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Industrial designer

Thibault Maupeu is a graduate of the Nantes Atlantique design school and works as a designer with Vincent Lebailly. We worked together on Myllican’s M9 project.

Car designer

Marc Lichte is a German automotive designer born in 1969, known for his work at Volkswagen and Audi. He held the position of design director at Audi from 2014 to 2024, overseeing iconic models such as the Audi e-tron GT, before leaving the Volkswagen Group in June 2024.

Automotive designer

Félix Godard is a young French automotive designer, best known for designing France’s first hydrogen-powered car, the Hopium Machina, for the start-up Hopium. He is the founder of Felix Godard Design and worked as Design Director at Hopium, after training at Strate, École de Design.

Naval architect

Espen Oeino is a world-renowned Norwegian naval architect, specialising in the design of superyachts. Born with a passion for boat design, he obtained a degree in naval architecture and offshore engineering in Scotland before starting his career with Martin Francis. In 1994, he founded his own design studio, Espen Oeino International, based in Monaco, and has since designed more than 50 of the world’s most recognisable superyachts, including the Octopus and REV Ocean.

Together we worked on his superyachts: Njord & Amel 78.

Designer Autonomous and Rail Mobility

Didier Mandart is a French designer with over thirty years’ experience in the field of mobility, having worked in France, Germany and Spain. He is the founder and director of HAIKU DESIGN, a company based in Hendaye that specialises in automotive and transport design. Didier was the first designer I worked with. We worked together on Lohr’s Draisy and Crystal projects.

Naval architect

Charles Bertrand is a renowned French naval architect, trained at the University of Southampton in the UK. He is particularly well known for his innovative and modern designs in the field of sailing yachts and nautical equipment.
His most notable work includes the REVERSO project.

Our joint project: NewEra + HY49 for Hynova.

Naval Architect

Fabrice Clapot holds degrees in architecture and civil engineering. Based in Nantes, he specializes in naval architecture. For over 15 years, his career and designs have expanded internationally.

Design Director at GAC

Pontus Fontaeus is a renowned Swedish-American automotive designer with over 30 years’ experience, having contributed to prestigious brands such as Volvo, Ferrari, Land Rover, and currently running the GAC Advanced Design studio in Los Angeles.

Automotive designer

Renowned automotive designer Sasha Selipanov has left his mark on the industry with iconic creations such as the Bugatti Chiron, Lamborghini Huracán and Koenigsegg Gemera. After a successful career with prestigious brands, he founded Hardline27, pursuing his quest for beauty and innovation. Together we worked on Nilo Interior, his 1st project as an independant.

Automotive designer

Stéphane Janin is a French automotive designer who has held a number of key positions at Renault and Infiniti, including Director of Concept Cars and Director of Brand Design Strategy. Since 2021, he has been Senior Design Director at GAC Advanced Design Studio Europe in Milan..

Car designer

Yann Jarsalle left his mark on Renault’s legendary models (Clio, Alpine A110-50…) before working for Dacia and now GAC Motors. Yann asked me to help him design the DeZir, the Renault concept car conceived alongside Laurens van der Acken.

Immersive experience designer

Takumi has left his mark on French brand vehicles (Peugeot, Citroën…) with whom he cut his teeth at the start of his career. Now a freelance designer, he creates innovative projects such as the Skydrive, as well as unique hypercars, robots and industrial products.

Artistic Director

Simon and I have Normandy in common! A former car designer, he is now famous for his innovations in golf.

Automotive and marine designer

Patrick is Renault’s iconic designer, the father of numerous models:

Twingo, Clio, Scénic… At his side, I took part in several of the brand’s projects.

Since 2011, I’ve continued to team up with him for VPLP.

Car Designer

Olivier Denamur has made a name for himself at Hyundai as a young designer. A graduate of Huyndai’s Rüsselsheim design center, he is the creator of the exterior lines of the i20 models. It was on this series that we collaborated for the Korean brand. Since then, he has also worked for Byton and Lynk & Co.

Cabinetmaker designer

A talent from Normandy, Nicolas worked for a long time as a freelance product designer before turning to cabinetmaking and becoming a designer in a woodworking workshop.

Aircraft Designer

Quebec-based independent designer whose areas of expertise, related to jets, include conceptual and advanced studies, wind tunnel testing, aerodynamics, jet engine air intake and aircraft performance modeling.

TOYOTA exterior car designer

Since 2006, many TOYOTA vehicles have emerged from Ken’s imagination. I had the pleasure of working with him on the C-HR. This French automotive designer works between the Côte d’Azur and Japan, since it’s from the brand’s design center in Antibes that he imagines the styles of the Japanese brand.

Interior designer for business jets

A specialist in the interior design of private jets and business jets, François heads up Envergure Design, his own agency founded in 2008. Together, we worked on the G20, a Sino-French single-engine four-seater.

Automotive interior/exterior designer

Florian Flatau has been a graphic artist at heart since childhood. Passionate about designing tangible objects, he now excels in the creation of concept cars and vehicles.

Transport designer

Fabrice designed the exterior lines of numerous Renault vehicles (R-Space concept car, Mégane III, Espace IV) before setting up his own agency, 10-6 DeSign. Now independent, he is expanding his range of projects: rail transport, road transport, product design…

Artist Designer

Étienne has been crowned “Bugatti artist” for the decade he has spent imagining the interiors of the brand’s iconic models. His creativity has sublimated prestigious automotive brands and, now, his eponymous yachts. Our meeting at KIA led to our cooperation on one of my finest projects: the Bugatti Galibier.

Yacht and product designer

This artist and designer is involved in the creation of yachts and products. The Gunboat design and the Petzl lamp are among the works that have made his reputation.

Artist Designer

Ben Payne was able to infuse his style into projects for renowned brands (Aston Martin, Bugatti, Makkina…), culminating in his position as Design Director at Lotus. Our collaboration on the Bugatti Galibier, alongside Étienne Salomé, was a memorable moment of shared expertise in my career.

Visionary, multidisciplinary designer

Daniel is an unstoppable multidisciplinary artist. This absolute creative (sculptor, photographer…) who cut his teeth in the automotive industry has become one of the iconic designers of cinema vehicles. After our first steps as a duo for Peugeot, I was privileged to be entrusted with part of the Dark Star project for Top Gun 2.