Bio

Fabien Roy is a swiss designer and architect graduated from University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Fribourg and ECAL / University of Art and Design, Lausanne.
After working more than ten years as an architect, he set up his own studio dedicated to furniture and product design as well as interior architecture.

Originally from and living in the Swiss Jura Mountains, he developed a strong connection with nature. His design look upon societal and environmental matters responsibly. To achieve that goal, his work pushes the boundaries by evolving at the crossroads of interdisciplinary collaborations such art, science, craft and new technologies.

The uniqueness of the studio lies in his expertise in both architecture and product design. By blending crafts and technology, his work proposes truly holistic solutions.

Winner of the Design Prize Switzerland, the James Dyson Award Switzerland and nominated twice for the Swiss Design Awards, his work has been exhibited around the world including Milan Design Week, Art Basel, Dubai Design Week, Dutch Design Week or Maison & Objet Paris.

In 2022, Roy founded RISOU, a project dedicated to the development of wooden furniture made and sourced locally from the region where he is based in Switzerland. Some of his pieces were acquired by the Mudac, Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts Lausanne for its permanent collection.





Selected Exhibitions

2024    CES, Las Vegas, US
2022    AlteFabrik Designpreis, Rapperswil, CH
2022    Zurich Design Week, Zurich, CH
2022    Milan Design Week, Milan, IT
2022    Art Basel, Swiss Design Awards, Basel, CH
2022    Sick Architecture, CIVA, Brussels, BE
2022    World Economic Forum, Davos,CH
2022    World Expo 2020, Swiss Pavillion, Dubai,UAE
2021    Salone del Mobile, Milan Design Week, Milan, IT
2021    Fuorisalone, Milan Design Week, Milan, IT
2021    Art Basel, Swiss Design Awards, Basel, CH
2021    Poznan Design Week, Poznan, PL
2021    Doosung Paper Gallery, Seoul, KR
2020    Dubai Design Week, Dubai, UAE
2020    Design Days, Lausanne, CH
2019    Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
2019    Lausanne Jardins, Lausanne, CH
2019    Maison & Objet, Paris, FR
2018    Fuorisalone, Milan Design Week, Milan, IT


Selected Awards

2023    Elite Design Award 2nd Prize
2022    Christa Gebert / Ambiente Design Prize
2022    Swiss Federal Design Awards Nomination

2021    Design Prize Switzerland
2021    Swiss Federal Design Awards Nomination
2021    James Dyson Award Switzerland
2021    Lost Graduation Show Award at Salone del Mobile
2021    Index Award Nomination
2021    ProHelvetia Design Work Grant
2020    C-IDEA Gold Award
2020    ProHelvetia Design Work Grant
2020    BCV x ECAL Prize




Selected Talks & Lectures

2023    Guest lecturer & reviewer
            EPFL / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
            Media & Design Lab, Sch. Architecture and I&C
            Lausanne,
CH

2023    Guest lecturer
            ECAL / University of Art and Design Lausanne
            ECAL Open Day, Dept. MA Product Design
            Lausanne, CH


2023    Guest lecturer
            Embassy of Switzerland in the Republic of Korea
            Pecha Kucha Night
            Seoul, K
R

2022    Guest lecturer
            ECAL / University of Art and Design Lausanne
            Enabled by Design,
            Lausanne, CH


2021    Guest lecturer
            EPFL / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
            Design for Sustainability,
            Lausanne, CH

2021    Guest lecturer
            Embassy of Switzerland in Denmark
            Into the Woods
            Copenhagen, DK


2021    Guest lecturer
            ECAL / University of Art and Design Lausanne
            ECAL Open Day, Dept. MA Product Design
            Lausanne, CH


Clients

ABB Robotics
Arcoscreen
CHUV / Lausanne University Hospital
Dyson
ECAL / Lausanne University of Art and Design
Elite Beds
EPFL / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Essential Tech Center
Fondation du château de La Sarraz
HEIG / School of Engineering and Management
Helix Robotics
IOC, International Olympic Committee
Parithera
Schunk
Spirecut
Samsung
Vallée de Joux Tourisme
Watershed


Selected Press / Publications

CNN, US
The Times, UK
The Guardian, UK
Dezeen, UK
Designboom, IT
Design Milk, US
Wallpaper, UK
DesignWanted, IT
Hochparterre, CH
Le Temps, CH
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, CH
Espaces Contemporains, CH




Contact

Rue des Fontaines 29
1322 Croy
CH - Switzerland

mail@fabienroy.com
+41795162984
LinkedIn
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