Saint-Ex, culture numérique - Reims

What Saint-Ex, culture numérique - Reims does

Saint-Ex, culture numérique - Reims is a French cultural association (association loi 1901) operating a digital culture center and FabLab in Reims, within the Grand Est region. Founded in 2017 (per formation records) with roots in programming dating back further, it is staffed by 14 core employees and supplemented by approximately 20 annual volunteers. The organization serves the general public, families, children and youth (ages 5-17), schools and educational institutions, and emerging/professional digital artists, with a non-commercial mission of making digital culture accessible.

The center combines a FabLab with digital fabrication tools (3D printing, laser cutting, CNC milling, embroidery, vinyl cutting) with exhibition space and educational programming. Core recurring programs include the annual nuitnumérique evening event, the ephemeral barphémère installations, the MAKERLAND family maker festival, the expocollective and avantgoût exhibitions, and weekly/monthly workshops (RDV Bidouilles, Atelier Robotique, Goûter Numérique, Anniversaires Numériques, Vacances Digitales). It also produces a proprietary library of interactive médiation tools (Le bon geste, Vipix, Fantasmatic, Mémoriff, FAbulaLab212, Fabularbre, Asteroid Race, etc.), many co-produced with regional cultural partners such as Le Crestic, Jazzus Productions, and Code Collectif. The venue integrates AI/ML-adjacent technologies (computer vision, generative audio/visual, sensor-based interaction) primarily through curated installations co-developed with visiting artists.

Revenue is generated through multiple streams: membership fees (from €2 individual), paid workshops (€150-€200/year for recurring programs, €150 per birthday party or 5-day camp), bar and catering sales during barphémère evenings, free-admission events with paid consumptions, and customized services for schools, municipalities, and cultural partners. The association is funded primarily through public subsidies (Grand Reims, regional/national cultural grants typical for loi 1901 cultural associations) supplemented by earned revenue. It is operationally mature, operates within a regional ecosystem of makerspaces and cultural institutions (BLIIIDA Metz, Férru des Sciences Nancy, Design'R ESAD Reims), and participates in the Fluxus cross-disciplinary incubator supporting young digital artists.

Name

Saint-Ex, culture numérique - Reims

Legal name

Saint-Ex, culture numérique - Reims

Website

https://saintex-reims.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saint-Ex, culture numérique - Reims is a French non-profit cultural association operating a digital culture center and public FabLab in Reims, Grand Est, serving families, youth, schools, and emerging digital artists through exhibitions, maker workshops, and educational programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural and digital arts education center (FabLab)

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Community Festivals & Cultural Events (Online Celebrations) (MPAGAOAK)

Keywords

• Digital culture center
• Fablab workshops
• Maker education programs
• Digital art exhibitions
• Interactive mediation tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Reims

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership/Adhesion Fees: Annual membership fees providing access to reduced-price events and supporting the venue's programming. Minimum 2€ individual, 50€ associations, free for volunteers.
2. Workshop and Activity Fees: Fees for structured programs including robotics (150€/year), digital goûter (200€/year), birthday parties (150€ for 10 children), digital vacations (150€ for 5 days), and coding sessions (2€ + membership).
3. Bar and Catering Sales: Revenue from barphémère events including beverage and food sales during RDV du bar evenings and special events.
4. Event Admissions: Free entry to most events with paid consumptions. Nuitnumérique evening events with possible ticketing for special programming.
5. Customized Services: On-demand workshops, training programs, and animations for schools, leisure centers, cultural partners, and corporations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Saint-Ex, culture num\u00e9rique is a non-profit digital culture center and FabLab in Reims, France, that operates around a seasonal programming calendar of digital art exhibitions and events (nuitnum\u00e9rique, expocollective, barph\u00e9m\u00e8re, MAKERLAND) and delivers hands-on maker education and digital fabrication services. The venue provides public access to professional fabrication tools (3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, embroidery), runs paid workshops and holiday camps for children and youth, and produces and sells customized digital mediation tools and bespoke services to schools, leisure centers, and cultural partners.

