Versatile – Système 01

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Léon Félix – Versatile – Système 01

By seeking to respond to the same constraints as my father, a custom furniture manufacturer, I have defined a system and a standardised production logic. Versatile is a modular furniture system that can be adapted for various domestic uses.

The project addresses the evolution of the family business and the question of its transmission. It concludes four years of study in industrial design by mixing craft and design, heritage and learning.

Diploma project (2022) by Léon Félix

Assistants
Silvio Rebholz
Mention
Bien
Know-how
Furniture

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