Swiss industrial designer Yves Béhar was the 2004 National Design Award winner in the category of Product Design. Based in San Francisco, he and the firm he founded in 1999, fuseproject, have become recognized for designing objects based on conceptual narrative inspired by the user’s experience, and for blending design and brand development. Béhar is a versatile designer, who is at ease experimenting with new concepts, clients, materials, and technologies. He has produced a wide spectrum of work including the One Laptop Per Child laptops and tablets, low-cost devices designed specifically for children in the developing world, a luxurious chandelier for Swarovski that combines crystal with contemporary lighting technology, as well as SodaStream systems and the Jawbone UP fitness tracker, products that exemplify his dedication to creating design for the mass market.
Yves Béhar
Works associated with this person or group
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Leaf Light Task Lamp, 2006
Form composed of two gently twisting, contoured aluminum strips, each with thin grey rubber strip running vertically along center; raised circular black base. Upper aluminum strip, or arm, with large…
Artist or Group: fuseproject, Herman Miller Furniture Company, Yves BéharAcquired: 2006Medium: aluminum, plastic, rubber, ledObject ID: 18705703
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OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) XOXO laptop Prototype For A Computer, 2008
Small computer prototype; when open similar to book; when closed, green plastic tablet with plastic ring.
Artist or Group: Bret Recor, fuseproject, Nicholas Negroponte, Yves BéharAcquired: 2011Medium: pc/abs plasticObject ID: 18731063
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Mini_motion Watch, 2003
Rectangular digital watch with bevel-edged black-enameled stainless steel bezel on wide, flat, black rubber strap terminating in black-enamelled stainless steel band ; four flat, rectangular fuction buttons on bezel; the…
Artist or Group: Yves BéharAcquired: 2010Medium: stainless steel, enamel, rubberObject ID: 18754889
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Installation, Sabi THRIVE Pill Organizers and Accessories, 2011
Containers for storing and dispensing medications.
Artist or Group: fuseproject, Yves BéharMedium: plastic (abs, tpe, pet, pp and others)Object ID: 51497609
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Diagnostic Health-care Device, Kernel of Life (Prototype), October 2013
Two part white disc mounted on black cord; front slides to reveal a micro-perforated pad divided into quadrants to receive and analyze bodily fluids: red (for blood), blue (for saliva),…
Artist or Group: fuseproject, Yves BéharMedium: computer-machined abs plastic, leather, aluminum, paintObject ID: 51497555
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Wristband, Jawbone UP24, 2013
Artist or Group: Jawbone, Yves BéharMedium: hypoallergenic tpu rubber, nickel-plated tr-90 nylon, electronic componentsObject ID: 35520963
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Video, August Smart Lock Video, 2013
Artist or Group: fuseproject, Yves BéharMedium: 2:00 minutesObject ID: 51689335
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One Laptop Per Child XO Computer, 2007
Open: two green panels flip up at front coners to open cover, clam-shell style, revealing LCD screen flanked by two pierced circular speakers and function buttons, surmounting bright green rubber…
Artist or Group: Bret Recor, fuseproject, Nicholas Negroponte, Quanta Computer Inc., Yves BéharAcquired: 2015Medium: injection molded abs plastic and polycarbonate, printed rubber, liquid crystal display, electronic components; steel, copper wire (power plug)Object ID: 68814001
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