Pascal Gentil, Head of the Technical Department at the Innovathèque – a French resource center for innovative materials – is an expert in innovative materials. He supervised the éKosse project devised by Caroline Saier, Master’s student in the Mutations of the Built Environment Program. Catherine Bouvard, Curriculum Course Leader, asked Pascal Gentil about the activities offered at the Innovathèque, current issues involving materials and the interaction between this field and design.