Yves Béhar

Swiss designer and entrepreneur Yves Béhar is one of the most renowned and celebrated industrial designers in the world today. Born in Switzerland in 1967, he studied art and design in Europe and the United States. In 1999, Yves Béhar founded the San Francisco and NYC-based Fuseproject, an award-winning design and branding studio that has received more than 50 design awards. The designer’s work focuses on cutting-edge technology, IoT systems, sustainability, and social causes. Clients include Herman Miller, Prada, PUMA, and Samsung, among others. Yves Béhar’s work has received prestigious awards, including Designer of the Year at the 2011 Conde Nast Innovation and Design Awards and Red Dot design awards. Apart from being exhibited around the world, the designer’s work is also included in the permanent museum collections at MoMA and SFMoMA.