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Station F has broken all the records. Built in
1929 by Eugène Freyssinet, this former SNCF
hall is classified as a historical monument
for its one-of-a-kind prestressed concrete
structure. Masterfully renovated by interior
furniture designer Jean-Michel Wilmotte,
it now houses a thousand start-ups. It is a
hive where more than three thousand young
entrepreneurs work every day between
relaxing breaks that they take on these
oversized seats.
Designer Jean-Michel Wilmotte deliberately
designed the KingSofa in an XXL format,
its production having been subject to
a consultation launched by The Great
Hospitality. After a competition involving
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At twelve meters long and streamlined like
the Nautilus, the KingSofa truly looks like
a submarine. This is also the code name
given to it by its manufacturer, Ligne Roset
Contract. Made in six copies, this specimen
sits majestically in the 365,000 square feet of
Station F, the largest incubator in the world,
located in Paris and owned by Xavier Niel,
the head of Free.