HBL Book of the Week: Mathieu Lehanneur

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Mathieu Lehanneur, Copyright Gestalten 2012


Innovative French designer Mathieu Lehanneur is the subject of a new book, due out on 15th February and published by Gesthalten. The monograph is the designer's first, and will track a selection of his projects from conceptual sketches through prototyping to their use in context, giving the reader an insight into his wider inspirations and philosophy in the process.


Mathieu Lehanneur, Copyright Gestalten 2012
The book features an interview by the Serpentine's director, Hans Ulrich Olbrist, and is introduced with texts by Paola Antonelli and Ross Lovegrove.

Mathieu Lehanneur, Copyright Gestalten 2012

WGSN-homebuildlife subscribers can also see how Lehanneur's Local River project has inspired a new generation of closed-loop fish scapes; note how air purifier Andrea fits into the latest kids' technology; read about his poetic designs S.M.O.K.E lamp and Silence Ball; and take in his thoughtful new marble altar for the St Hilaire Church in France.