Profile:
Designer and architect Marc Berthier
was one of the first designers to col-
laborate with Magis, designing nu-
merous objects and collections for the
company: in fact he has been collabo-
rating with us for over thirty years.
His work mainly revolves around indus-
trial product design, and is spiced with
international flavours.
He works in France with Lexon, in Italy
with MAGIS, in Germany with Black
Design, in Hong Kong with Hedworth,
and in Japan with Dé Signe.
He has received the following awards:
Grand Prix National de la Création
Industrielle, René Gabriel Award,
Compasso d’Oro ADI 1991 and 1994,
Forum Design Awards 1995, 1997,
Marc
Berthier
1998, Design Plus 1999, American
Design Award 1999.
His creations have been selected
for the permanent collections of the
Musée National d’Art Moderne, the
Arts-Décoratifs Museum and the Fond
National d’Art Contemporain in France,
and the MoMA in New York.
Marc Berthier is “Chevalier des Arts et
des Lettres” and has also received the
“Médaille de l’Art et de l’Industrie”.
He was the French representative at
the EC for the “Maison Européenne”
commission.
In 2002 he founded Eliumstudio in
Paris, together with his daughter Élise,
Pierre Garner and Frédéric Lintz, joined
later by Anne Klepper.
