The designer was born on April 4, 1964, in Fribourg and grew up in an environment strongly influenced by architecture: his parents ran an architectural firm, and he developed an early sensitivity to shapes, spaces, and materials. His initial enthusiasm was for automotive design, inspired by figures such as Pininfarina and Giorgetto Giugiaro.
A decisive turning point came through the radical designs of the Memphis Group and the postmodern furniture by Trix and Robert Haussmann. This encounter fundamentally changed his perspective on design and led him to furniture design.
He began his education at the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL), where he received thorough training in the tradition of Swiss "Good Form." To engage more with international trends, he later transferred to the Art Center College of Design (Europe). A semester abroad in Los Angeles particularly influenced him, as he experienced a more communicative and market-oriented design culture there. Both influences—the Swiss precision and the international openness—continue to shape his working approach.
After graduating in Product Design, he moved to Paris, where he initially worked in the circle of designer Andrée Putman and was involved with the Anatome agency on the Louvre's signage project. He gained further formative experience in San Francisco, where he was fascinated by the cultural mix of Western and Asian influences.
In 1995, he finally opened his own studio in Zurich. Since then, he has mainly worked in furniture design, interior architecture, and exhibition design. For him, design is an interplay of form, function, material, construction, and emotion—elements weighted differently depending on the project. In parallel, he pursues experimental projects that follow his personal artistic interests.
