Like no other, Mathieu Lehanneur is recognised for his modernist designs that harmonize advanced technology and nature as features of his innumerable creations. By using ecological elements such as plants and seaweed, Lehanneur has ingeniously fashioned a number of exploratory design projects within the pharmaceutical, biological and astrophysical industries. Amongst his list of achievements is the dB, a rolling ball that monitors noise levels and automatically rolls to the source and emits white noise to reduce noise disturbance.
In recognition of his innovations, Lehanneur was awarded the Carte Blanche grant from the VIA (Valorization of Innovation in Furnishing) and the Grand Prix de la Création from the city of Paris. Recently, he received Les Talents du luxe et de la création award and the Best Invention Award (USA) for Andrea, a living air filter that improves indoor air quality. His projects are part of several permanent museum collections including those of MoMA New York, MoMA San Francisco, FRAC Île-de-France in Paris, and Musée des Arts Décoratif in Paris.
Born in 1974 in Rochefort, France, Lehanneur graduated from ENSCI-Les Ateliers (French National School for Industrial Design) in 2001, and immediately established his own studio to exclusively focus upon industrial design and interior architecture. Impressed by science's ability to investigate human biology, Lehanneur has since dedicated his life to explore interactions between the body and the environment, living systems and the scientific world.
In 2009, Lehanneur founded in USA Everything But The Molecules, a company specialising in design solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. Between 2004 and 2008, Lehanneur was also ‘Design and Research’ post-graduate manager at ESADSE / Cité du Design Saint-Étienne.