Product overview

Saint-Ex, culture numérique - Reims is a cultural venue in Reims, France, dedicated to digital culture and contemporary digital art. The organization operates as a multi-faceted digital culture center featuring a FabLab (digital fabrication laboratory), regular exhibition programming (nuitnumérique, expocollective, avantgoût), maker events (MAKERLAND), ephemeral bar installations (barphémère), and digital mediation tools. Its core offerings include educational workshops for children and adults (RDV Bidouilles, Atelier Robotique, Goûter Numérique, Anniversaires Numériques, Vacances Digitales), professional training in digital fabrication tools (3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, embroidery, plotter, stop motion), and custom mediation services for schools and cultural partners. The organization produces interactive digital art experiences including augmented reality tools, video games, audio-visual installations, and virtual reality experiences. The venue serves as both a public cultural space and a professional resource for digital creation and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FabLab: Digital fabrication laboratory open to the public for workshops and maker activities
• baréphémère
• nuitnumérique
• expocollective

Products and services

• Saint-Ex Cultural Venue Cultural venue in Reims dedicated to digital culture and contemporary digital art, hosting exhibitions, events, workshops, and a FabLab for public engagement with digital creation tools and practices.
• FabLab Public digital fabrication laboratory offering workshops and training in 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC milling, and digital embroidery, open Tuesday and Thursday evenings and by appointment during school holidays.
• nuitnum\u00e9rique Annual evening event featuring interactive digital art installations, participatory performances, and DJ sets around a seasonal theme. The flagship annual event of the venue.
• barph\u00e9m\u00e8re Ephemeral bar installations created by artists, reimagining the concept of a bar space with new aesthetics and uses twice per season. Each edition features a unique design and experience.
• MAKERLAND Annual family maker festival featuring workshops, digital attractions, 360\u00b0 immersive projections, and hands-on making activities across the Grand Est region.
• expocollective Extended exhibition period presenting selected artworks from the annual nuitnum\u00e9rique theme, with guided visits and deeper exploration of the seasonal topic. Runs March to June.
• avantgo\u00fbt Season-opening preview exhibition introducing the annual theme and often featuring a single artist's work.
• Atelier Robotique Programming workshops for children ages 10+ covering Lego Technic and connected objects, led monthly by Beno\u00eet Grisonnet, culminating in an annual robotics meeting and MAKERLAND participation. \u20ac150/year.
• Anniversaires Num\u00e9riques Digital birthday party packages for children age 5+ featuring discovery of in-house video games, wooden top creation, mini DJ, paper airplane making, and story creation. 2-hour format at \u20ac150 for up to 10 children.
• Go\u00fbter Num\u00e9rique 3-hour workshop for children ages 7-10 discovering digital tools including 3D printing, virtual reality, robotics, and electronics through collective intelligence. Wednesday afternoons, \u20ac200/year.
• RDV Bidouilles Monthly tinkering workshops led by Code Collectif covering conception, video game creation, electronics, and programming. First Tuesday of each month, \u20ac2 plus membership.
• Vacances Digitales 5-day digital vacation camps during school holidays (Toussaint, winter, spring, summer) featuring workshops on digital tools and creation. Lunch available on site. \u20ac150 for 5 days.
• Prestations sur mesure (Customized Services) Custom workshops, training programs, and animations designed for schools, leisure centers, municipalities, and cultural/scientific partners. Short (2h) or long (35h) formats using FabLab tools for all ages.
• Formation Impression 3D Full-day training on 3D printing technology, offered periodically as a FabLab workshop for adults and professionals.
• Formation D\u00e9coupe Laser Full-day training on laser cutting technology, offered periodically as a FabLab workshop.
• Formation Fraiseuse Num\u00e9rique Full-day training on CNC milling machine operation, offered periodically as a FabLab workshop.
• Formation Brodeuse Num\u00e9rique Full-day training on digital embroidery machine operation, offered periodically as a FabLab workshop.
• Formation Plotter de D\u00e9coupe Full-day training on vinyl cutting plotter operation, offered periodically as a FabLab workshop.
