Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Brothers Ronan (born 1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (born 1976) are designers based in Paris. They
have been working together for over fifteen years bonded by diligence and balanced by their
distinct personalities. In 1997, they were spotted by Cappellini, who gave them their first industrial
design projects. For Mattiazzi, they first created their technically advanced Osso chair, followed
by Uncino and Quindici. Their recent works have also seen them tackle public installations,
exhibitions and interior designs projects.
Sam Hecht & Kim Colin
Sam Hecht (1969) was born in London while Kim Colin (1961) was born in California. Early in
his career he collaborated with Naoto Fukasawa at IDEO, producing some startling product
typologies over the course of 6 years. Kim Colin worked with artist Mike Kelley after obtaining a
Master in architecture from SCI-Arc in Los Angeles. In 2002, they co—founded Industrial Facility
and began to work with manufacturers including Muji Japan and Herman Miller. They have taught
at the Royal College of Art in London, HFG Karlsruhe, Germany and ECAL, Lausanne. In 2010 they
were awarded the ‘Designs of the Year’ for the Branca chair, produced by Mattiazzi.
Julie Richoz
Julie Richoz (1990) is a Swiss-French designer. After graduating from ECAL/University of Art and
Design, Lausanne (2012), she worked for Pierre Charpin. Since 2015, she set up her design studio
in Paris, where she develops her own language through objects, furniture, lighting and textiles.
Her clients include Alessi, Louis Poulsen, Tectona, and Louis Vuitton among others. She was a
designer-in-residency at CIRVA/ Research Center on Art and Glass in Marseille (2013), at Sèvres/
Cité de la Céramique (2013), and at Casa Wabi, Mexico (2017). She was awarded the Grand Prix
at Design Parade (2012) and Bourse Leenaards (2016). Since 2017, she has taught design at ECAL.
Max Frommeld
Max Frommeld’s studio specialises in private commissions, self-initiated projects and design
work for commercial brands. He comes from a tradition of working directly with materials and
manufacturing processes. He grew up in Ulm, Germany, a region with a legacy of industrial design
and manufacturing, and moved to London in 2004 to study design. Max worked in product
development at Nils Holger Moormann and obtained a Master in Design Products from the Royal
College of Art. He was given the furniture design award by The Arts Foundation in 2017. Currently,
he lives and works in London and California alongside teaching design at Kingston University.
Julien Renault
With a fascination for industrial standards, Julien Renault is inspired by the beauty found in
everyday objects and the traces of manufacturing processes. Based in Brussels, he develops
furniture and objects for brands such as Hem, Lapeyre, Cruso and Kewlox. Additionally, his studio
engages in works of creative direction and photography for various design brands and designers.
His sensibility has been moulded through his experiences. Julien trained as an industrial designer
in ESAD Design & Art School. He worked at Studio Bouroullec in Paris after obtaining his Master in
Product Design at ECAL in Lausanne (2009). Soon after, he moved to Brussels to set up his studio.
