After settling on a redecoration project and how much they have to spend, one owner lucky homeowner gets to choose between three in-demand designers to give their space the makeover it needs. They also get the chance to answer a skill-testing question to win some bonus funds to put towards their renovation budget. Combining ingenuity and a lot of design-savvy, the designer and the homeowner transform the problematic space from a big dud into a grand design.

Philippe Ginestet, 66, is the owner of the GIFI and TATI chain of stores. With his fortune estimated at 2.3 billion euros, he is the 27th richest Frenchman. But within the closed club of the great French bosses, he is not the only one. Self-made man, French incarnation of the American dream, his management methods are atypical: motivation seminars organized in his luxurious chalet in Megève, poker tournaments between employees, trips to Las Vegas... A corporate culture pushed to the extreme.

An episode of the show "Océaniques " about the craft and lighting techniques of the legendary French cinematographer Henri Alekan