david gauquelin
Currently living in Milan, interaction designer at frog design.
27 years old, born in guadalupa (fr). Speak french, fluent english and italian.
↓ me+we
Meeting people, being curious, listening, looking, touching, tasting… feeling the world we’re living in. Being able to understand and interpret it, strive to improve it, making new connections and tackling complex problems through creative synthesis. Designing smart things for people, working together to transform good ideas in reality, putting innovation at the service of daily-life. This is why I can be passionate about my job.
↓ contact
- hello@davidgauquelin.net
- piazzale segrino, 5 — milano (it)
↓ education
- 2002 to 2007: Ensci (french national design institute), in Paris.
Master's degree in industrial design, obtained with distinction for the project. - 2000 to 2002: Bachelor's degree in industrial design, in Nevers (fr).
- 1997 to 2000: High School diploma obtained with honors, in science and industrial arts.
↓ work experiences
- Since april 2008: Interaction designer at frog design, Milan.
- Oct.2007 to feb.2008: Designer for DiBari innovationDesign, Milan.
- Mar.2006 to sept.2007: Member of a governamental research group working on "enhanced-territory" under the expertise of Pierre Musso and co-funded by the DIACT and France Telecom R&D, Paris. *Work publicated in march 2008, see next paragraph.
- Sept.2005 to march.2006: Work placement at Nextmedia Lab, a media design studio in Milan. Working mainly on interactive video installation and webdesign, 2d animation & motion design.
- July to sept.2001: Work placement at the PSA Peugeot-Citroën automobile industrial design department. Design of a communication stand and a video for the launching of a new minivans' range. In collaboration with the color & material design department, at the PSA design center, near Paris.
↓ conferences, exhibitions & publications
- 2010: The interactive fridge prototype I've been working on at frog for Indesit was exhibited at Salone del mobile, in milano.
- 2010: interaction design course as a guest teacher at CFP Bauer, in milano.
- 2009: keynote presentation at Futur en Seine, in Paris.
- 2009: keynote presentation at dorkbot milano, in Milan.
- 2008: publication of "Territoire & Cyberespace en 2030" at La Documentation Française.
- 2006: OSé was exhibited in "Objectif Croire" at the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud (fr).
- 2006: OSé was exhibited in "European way(s) of life" at the Lieu Unique, Nantes (fr).
- 2006: OSé was exhibited at Handitec 2006 - Porte de Versailles, Paris.
- 2006: OSé was selected by the Microsoft and IDSA for NextGen PC design competition.
- 2005: Alea was shown in "I live tomorrow" exhibition - Espace Landovski, near Paris.
- 2005: Octet was exhibited at the international furniture fair in Porte de Versailles, Paris .
- 2004: Ensens won the Arch'IFM design competition at La Défense, Paris.
- 2004: Octet was presented at the 11th Carrefour des possibles in Paris.
℘ please contact me for printable cv or detailed portfolio.
↓ other things I really like
- playing with my guitar, max MSP and cheap electronic junk
- video as the relation between movement and sound
- mountain trekking
- watching people behaviour in the street
- feeling as a stranger (living in foreign country)
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