science in design
Design b2b, the brainchild of two complementary designers, offers a wide range of projects from micro-technology to formal design. From industrial design to product design and everything in between, Design b2b provides a unique approach, where engineering is systematically enhanced by esthetics.
André-William
Blandenier
André-William Blandenier is a Swiss designer with a degree from the Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD). He began his career in Paris, France, where his first furniture pieces were created. The acclaimed Baikal Articulated Mirror and Oulan Bator chair have been shown from New York to Tokyo, along with pieces from designers such as Philippe Stark and Ron Arad. He further worked in Milan, Italy, in collaboration with designer Enrico Baleri and in Rome with architect Massimiliano Fuksas. He also co-signed different household items with Swiss designer Mario Botta, among others. You can find Blandenier’s work marketed by Hermes-Paris, Tisca, Swatch or Pfister.
Art museums Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris and Museum für Gestaltung Zürich have acquired Blandenier’s design creations for their permanent collections — some of his artwork can be found on-line on the Zurich Museum website.
Art-wise, André-William Blandenier has been working on the jewelry industry’s visual merchandising and luxury goods packaging notably with Chopard. He is regularly involved in “Northern Hemisphere / Southern Hemisphere” art exchange programs and organizes international art exhibition scenographies.
nicolas boulé
Swiss engineer and designer Nicolas Laurent Boulé graduated from Geneva’s University of Applied Science and Arts (HES-SO). In 2001 he began his engineering career in a tech lab, working on practical applications of his research on materials. His career path then took him to the Swiss watch-making industry; He delved into all technical aspects of it, from conception in the industrialization department to Research and Development.
Convinced that a coherent product comes from the symbiosis between function and esthetics from the very start of its technical conception, he furthered his training with an Industrial Design degree before joining that same Swiss watch-making R&D branch.
In 2014, Boulé founded atelier niklaus & laurentino, a workshop studio promoting locally sourced materials in design projects. His lamp creations, currently sold in Geneva stores, were on display at the Sicli Hall for the Geneva Design Days. Boulé’s acclaimed lamp ‘W’ received high praise for its use of local Swiss wool, its design, its eco-friendly conception, and was a finalist in the Prix Piguet Galland design competition.