t was from Mafia that Didier Grumbach, an influential fashion entrepreneur, poached Andrée Putman for Créateurs & Industriels, a newly-formed company which promoted young talent in all areas of design. During this period she associated with such figures as Issey Miyake and Ossie Clarke and designed the interior of Créateurs & Industriels’ new headquarters in industrial buildings formerly occupied by France’s national rail service, SNCF, launching her interior design career.