Collection: Ferréol Babin

Ferréol Babin was born in March 1987 in Dijon, France. After first graduating in Space Design at ENSA of Dijon, he moved to Japan, to the Nagoya University of Art & Design. By this time, he realized that architecture and space were not the right scale for him to fully express himself, and decided to focus on objects. He then worked as an intern at Studio Robert Stadler in Paris. In 2012, he graduated from ESAD of Reims, in Object Design. Soon, light appeared to be his favorite material to work with, thanks to its ability to be linked to both an object and the space surrounding it.

In 2014, he was selected for a one-year residency to work at Fabrica, the Benetton's communications research centre, based in Treviso, Italy. Under the direction of Sam Baron, his projects included industrial design, scenography, and conceptual installations. Ferréol Babin dedicates half of his time collaborating with various furniture and lighting editors where he can incorporate his unique vision and approach to design. The other half is spent creating unique pieces, with an obviously brutalist yet delicate approach. Dirty hands, a mix of mediums such as painting, sculpture, design, and handcraft play their role in each of his creations. His projects are always based on an awareness of function and rationality, combined with a poetic and emotional dimension.