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MATTHIEU GIREL IS AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCT DESIGNER BASED IN LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND). AFTER GRADUATED IN APPLIED ARTS IN FRANCE AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM THE ECOLE CANTONALE D’ART DE LOUSANNE; HE HAS BEEN WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN COURSES IN EPFL/ECAL LABS. HE RUNS HIS OWN DESIGN STUDIO SINCE 2013 AND WORKS ON VARIOUS PROJECTS RANGING FROM PRODUCTS TO FURNITURES, ACCESSORIES AND SCENOGRAPHIES.

INSPIRED BY SCIENCE-FICTION, GEOMETRY AND CRAFTMANSHIP; HE SIGNED CREATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL BRANDS SUCH AS ALESSI, NUMBERED PIECES FOR NOV GALLERY OR LARGE SCALE SCENOGRAPHIES LIKE VEVEY IMAGES.

RECENTLY NOMINATED FOR THE SWISS DESIGN AWARD AND DESIGN PREIS SCHWEIZ WITH «HYPERCOLLECTION», HE CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH DESIGNERS..


TRIA IS A GEOMETRICAL CARAFE WITH THREE SPOUTS HEAD, PRODUCED WITH TRADITIONAL CESM-I BULBUL TECHNIQUE.