Contact
Fabien Roy
Architect Bsc-HES / REG B
Product Designer MA-HES
Rue des Fontaines 29
CH-1322 Croy
mail@fabienroy.com
+41795162984
Bio
EN Fabien Roy is a swiss product designer and architect graduated in from University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Fribourg (BA Architecture, 2006) and ECAL / University of Art and Design, Lausanne (MA Product Design, 2020). After working more than ten years as an architect, he set up his own design studio. The uniqueness of his practice is to propose holistic solutions from furniture to industrial design as well as interior architecture.
Originally from and living in the Swiss 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.
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.
Since 2023, Roy is occasionally invited as an external assessor in various universities, notably in the product design dept. at ECAL / University of Art and Design, Lausanne and in the architecture dept. at EPFL / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne.
FR Fabien Roy est un architecte et designer de produits diplômé de la Haute école d’Ingénierie et d’Architecture de Fribourg (BA Architecture, 2006) et de l'ECAL / Haute école d'art et de design de Lausanne (MA Product Design, 2020). Après avoir travaillé plus de dix ans en tant qu'architecte chef de projet, en 2020 il crée son propre atelier. L'unicité de sa pratique est de proposer des solutions complètes allant du mobilier à l'architecture d'intérieur en passant par le design industriel.
Originaire du pied du Jura vaudois, où il vit depuis toujours, il a développé avec le temps un lien fort avec la nature. Son travail aborde les questions sociétales et environnementales de manière responsable. Pour atteindre cet objectif, son approche repousse les limites en évoluant au carrefour de collaborations interdisciplinaires telles que l'art, la science, l'artisanat et les nouvelles technologies.
Lauréat du Design Prize Switzerland, du James Dyson Award Switzerland et nommé deux fois aux Swiss Design Awards, son travail a été exposé dans le monde entier, notamment à la Milan Design Week, à la Dubai Design Week, à la Dutch Design Week ou à Maison & Objet Paris.
En 2022, il fonde RISOU, un projet dédié au développement de meubles en bois fabriqués et sourcés localement dans la région où il est basé en Suisse. Certaines pièces ont été acquises par le Mudac, Musée de design contemporain et d'arts appliqués de Lausanne, pour sa collection permanente.
Depuis 2023, Roy est occasionnellement invité comme expert externe dans diverses universités, notamment dans le département de design de produits à l'ECAL / Haute école d'art et de design, Lausanne et dans le département d'architecture à l'EPFL / École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Common Curves, Swissnex, Osaka, JP
2024 We Will Survive, Mudac, Lausanne, CH
2024 Archives du Design Romand, Mudac, Lausanne, CH
2024 Milan Design Week, Elite Gallery, Milan, IT
2024 IEEE RoboSoft, San Diego, US
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
2024 Guest lecturer
Consulate of Switzerland in Japan
Design with Wood, Common Curves
Osaka, JP
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, KR
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
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