Jacques Monneraud Shares Playlist for designboom listens, From Philip Glass to Daft Punk

Key facts

• Jacques Monneraud is a French ceramic artist known for his Carton series, which transforms the look of cardboard packaging into durable ceramic vessels.
• He selected the third movement of Philip Glass's Violin Concerto No. 1 as the song that best captures his creative practice.
• Justin Hurwitz's 'Another Day of Sun' from the La La Land soundtrack is his go-to track to start a new project.
• Supertramp's 'School' reminds him of childhood road trips with surfboards on a Passat estate.
• Beyoncé's '16 Carriages' is currently stuck in his head, and he listens to a wide range of music, including French rap artists like JUL, Ben PLG, BB Jacques, Youssoupha, and Alpha Wann.
• Daft Punk's 'Contact' and the album Random Access Memories are on repeat, and he believes the duo knew it was their final album, leaving a message of love.
• For deep concentration, he listens to Fyrs, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Pink Floyd, and Philip Glass's Akhnaten, describing a state similar to athletes' 'the zone.'
• His favorite album cover is System of a Down's Steal This Album!, which he discovered at age 14 and credits with revealing music's political power.