Evy Dutheil
Senior Lecturer, Sustainable Product Design
Product designer educated in Ensaama, Paris and BIAD, Birmingham, over the last ten years évY has evolved a highly original approach to design by developing concepts on holistic usage. They defy our assumptions using innovative scenarios, materials, processes and exploring sustainability principles.
She has been commissioned independently and as a collaborator on international projects centering on sustainable innovation and global design. Collaborations include working with Pimliko on eco-project and packaging, XXM Architectures on bio-pilot project for Naturalia store, design collaboration with Lago in Italy and artistic collaborations with Ravi Deepres for WayneMcGregor at the Royal Opera House and the Met, NY.
évY also contributes to academic research through publications, exhibition and guest talks. She runs lectures, masterclasses and workshops in Europe and International universities. Furthermore she is in charge of the lab creative component of the research platform ‘EcoDesign Observatoire’, Paris.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MA BIAD, Birmingham | Product Design |
| 2004 | BTS ENSAAMA, Paris. | French technician degree in Industrial Design |
Honors and awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Jardins Jardin aux Tuileries, Paris. Award Laureat Innovation Product Prize |
| 2017 | Now ! le off, 9-13 September, Paris. Pre selection Rado Prize France |
| 2016 | Cumulus, HongKong. Abstracts and Artefacts selected for Open Design For Environment Exhibition |
| 2011 | Mikser Festival, Belgrade. Green Award. Para - Light design sun powered. |
| 2010 | BHV, Paris. Shortlisted competition & Exhibition ‘Lumières sur l’art’. |
| 2009 | Cele - Paris Council. ‘Paris Young Owner-manager’ Prize winner. Sustainability. |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Research initiation study on sustainable design development of innovative concept-products through holistic approach, design process, experimentation from cutting edge technology to craftsmanship skills and local scale to light industrial production.
Material are playing a key role especially bio-material exploration and scientific research lab collaboration.
Series of slowmade objects based on classical elements - Earth, Sun, Air, Wood, Quintessence - essential primal drivers and horizontal evolution, which challenge emotional connection, playful and aesthetic awareness to create unique and biodiverse artefacts and installation.
Research Topics
- Bio-material
- Circular economy
- Cradle to Cradle
- Design thinking/ system/ making
- Digital technology & manufacturing
- Energy
- human centred approaches
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Book Section
Dutheil, Evy  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-6923 (2016) Five Classical Elements: Earth, Wood, Fir, Air, Quintessence. In: Open Design for E-very-thing. Hong Kong Design Institute and Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media, Hong Kong, pp. 467-469. ISBN ISBN 978-952-60-0080-0 (print) ISBN 978-952-60-0081-7 (pdf) | ![[img]](/3595/1/cumulus-hongkong_evy-dutheil.jpg) |
Conference or Workshop Item
| Dutheil, Evy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-6923 and Deepres, Ravi (2018) Utopias: Sustainable Ethos Design. In: International Open Elective 2019 Ghandhi and Desigh, 21 Jan - 01 Feb 2019, Ahmedabad. (In Press) | ![[img]](/3655/2/Utopia-leaflet_NID_evy-dutheil_ravi-deepres.jpg) |
Artwork
| Dutheil, Evy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-6923 (2019) Eco-Pebble. [Artwork] Item availability may be restricted. | ![[img]](/3639/5/eco-pebble_sustainable-design_evy-dutheil.jpg) ![[img]](/3639/6/Design-market_eco-pebble_evy-dutheil.jpg) |
Exhibition
| Dutheil, Evy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-6923 (2017) Bigger SerieS: Classical Element - Air. [Exhibition] | ![[img]](/3648/1/design-guide_evy-dutheil.jpg) ![[img]](/3648/2/evy_dutheil_bigger-serie-_eco-designer-_ld.jpg) |
Performance
| McGregor, Wayne and Deepres, Ravi (2018) AfteRite and Woolf Works. [Performance] | ![[img]](/3727/3/evy-dutheil_ravi-deepres_woolf-works_roh_waynemcgregor.jpg) ![[img]](/3727/1/AfteRite_copehangen_ravi-deepres.jpg) |
Design
| McGregor, Ravi, Deepres, Wayne and Dutheil, Evy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-6923 (2018) AfteRite and Woolf Works. [Design] (In Press) Item availability may be restricted. | ![[img]](/3759/1/evy-dutheil_illustration_roh-London_woolf-works_ravi-deepres_waynemcgregor.jpg) ![[img]](/3759/2/evy-dutheil_animation_Woolf-Works_Ravi-Deepres.jpg) |
Events
NID, Ahmedabad: Workshop & Exhibition show on Heritage & Digital Design for the Open International Electives
Events
Jardins Jardin aux Tuileries Paris with workshop outcome of Autograf students
Events
Shenzhen University: Speaker at the Culture, Design, Innovation Biennale & BCU Students Exhibition Curation
Events
University of Brighton: Guest Speaker - Panel discussion on Design, Science, Trade Conference
Events
SUIC Sipalkorn University, Bangkok: Guest Lecture for Ba Graphics Communication
Events
DMY, Berlin: Open Innovation - Elevator Speech: Design meets Technology
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Global Responsible Design
Courses taught
- Sustainable Product Design BA(Hons)
Professional Engagement
Independent professional practice
Involved on collaborative international industry design project valuing pioneering idea and sustainability on packaging, product, interior, pilot project, brand design and artistic projects.
Developing a range of sustainable concept-product artefacts which have been exhibited in Paris, Belgrade, Hong Kong, London.
Engagement with professional associations and societies
Observatoire de l’EcoDesign, Paris. Research Plateform, team Member. http://observatoire-ecodesign.com/
AFD - French Alliance Designer - Associate Member
