Nicolas Feuillatte and Mika Win the Champagne Design Award
To mark the release of the 2027 Livre des Champagnes, the Trophée du Design Champenois was awarded to Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte for its limited-edition screen-printed bottle designed by Mika.
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte won the first Trophée du Design Champenois, awarded by Gault&Millau on Monday, November 9, 2026, during its 2026 gala at the Carrousel du Louvre, to mark the release of the 2027 Book of Champagnes. The jury recognized the Réserve Exclusive Brut bottle, featuring a screen-printed design created by artist and designer Mika. The trophy was presented to him by Laurent Denize d’Estrées, editor-in-chief of Intramuros magazine.
A trophy to foster dialogue between gastronomy and art
Celebrating creativity and fostering a dialogue between gastronomy and art—that was the vision of Patrick Hayoun, CEO of Gault&Millau, who, for the first time, assembled a jury tasked with judging the artistic creations of a dozen independent family-owned estates and champagne houses.
These bottles were meant to symbolize the connection between glassmaking and artistic design. The goal was not to reward packaging design but to honor the bottle itself through work on the glass: ornamentation, embellishment, lacquering, embroidery…
An Artistic Collaboration Born in 2024
The unique artistic collaboration between Mika and Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte began in 2024 with the creation of a limited edition called “Defying Gravity,” in which planets, living creatures, enchanted spirits, and oversized flowers all gravitated through a starry sky to adorn the Réserve Exclusive Brut.
In 2025, the same bottle was adorned with a screen print that added texture and depth. For the second installment of this collaboration, it all began with the bubble and its journey through the bottle and into the glass—a phenomenon that intrigued and fascinated Mika. He literally drew it, imagined it, distorted it, and brought it into his colorful pop universe by making it soar. The bubble becomes weightless and encounters unknown planets, a cosmonaut conducting an orchestra, and a satellite heart. At the same time, it defies gravity, rises, and changes shape—to the point where Mika felt inspired to deconstruct his logo.
“Creating means bringing together different worlds to invent a new one, ” the artist sums up. And Mika concludes: “ With Nicolas Feuillatte, we’ve blended champagne, art, craftsmanship, creativity, and poetry… to share a moment suspended in time with everyone.”
A big thank you to our partners Hublot, Sainte Joie, La French, De Buyer, ePack Pro, Italian Trade Agency – SIGEP, Robur, Nespresso, Sysco, Jinchan, Pacoclean, Nivers, Kaviari, Unima, Lenôtre, and Champagne Jacquart for their support.
