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CHRISTOPHE GUBERAN, a visionary product designer hailing from Switzerland, is renowned for his innovative practice rooted in rigorous material testing and keen observation. His journey into design was sparked during his studies in architectural drawing, a passion that flourished as he pursued industrial design at the prestigious Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL).

Throughout his career, Christophe’s dedication to pushing boundaries and exploring the possibilities of materials has garnered attention and acclaim. His distinctive creations have found homes with industry giants such as Nestlé, Alessi, USM, Steelcase, and Google, where his designs have left an indelible mark on the landscape of contemporary design.

In 2014, Christophe embarked on a new chapter in Boston, where he initiated a groundbreaking collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This partnership saw the birth of pioneering experiments conducted alongside MIT's renowned Self-Assembly Lab, further solidifying his reputation as a trailblazer in the field of design.

Today, he continues to redefine boundaries, seamlessly blending artistry with technological innovation to create products that captivate the imagination and inspire future generations of designers. 

If asked to select one word to describe Patrick, I would resist and pick two. The first would be curiosity — a fundamental essential, to stimulate inquiry and rigour in all things, both great and small, of any era or region, type or surface. Even the most fleeting survey of this selection for sale is a celebration of innovation and of inspiration — an unerring eye for the unusually exceptional, or perhaps the exceptionally unusual. The chances are, that these are indeed discoveries that you have not yet realised that you needed to make. 

Mentor, would be my second word. If artefacts and objects articulate visual, cultural and historic language, then the fluency of skillful mentorship — to guide, nurture, describe and explain — releases the eloquence of murmuring histories. In this capacity Patrick is that most earnest and sincere of excellent narrators. If ever I had friends, clients or colleagues visiting New York looking for unusual inspiration, there was always the certainty that Patrick’s venues would offer them a glimpse of the hitherto unseen or the unusually seductive, always with the reassurance of the most fascinating story waiting to be told.