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

2024    Guest lecturer & talk
            ECAL / University of Art and Design Lausanne,
            Swiss Design Network Symposium,
            Lausanne, CH

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
Bioscibex
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