Copenhagen, Denmark
Studio Yann Gandon is a design practice working with natural, recycled, and waste materials.
The studio focuses on furniture design and material research, exploring ways to valorize industrial waste and overlooked resources.
With an emphasis on simplicity and efficient assembly methods, the work is developed to be suitable for production at an industrial scale.
About Yann Gandon
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.
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.
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.
Fairs and exhibitions
2026 - French Design by VIA - 10th March - 11 September - Paris, France
2025 - Paris Design Week - Paris, France
2025 - 3daysofdesign - Copenhagen, Denmark
2025 - Southern Swedish Design Days - Malmo, Sweden
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.
Selected press
Here Magazine - Summer 21/22
Your Home and garden - December 2021
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
Currently conducting two workshops, "Make a Chair" and "Make a Vase"
Make a Chair available at:
FOF in Copenhagen, Denmark
L'Etablisienne in Paris, France
Make a Vase available at:
Maker in Copenhagen, Denmark
L'Etablisienne in Paris, France