• Formation Stop Motion Full-day training on stop motion animation technique, offered periodically as a FabLab workshop.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability13 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Victor Bois DesignminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Fluxus 2022 supported project - eco-design studio engaged in upcycling industrial waste and constructing objects, furniture, and micro-architectures.
• WolfcraftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTooling brand partner for barphémère#34 'Playtime!' creation, providing tools used in constructing the temporary bar installation.
• InvestwoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupplier of Valchromat red wood material for barphémère#34 'Playtime!' construction.
• BLIIIDA (Metz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministrative lead for Fluxus, the first cross-disciplinary regional incubator in France. Saint-Ex has partnered since 2017 to support one project promoter per cohort in partnership with Design'R ESAD Reims nursery.
• Design'R (ESAD Reims)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in Fluxus incubator program supporting young digital artists and designers from ESAD Reims.
• Code CollectifminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation joining the FabLab monthly for 'RDV Bidouilles' coding workshops, accompanying participants in developing their projects.
• Féru des Sciences (Nancy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Makerland Grand Est producer family, collaborating on annual family maker festival events.
• Bureau CommunminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent research and creation laboratory that designed barphémère#33 'L'Insubordonnée', an interactive bar responding to visitor presence and consumption data.
• Espace Multimédia Gantner (Territoire de Belfort)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLoan source for digital art installations including 'In Urbe' by Ugo Arsac, featured in Saint-Ex exhibitions.
• Le CresticminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of mediation tools including 'Le bon geste' (augmented basketball) and 'La petite histoire du Jazz' interactive module.
• Jazzus ProductionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of 'Ceci est mon sample' audio sampling game and 'La petite histoire du Jazz' interactive jazz history module.
• Le Manège (Reims)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Pinatron' interactive installation by Thomas Molles and hosting of Lawrence Malstaf's 'Exhale' installation. Co-programming of thematic exhibitions.
• Les 3 P'tits BouchonsminorOthersLocal wine merchant and bar partner providing wine selection for RDV du bar evenings and special events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Electrolab: Nanterre-based FabLab and makerspace focused on digital fabrication, electronics, and community workshops. Comparable in mission and operational model as a French FabLab.
• Le Confort Moderne: Poitiers-based contemporary arts venue combining concerts, exhibitions, and digital/electronic culture. Comparable as a mid-sized French cultural venue with digital arts programming.
• BLIIIDA: Metz-based makerspace and creative incubator that co-runs the Fluxus incubator with Saint-Ex. Highly comparable as a regional FabLab and cultural venue in the Grand Est area.
• Stereolux: Nantes-based digital arts and contemporary music venue combining FabLab-style workshops, exhibitions, and concerts. Closely mirrors Saint-Ex's hybrid venue model of digital culture, maker activities, and event programming.
• Le Dôme: Caen-based digital culture center offering FabLab equipment, workshops, exhibitions, and digital mediation tools. Comparable in mission and structure as a regional French digital culture venue.
• Mains d'Œuvres: Saint-Ouen cultural venue combining digital arts, maker spaces (FabLab), and community programming. Mirrors Saint-Ex's hybrid model of FabLab + exhibitions + education under one roof.
• Artilect FabLab: Toulouse FabLab offering digital fabrication tools, maker workshops, and community programs. Comparable to Saint-Ex's FabLab operations and education mission.
• Le Lieu Multiple: Poitiers-based digital culture and arts venue offering workshops, exhibitions, and digital creation facilities. Comparable as a smaller-scale French digital culture center.

Regional players

• Férru des Sciences: Nancy-based science and maker culture center that co-produces the Makerland Grand Est regional festival with Saint-Ex. Comparable in Grand Est maker/science education mission though with a more science-orientation.

Broad incumbents

• La Gaîté Lyrique: Paris-based flagship digital arts and contemporary culture venue. Operates at much larger scale but in the same digital arts/exhibitions/workshops category — the dominant incumbent Saint-Ex competes with for national attention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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