Christophe Marchand (Designer)

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Christophe Marchand (* 1965 in Friborg ) is a Swiss designer .

Life

Marchand completed his Matura in Friborg and then moved to Zurich to take the preliminary design course. From 1987 to 1991 he completed an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker . He then studied industrial design at the University of Art and Design in Zurich and later founded his own company "Christophe Marchand Design". In addition, he carried out various activities as a lecturer and professor from e.g. B. at EPFL Lausanne in the field of industrial design. He was also a member of the design board of Gebrüder Thonet GmbH from Frankenberg.

Honourings and prices

  • Excellent work by the SID (Swiss Industrial Designer Association)
  • Award for special achievements by the Zurich University of the Arts
  • Tribute Design Award Switzerland
  • Red Dot for innovative design from the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen
  • Red Dot Award "Best of the Best" from the Design Center North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Best of Neocon 2003, Neocon Furniture Fair in Chicago; most innovative chair
  • ADEX Award California, silver in the category "contract furniture"
  • Janus de l'industrie, France
  • L'observeur 2006, France
  • Etoile du Design, France
  • IF Product Design Award 2010
  • Interior Innovation Award - 2012 winner, Best of Best category

Literature (selection)

  • Co-author of the research work Transfer - Recognize and Effect by Lars Müller Editions, 1999
  • Consultant for the four-part publication Basics of Design by André Vladimir Heiz, published by Niggli Editions, 2012

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Dieter Horn: Designs by Christophe Marchand. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ ECAL - FORMATIONS - BACHELOR - DESIGN INDUSTRIEL - Descriptif - Hydro-fold. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Explore all iF DESIGN AWARD winners since 1954 in our online exhibition. Accessed December 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Interior Innovation Award: Best of Best 2012. January 20, 2012, accessed on December 2, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Transfer . 2016, ISBN 978-3-03778-113-5 ( lars-mueller-publishers.com [accessed December 2, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Marchand, Christophe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Friborg