Yves Béhar
- Introduction
- Yves Béhar (born 1967) is a Swiss designer, entrepreneur and an educator. He is the founder and principal designer of Fuseproject, an award-winning industrial design and brand development firm. Béhar is also co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of August, a smart lock company recently acquired by Assa Abloy, and he is co-founder of Canopy, a new co-working space based in San Francisco. Béhar's design work emphasizes the integration of commercial products with sustainability and social good. In 2011, the Conde Nast Innovation and Design Awards recognized him as Designer of the Year. His clients have included Herman Miller, Movado, PUMA, Kodak, MINI, Western Digital, See Better to Learn Better, General Electric, Swarovski, Samsung, Happiest Baby, Jimmyjane, Prada and Cobalt Robotics.
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Exhibitions
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Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000
Jul 29–Nov 5, 2012
MoMA
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Born out of Necessity
Mar 2, 2012–Jan 28, 2013
MoMA
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Design and the Elastic Mind
Feb 24–May 12, 2008
MoMA
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Just In: Recent Acquisitions from the Collection
Dec 21, 2007–Oct 27, 2008
MoMA
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SAFE: Design Takes On Risk
Oct 16, 2005–Jan 2, 2006
MoMA
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Yves Béhar Leaf Light 2005
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Yves Béhar Leaf Light 2005
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Yves Béhar Leaf Light 2005
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One Laptop per Child, Nicholas Negroponte, Rebecca Allen, Mary Lou Jepsen, Mark Foster, Michail Bletsas, V. Michael Bove, Yves Béhar, Bret Recor, fuseproject, Jacques Gagné, Gecko Design, Colin Bulthaup, Squid Labs, John Hutchinson, Freeplay Energy Plc., Quanta XO Laptop from the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project 2005
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One Laptop per Child, Nicholas Negroponte, Rebecca Allen, Mary Lou Jepsen, Mark Foster, Michail Bletsas, V. Michael Bove, Yves Béhar, Bret Recor, fuseproject, Jacques Gagné, Gecko Design, Colin Bulthaup, Squid Labs, John Hutchinson, Freeplay Energy Plc., Quanta XO Laptop from the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project 2005
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