Designer-voyageur graduated from the École Boulle, Dorian Étienne launched his eponymous design studio in 2019. He combines art and craft through a humanistic and eco-responsible design approach.
Anchored in near or distant territories, he observes cultures and histories, techniques and materials. The richness of the world’s cultural heritages inspires him throughout his projects. Following this lead thread, braided of Human and Nature, he creates sensible and meaningful products : “objets métissés”.
Furthermore, experimentation is at the heart of his creation. The new features of tools and materials are his library of ideas ; their limits suggest new uses.
The studio’s activity takes many forms : sustainable and innovative product design for edition, self-edition for galleries, special commissions, interventions in schools and institutes, creative residencies around the world, ...
After five years, more than a dozen projects have been awarded by design, architecture or art prizes (New York, Paris, Berlin, London, St Petersburg, Seoul, Bombay, ...).
Awards
2023 • “Designer of the Year” nomination from Singulart (Paris, France)
2022 • “Mondes Nouveaux” winner by the Ministry of Culture (Paris, France)
2022 • “Le French Design 100” winner by the VIA (Paris, France)
2022 • “Green Product Award” nomination (Berlin, Germany)
2021 • “One&twenty Finest Design” shortlist (Frankfurt, Germany)
2021 • “Golden Trezzini Awards” nomination (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
2021 • “Shapl Design Award” finalist (Seoul, South Korea)
2021 • “Green Product Award” nomination (Berlin, Germany)
2020 • “Best of Year Award” winner from Interior Design (New York, USA)
2020 • “James Dyson Award” finalist (London, England)
2020 • “D’Source Design Challenge” winner (Bombay, India)
2020 • “A' Design Award” shortlist (Como, Italy)
2017 • “Odon Vallet Merit Scholarship” winner (Paris, France)
2013 • 3rd prize of the “Geosciences Olympiad” (Paris, France)
2012 • 1st photography prize of the Arles Festival “Des clics et des classes“
Exhibitions
2023 • “Pays’Âges” exhibition at the Abbeys of Beauport and St-Maurice, Brittany
2023 • “Mondes Nouveaux” exhibition at Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris
2022 • “Later Came Early” exhibition at Fabrica Research Institute, Treviso
2021 • “Merry Fabrica” exhibition at Fabrica Research Institute, Treviso
2021 • “Materialized” exhibition with Isola Design for Milan Design Week, Milano
2020 • Milan Design Week digital exhibition and lecture, Milano
2020 • “Design for Life” charity exhibition for Paris Hospitals, Paris
2019 • “Sustainability” exhibition at Printemps Haussmann, Paris Design Week
2019 • “Métissage” exhibition at the Craft Design Museum, Taiwan
2018 • “Dívis” exhibition at EElux, Paris
Education
2019 • Foundation of Dorian Étienne • Design Studio, Paris
2019 • Training in traditional asian crafts, Taiwan
2018 • Product design patent, École Boulle, Paris
2016 • Propedentic year in applied arts, École Boulle, Paris
2015 • First year of medicine, Université Rennes 1, Rennes
2014 • Baccalaureate in science, Lycée Dupuy-de-Lôme, Lorient
Training
2022 • Itinerant and collective creation of Pays’Âges, Brittany
2022 • Workshop Local fibers for Fabrica Research Institute, Treviso
2021 • Residency at the Fabrica Research Institute, Treviso
2021 • TEDx Versailles speaker, Versailles
2020 • Residency at Ateliers de Paris - Bureau du Design, Paris
2019 • Supervision of the Boulle - N.T.C.R.I. workshop, Taiwan
2019 • Creative designer for Eric Gizard Agency, Paris
2018 • Residency at the National Taiwan Craft Research Institute, Taiwan
2018 • Workshop on natural fibers and dyes, Taiwan
2018 • Workshop on aesthetics with Akanishi Shinya, Taiwan
2018 • Workshop on banana fiber with Elvin Karana, Taiwan
2018 • Partnership with le Mobilier National, Paris
2017 • Partnership with les Cafés Richard, Paris
2017 • Partnership with Air France, Paris
2015 • Workshop with the Dance Conservatory, Paris