Alexandre Avranches

Industrial Designer

München, Germany

Work Experience

Designaffairs GmbH

Senior Industrial Designer

January 2018 - Present München, Germany

Designaffairs GmbH

Industrial Designer

Medical and consumer-good oriented designs
Now experimenting in the automotive design field
October 2012 - December 2017 Germany

Designaffairs GmbH

Industrial Design Trainee

- 6 months Traineeship

Medical and consumer good oriented designs
March 2012 - Germany

Designaffairs GmbH

Junior Industrial Designer

Freelance Designer
- Creation of an innovative appliance range, aimed at the Chinese Workers Market
- Team work project, from brief to communication imagery and presentation mockup

Designaffairs is a Munich based agency that offer a unique synergy and interaction of individual services, yielding market-oriented, brand-focused, innovative solutions in close collaboration with the client.
September 2011 - October 2011 Shanghai, China

XLPLUS Design

Junior Industrial Designer

4 months Partnership
- Creation of a human centered product for the chinese market
- Team work project, from brief to presentation mockup, on the health and safety of food in China

XLPLUS Design Consultancy Shanghai as now become Design Affairs Shanghai. XLPLUS was a human-centered design firm and their team brings together industrial designers, design research specialists, communication designers, chinese, french, german, taiwanese to explore our daily lives. Founded in 2005 in SHANGHAI by Liu Lidan, XLPLUS is one of the most influential design consultancies in China.
February 2011 - June 2011 Shanghai, China

Pointech Group LTD

Industrial Design Internship

5 months Internship
- Design of ranges of planchas and outdoor kitchens for the Kingfisher group
- Creation of an outdoor cooking product retail space for the Brasero brand
- Production of numerous CG imagery and graphic designs for communication purposes
- Presentations to Pointech clients and Participation in many decisional meetings

Pointech is a group of companies
- Bags : Bagtrotter ( www.bagtrotter.com )
- DIY : Brasero ( www.braserogrill.com ), MDF intl. (bathroom furnitures, door handles, garden tools)
- Furnitures : Tropical Outdoor ( www.maiorifurniture.com ) Starbay ( www.starbay.com )
September 2010 - February 2011 Hong Kong

Archilab

Industrial Design Intern

3 months Internship
- Worked on each creative phases of a project from specifications to final 3D rendering for clients.
- Team work for brands such as Nespresso / Can’am / Tivoly / Archilab
- Presentation of research to the team on 2010 / 2011 trend’s in the design sector

Archilab is a Innovation Company which based its creative processes around the C/K Theory. They lead many innovation workshops and came up with successful design solutions to their customer. Their methodology was improve throughout 10 years of experience in the innovation field.
August 2009 - November 2009 Annecy, France

Education

China Campus Of L'École De Design Nantes Atlantique

Industrial Product Design Master Degree

I am currently doing a MASTER II in Shanghai at the China Campus of l'École de Design de Nantes Atlantique.
During two years I broaden my work situations understanding and handling as well as deepened my creative and communication knowledge and personality through a 6 months internship, several partnership projects and some freelance work.
Living in China since 2 years allows me to approach, play, learn, analyze and understand cultural differences to the project benefit.
September 2010 - September 2012 Shanghai, China

L'Ecole De Design Nantes Atlantique

Industrial Product Design Bachelor Degree

I spent 3 years in Product Design at l’École de Design Nantes Atlantique during which I learned about design project methods, marketing, materials and manufacturing processes, user-friendliness and eco-conception.
I developed my creative skills and enhanced my communication tools.
I also participated in several design contests.
September 2007 - June 2010 Nantes, France

Languages

French (Native),
English (Fluent),

Awards

Minimaousse

Favorite of the Jury with YOODOO

2009

Skills

Cultural Awarness, Efficient Communication, Excellent Drawing Skills, Hard Work, Problem Analysis , Problem Solving, Social Understanding, Strong Technical Knowledge, Team Work,

Computer Knowledge

Mac and Windows

Modeling - SolidWorks, Rhinoceros, 3DS Max
Rendering - KeyShot, Maxwell, Vray
Sketching - Photoshop, Sketchbook Pro
Graphic - Ilustrator, InDesign, Aperture, Première