Mathias Schwartz-Claus

Mathias Schwartz-Clauss, born in 1964, holds an MA in art history and philosophy. Between 1990 and 2013 he organized international travelling exhibitions and edited catalogues as Vitra Design Museum's curator and senior curator. He has been responsible for Boisbuchet's program of workshops and exhibitions since 2013, supervising the development of the site's architecture and landscape. Domaine de Boisbuchet has facilitated intense programmes of international summer workshops since 1990. The courses are offered from June through the end of September and are led by renowned designers, architects and artists who live and work together.

Website: http://www.boisbuchet.org
Instagram: @boisbuchet

What is your idea of perfect happiness?: 
Knowing that something that I have accomplished and given my best for has been appreciated.

Which living person do you most admire?: 
Alexander von Vegesack.

What is your greatest extravagance?: 
Extraordinary food

What is your current state of mind?: 
Stressed

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?: 
Love

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?: 
Good morning, How are you, Hang on, All the best.

Which talent would you most like to have?: 
Playing the piano.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?:

My discipline.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?: 
To live the life I lived.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?: 
A gardener.

Where would you most like to live?: 
Italy.

What is your most treasured possession?: 
Art.

What is your favorite occupation?: 
Sex.

What is your most marked characteristic?: 
Sensuality

What do you most value in your friends?: 
Love, reliability, and honesty

Who are your favorite writers?: 
Hans Fallada, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Haruki Murakami, Michel de Montaigne, Paul Celan, Lew Nikolajewitsch Tolstoi, Hanya Yanagihara ...

Who is your hero of fiction?: 
Candide.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?: 
None.

Who are your heroes in real life?: 
People devoting their lives to help other people, such as the White Helmets, Angela Merkel, Barak Obama to name some famous ones, but so many others without names that I know.

What is it that you most dislike?: 
Death.

What is your greatest regret?: 
Having started to smoke

What is your motto?: 
The value of life is infinite.