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La Salle Pleyel est un lieu de concerts et d’événements parisiens incontournable. Cet endroit traverse les âges du monde par le monde de la musique et des événements. Tirant son origine de la musique symphonique, la salle Pleyel est en constante évolution.
Jusqu’en 2014, c’était la seule salle de concert à Paris, conçue pour la musique symphonique. L’arrivée de la Philharmonie de Paris propose une large gamme de programmation et d’hébergement, la salle Debussy, avec les meilleures technologies pour accueillir des spectacles musicaux et des événements d’univers différents.

La Salle Debussy a reçu quelques modifications et adaptations pour s’adapter à son nouveau statut d’espace de spectacle transversal pour accueillir des concerts, des conférences et des événements en son sein. Il a été équipé des technologies les plus avancées afin de délivrer un son proche de la perfection.

Pour la deuxième année consécutive,  les Fubiz Talks, organisés par Fubiz  et l’agence TETRO, se dérouleront sur la scène de la Salle Pleyel le 4 octobre 2018. Vous pouvez déjà obtenir vos billets Early Bird sur les billetteries de la Salle Pleyel, Digitick et de la FNAC. Une occasion unique de découvrir ou de redécouvrir cet endroit emblématique.

Nous avons eu l’opportunité de poser quelques questions à Claire-Marine Chassain, responsable de la communication de la Salle Pleyel pour en savoir plus sur les secrets de ce lieu historique.

Selon vous, qu’est-ce qui fait de la Salle Pleyel un monument historique parisien de la culture musicale et artistique?

La Salle Pleyel, du nom de la manufacture française de pianos Pleyel, est un édifice historique dédié à la musique, aux spectacles, à l’événementiel et à la transversalité. Véritable temple « Art Déco » construit en 1927, classé au patrimoine des Monuments Historiques, toujours réputé pour ses avancées technologiques.

Elle se situe au niveau du triangle d’or de Paris, au 252, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Elle partage cette rue emblématique parisienne, avec de Grands Hôtels, des maisons de Haute Couture, des galeries d’art, des commerces de luxe, le Palais de l’Élysée et autres ambassades. C’est dans cet environnement que la Salle Pleyel programme des musiques éclectiques et actuelles et que nous accueillons de grands événements comme la Cérémonie des César, la Cérémonie des Molières, avant-première…

Comment le lieu a-t-il su s’adapter aux différentes générations amenées à le fréquenter?

L’édifice est historique mais son exploitation est moderne. Nous sommes une petite équipe dynamique à la tête. L’exploitation de la Salle Pleyel appartient depuis deux ans à un grand groupe privé, Fimalac Entertainment . Les projets fleurissent rapidement. On se diversifie dans les évènements en accueillant à la fois défilé, cérémonie, shooting, tournage, projection, conférence, masterclass, dîner de gala… cela permet d’inviter un public très large qui est amené à revenir par lui-même pour notre programmation musicale.

L’architecture de la grande salle a été revue il y a quelques années. Quels ont été les principaux changements et quelles en étaient leurs vocations/motivations?

Aujourd’hui, la pluridisciplinarité est le maître mot de la programmation de la Salle Pleyel. Les styles musicaux sont variés et des évènements, comme les Fubiz Talks sont organisés. Dans quelles mesures cette nouvelle orientation a-t-elle permit à ce lieu emblématique de trouver un nouveau public?

La salle est destiné à devenir un haut lieu de vie, de création et d’animation ouvert à tout événement de qualité. Elle attire les institutions, agence de communication, entreprises, et autres créateurs de projets culturels et événementiels. Permettant ainsi d’ouvrir ses espaces a un tout nouveau public. Le public aussi s’est largement diversifié avec le changement de programmation. Aujourd’hui le tout Paris se déplace pour vivre l‘expérience Pleyel.

Si vous deviez décrire la Salle Pleyel en une phrase, quelle serait-elle?

Une salle d’émotions amplifiées

Vous voulez assister à la troisième édition de Fubiz Talks dans ce lieu chargé d’histoire? Vous pouvez obtenir les premiers early birds maintenant sur les billetteries de  Salle Pleyel, Digitick et de la FNAC.

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As I and others have argued before, when it comes to autonomous cars, “hand-off” is a terrible idea. I firmly believe that autonomous cars have to be all or nothing.

“Assisted driving” might seem like a good idea in the short term, but I believe it will prove to be a lousy idea in the long term, as it helps desensitize people to the act of driving, making them subconsciously rely on the safety net.

