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Designer, born in Nantes in 1983, Florent Coirier has lived and worked in Paris for 16 years now. Graduated with a BTS in product design at ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres. Also holds a bachelor's and master's degree in design obtained with distinction in 2005 at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design/ BIAD - BCU. Back in France, he collaborated with several major design agencies such as the Christophe Pillet studio. Today he works as a freelancer for many international publishing houses, such as EMU (it), Serralunga (it) Modular Lighting Instruments (be), David Design (se), Habitat (fr), Ligne Roset (fr). ..

The year 2019 will allow him to be rewarded with a RED DOT AWARD, in 2018 by the GOOD DESIGN AWARD awarded by the Chicago Museum and also to have been selected by the VIA among the 100 designers who promote French design internationally. 'international.

Florent Coirier designs simple products, strong in semantics, always practical and functional. Ranging from lighting, to furniture, to small objects, the studio develops products based on solid knowledge of industrial processes. Each project is developed in close collaboration with the manufacturers. Florent Coirier aims to create timeless projects, most of them simple at first glance, but with specific details that make them unique and thoughtful. “We believe in objects that have meaning, and that give meaning to everyday life. "

Formal research across materials and technologies is essential to the project design process. With the aim of designing products, increasingly with respect for our environment and our future lifestyles.