Founders & Partners

  • Founder
    An award-winning French designer, Hurtaud runs his own multi-disciplinary boutique design agency between Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, delivering human-centric design solutions highlighted by their sustainable approaches, to consumer product companies in both the mass market and luxury sectors.

  • Project Maestro

    Depoid is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with an insatiable passion for the telecom, iOT, and consumer electronics industries. With over 20 years of experience in Asia, he has honed his expertise in product development, manufacturing, and distribution.

  • Engineering Overlord

    With over two decades of experience, Vautard has emerged as a veteran in electronic product development from concept to mass production. His expertise ranges from electronic design, firmware, backend software development and industrialization, delivering optimized interdisciplinary approach and system architecture to a wide range of projects in IoT and consumer electronics.

Selected Clients

Media

Awards

Interior Designer of the year, SIT Design Award, Eva, 2021 // European Product Design Award, Top Design Winner, Eva, 2020 // Novum Design Award, Gold Prize, Eva, 2020 // Muse Design Award Gold Prize, Eva, 2020 // European Product Design Award Silver Prize, Yootensel, 2019 // German Design Award Nominee, Elemental Classic Series II, 2019 // A' Design Award Silver, Elemental Classic Series II, 2019

Interior Designer of the year, SIT Design Award, Eva, 2021 // European Product Design Award, Top Design Winner, Eva, 2020 // Novum Design Award, Gold Prize, Eva, 2020 // Muse Design Award Gold Prize, Eva, 2020 // European Product Design Award Silver Prize, Yootensel, 2019 // German Design Award Nominee, Elemental Classic Series II, 2019 // A' Design Award Silver, Elemental Classic Series II, 2019

IDA Design Award Gold Prize, Elemental Classic Series II, 2018 // Red Carpet Design Award, The Mendel Project, 2018 // European Product Design Award Gold Prize, The Mendel Project, 2018 // A' Design Award Golden, Elemental Classic Series I, 2017 // A' Design Award Bronze, AirComfort, 2017 // German Design Award Mention Excellent, AirComfort, 2017 // IDA Design Award, Elemental Classic Series I, 2016 // Design For Asia Award, Air Comfort, 2016 // A' Design Award Silver, Hibu, 2016 // German Design Award, Qimini Cable, 2015

IDA Design Award Gold Prize, Elemental Classic Series II, 2018 // Red Carpet Design Award, The Mendel Project, 2018 // European Product Design Award Gold Prize, The Mendel Project, 2018 // A' Design Award Golden, Elemental Classic Series I, 2017 // A' Design Award Bronze, AirComfort, 2017 // German Design Award Mention Excellent, AirComfort, 2017 // IDA Design Award, Elemental Classic Series I, 2016 // Design For Asia Award, Air Comfort, 2016 // A' Design Award Silver, Hibu, 2016 // German Design Award, Qimini Cable, 2015

Design For Asia Award, Qimini Cable, 2014 // Red Dot Design Award, Trois Petit Tours, 2014 // German Design Award Nominee, Qimini Pocket, 2014 // Red Dot Design Award, Qimini Cable, 2014 // CES Design & Engineering Award, Qimini Pocket, 2014 // Good Design Award, Qimini Pocket, 2013 // Red Dot Design Award, Qimini Pocket, 2013 // Electrolux Design Lab Top 25 finalist, Ping Pong, 2011 // Electrolux Design Lab Top 25 finalist, Warm&Cool, 2011 // Shanghai design exhibition, Third prize, Huaihai Metro Station, 2011 // Favorite of the jury, Minimaousse competition, Yoodoo, 2009

Design For Asia Award, Qimini Cable, 2014 // Red Dot Design Award, Trois Petit Tours, 2014 // German Design Award Nominee, Qimini Pocket, 2014 // Red Dot Design Award, Qimini Cable, 2014 // CES Design & Engineering Award, Qimini Pocket, 2014 // Good Design Award, Qimini Pocket, 2013 // Red Dot Design Award, Qimini Pocket, 2013 // Electrolux Design Lab Top 25 finalist, Ping Pong, 2011 // Electrolux Design Lab Top 25 finalist, Warm&Cool, 2011 // Shanghai design exhibition, Third prize, Huaihai Metro Station, 2011 // Favorite of the jury, Minimaousse competition, Yoodoo, 2009

Locations

 

Hong Kong Studio

Queen's Road West,
Sheung Wan,
HONG KONG S.A.R

 

Malaysia Design Studio

Emporis Kota Damansara,
Kuala Lumpur,
MALAYSIA

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