Thatcham Research, a nonprofit British auto insurance research center, put together this short video to disabuse viewers of the notion that they can rely on assisted driving to remain safe:

My own distaste for assisted driving means I don’t even use cruise control; I feel it is up to me, as the driver, to maintain the safety of myself and the motorists around me.

Blind spot warnings are neat, but can we rely on them 100%? When I owned a car I had a little adhesive-backed, curved plastic mirror that stuck to the sideview mirror and perfectly revealed the blind spot. That brilliant safety device cost me a couple of bucks and paid for itself countless times over.

The only techno-safety features I like:

– Backup cameras, since auto designers seem hellbent on fattening C-pillars, raising rear sills and generally obscuring rearward visibility.

– ABS brakes, because you can mash on them in the rain without fear of locking the tires.

What automated safety features do you, as drivers, like or dislike?

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Dutch bike company VanMoof has launched a high-security electric bicycle that it claims is impossible to ride or sell if stolen.

The Electrified S2 and X2 model bicycles boast “stealth locking” that activates with a kick, rider-recognition technology that automatically unlocks the bike on approach and an alarm system that activates if tampering is detected. The security features negate the need for a traditional bike lock.

Should a thief break through these defences, the company’s Bike Hunters – an opt-in service – get to work tracking down the stolen bicycle based on its location information.

“We can build bigger and tougher locks, or we can truly solve the problem by making our bikes pointless to steal in the first place,” said VanMoof‘s Taco Carlier, who co-founded the company with his brother, Ties. “Using smart technology we’ve created a bike that can take perfect care of itself, leaving no more worries for the rider.”

To lock the bike, the rider presses a button near the rear wheel, which they can do with a kick of their foot. This inserts a locking pin into the rear hub, making it impossible for a thief to ride off on the bike. Because of a Bluetooth connection with the rider’s phone, the bike “wakes up” automatically upon their return.

“We believe bike theft is a much bigger problem than most people might realise,” VanMoof co-founder Ties Carlier told Dezeen.

“Fear of bike theft prevents most of us from buying and riding a good-quality bike. What we’ve seen is that by removing that fear (as opposed to just making a bigger lock) and getting people on better bikes, they enjoy riding much more and therefore ride further and more often.”

“This is even more relevant for electric bikes that are much more expensive but at the same time so necessary to cover longer commutes. Solving bike theft properly is therefore an essential element for a bike-friendly city.”

Other new features include a Turbo Boost accelerator button, which VanMoof recommends for steep inclines or for setting off from traffic lights. The motor and battery are both concealed within the frame, part of one unit that is removable and replaceable.

The Electrified S2 and X2 launched last week and broke sales records for the nine-year-old company, with 2,500 online orders in the first 24 hours.

They share most of their security features with the brand’s Smart S and X bikes, released earlier this year, but with the addition of an electric motor that can provide pedalling assistance at a top range of 150 kilometres on a full charge.

The battery charges completely in four hours but can reach a 50 per cent charge in 80 minutes — what VanMoof dubs the “lunchtime topup”. The battery capacity is 504 Watt-hours.

VanMoof’s bikes target the city-commuter market, with an emphasis on design as well as security. Founded in 2009, the company makes bikes with a distinct look that highlights their tubular frames while concealing usually external elements like lights.

With its recent product launches, the company has further stripped its aesthetic down to just two colour choices: Fog White or Thunder Grey.

The Electrified bikes are unisex, but the X2 is recommended for riders 155 to 200 centimetres in high, and the S2 for those who are 170 to 210 centimetres. Both bikes have an aluminium frame and weigh 19 kilograms.

Ties Carlier told Dezeen that he wanted VanMoof’s products to reach beyond the traditional cycling market.

“We always try to see car companies as our competitors, because inspiring someone to ditch their car in favour of a bike is the biggest win for everyone, including cities themselves,” he told Dezeen.

“The traditional bike market is big enough and we don’t want a piece of that — we simply want more people to use a bike for moving around cities, and we want to make the best possible bike for that purpose,” he continued.

“We imagine a world 10 years from now where cars vanish from the centre of cities, and we think e-bikes can be a huge enabler of this. They allow people to cover much greater distances than before, saving time and money, and gaining fitness plus a cleaner city.”

Other recent electric bike designs have come from Brompton, Noordung and even Norm Architects, while Uber has recently gotten into the game by acquiring the e-bike-sharing service Jump.

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