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Studio Yann Gandon is a design practice working with natural, recycled, and waste materials.

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The studio focuses on furniture design and material research, exploring ways to valorize industrial waste and overlooked resources.

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With an emphasis on simplicity and efficient assembly methods, the work is developed to be suitable for production at an industrial scale. 
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About Yann Gandon

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Yann Gandon is a self-taught designer and woodworker from France who established his design studio in 2020. Originally based in New Zealand, he has since opened his studio in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Transitioning from a business background, Yann developed his practice through experimentation and an engagement with the tactile nature of materials. His approach draws from independent exploration and constant learning.

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While self-taught, he has acquired a formal understanding of design systems, allowing him to bridge intuitive making with structured thinking and build a clear, personal point of view in his work.

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Fairs and exhibitions

2025 - 3daysofdesign - Copenhagen, Denmark - Slide Chair

2025 - Southern Swedish Design Days - Malmo, Sweden - Slide Chair

2025 - Material District - Utrecht, Netherlands - Pampas material

 

Residencies

2024 - Entrepreneurship program at the Kobenhavn Kommune Sydhavn Recycling Center. This opportunity allowed the studio to develop projects closely with companies and the city, all centered around waste materials. 

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Selected press

RUM Magazine  - Slide Chair

Axis Mag Japan - Slide Chair

Architecture Now - Wanaka Collection

Le Petit Journal Auckland

Le Petit Journal Auckland

Here Magazine - Summer 21/22

Your Home and garden - December 2021

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Lectures and teaching

"Creativity and entrepreneurship", one week seminar. Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France, 2024,2025

"Reconsidering waste as a ressource", lecture, Auckland University of Architecture, New Zealand, 2021

"What is sustainability in furniture design?", lecture, Alliance Française Auckland, New Zealand, 2020

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Currently conducting two workshops, "Make a Chair" and "Make a Vase"

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Make a Chair available at:

FOF in Copenhagen, Denmark

L'Etablisienne in Paris, France

Re Fablab in Malmo, Sweden

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Make a Vase available at:

Maker in Copenhagen, Denmark

L'Etablisienne in Paris, France

Re Fablab in Malmo, Sweden

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