Denis Pellerin In progress Academic Background Professional

Denis Pellerin
February 25th, 1983
14 rue Guyton de Morveau - 75013 Paris
+33 (0)6 11 13 68 66
pellerin[at]userstudio.fr
www.userstudio.fr
www.denispellerin.fr
In progress
Prospective electronic devices,
Schneider Electric, Gilles Belley
Designer at USER STUDIO, design
agency specialized in IT
SimplePublisher.com, Content
Management System
Academic Background
2008 : Graduated from Ensci - les Ateliers, Paris
French National Institute for Advanced Studies in Design, Paris
2002-2008 : Ensci - les Ateliers, Paris
2001-2002 : DNAP École d’Arts de Rueil-Malmaison
Fine-Arts School, Rueil Malmaison
2001 : Graduated from High School, Le Vésinet
Scientific Baccalaureat, Art option
Professional Background
2009 : Designer at UserStudio (www.userstudio.fr)
2006-09 : Free-lance product designer
2007 : Designer researcher. Research grant ENST - Fondation Louis Leprince Ringuet.
2006-2007 : Orange Labs. Internship in the service innovation department, Paris
2005 : One & Co. Industrial design internship, San Francisco, CA, USA
2003-2004 : Ensci’s Serigraphy workshop manager
2001-06 : Assistant of artist JR
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Curriculum
March to June 2009 : Social Innovation (Territoires en Résidences, 27e
Région)
Participation to a design residence aiming to create an “Open Campus” in a high school in Revin, Ardennes,
France.
la 27e Région – www.la27eregion.fr | Projectʼs web – www.territoiresenresidences.wordpress.com
January 2009 : Co-creation of USER STUDIO
Matthew Marino, Matthieu Savary and I gathered our skills and vision to create our own design agency,
specialized in IT, based in Paris.
USER STUDIO – www.userstudio.fr
2008 : “Musical Performance Interface”, International Design Biennial,
St-Étienne
Initiated at the Ensci - les Ateliers, within a research project conducted by French sound designer and
composer Roland Cahen, this installation will be exhibited at the International Design Biennial, Saint-Étienne,
2008 (w/ Matthieu Savary and Emmanuel Debien).
Biennial – biennalesaint-etienne.citedudesign.com | Projectʼs web – www.smallab.org/cimes
2008 : Master's degree
Graduation from Ensci – les Ateliers (French National Institute for Advanced Studies in Design, Paris). My
final thesis work is about the implication of designers in their professional practices. The project part deals
with the attitude designers should adopt while designing electromagnetic frequencies emitting products.
Graduation thesis - www.dontgetmarriedwithyourproject.wordpress.com
2006-2008 : free-lance user experience designer
Working as a free-lancer in several user-experience, interaction design or corporate identity projects.
Simple Publisher – www.simplepublisher.com | Lightec – www.lightec.fr
2006-2007 : Designer researcher
Study on computer mediated personal identity - social science field research methods. Research grant
ENST - Fondation Louis Leprince Ringuet. (w/ Matthew Marino and Gregory Lacoua)
French National Telecommunications Engineering School, Paris - www.enst.fr | Video in Disguise –
www.vidirecherche.wordpress.com
November 2006 to March 2007 : Orange Labs, Paris
Internship in the brand new laboratory dedicated to design of Orange France Telecom. Working in the
service innovation department on new telecommunication services and products.
July to November 2006 : Ensci Exhibition space design
Opportunity to refine and develop my concept for the show-room of Ensci (First prize of a 14 projects
competition). Management of all the steps, from concept sketches to opening of the show-room (technical
drawing, 3D modeling, prototyping, industrialisation).
Ensci - www.ensci.com
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2006 : Artificial nature
For the 2006 Milan International Furniture Fair, the French cultural center of Milan offered the main room of
their exhibition space to a group of designers I took part of. Magis helped me turn my project into a nice
performance and a 5000 pieces limited edition object.
French Cultural Center of Milan - www.culturemilan.com | Magis - www.magisdesign.com
2006 : Kenwood, digital music experience
A research on the new experience of digital music in two different contexts : at home and in mobility. Both
systems reveal the core potential of digital music when combined to a network. (w/ Matthew Marino)
Kenwood Design, Japan - www.kenwooddesign.com
March to September 2005 : One & Co, San Francisco
Half a year of total immersion in a typical industrial design agency in San Francisco, California, USA. It was
a great opportunity to get an overview and participate to each step of the entire professional design
process specialized in electronic devices and sport equipment.
One & Co industrial design agency - www.oneandco.com
2004-2005 : Feutre, free graphic association
This partnership with Félix Compère is the result of a deep interest for images and their production process.
Work exclusively on print products such as posters, ads, movie communication, or magazines.
2004 : VISA Card design competition
Six of the major design schools in Europe were asked to compete on the design of a bank service and its
VISA credit card. Visa One puts together all the cards which are in a wallet to facilitate the access to
services and help manage budget allocation.
Project awarded as finalist.
2004 : Tag Heuer Watch
Global design of a watch based on daily life time and rhythm. (benchmark, concept, 2D and 3D rendering
steps, modeling, commercial ad).
Project awarded brand and public prizes and exhibited in the International Museum of Horlogy, La chauxde-fonds, Switzerland (w/ Lucie Dorel)
International Museum of Horlogy - www.mih.ch
2004 : Rossignol freestyle ski range
Concepts and graphic identity for winter 2005-06 ski range for Rossignol freestyle skiing brand, Scratch.
Work on the graphical impact of skis soles. (w/ JR)
September 2003 to March 2004 : Serigraphy workshop manager
As a passionate of serigraphy, I have been hired by Ensci to manage the serigraphy workshop (teaching to
beginners, managing products and techniques, experimenting).
2003 : Material & ligns
A multitude of experiments to match a material and lign drawing through three productions : a vase where
light reveals perspective, an art piece and a chair made of wood where ligns become a structural asset.
2002-2003 : Education technology research
Designing a computer CD-Rom software for children to teach them about different aspects of their
environment: mesures and scales.
Les Petits Débrouillards – debrouillonet.dyndns.org
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2001-2006 : JR’s art assistant
Assistant of photograph and artist JR in a wide range of works (design, exhibition, communication).
JR - www.jr-art.net
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Languages
French : mother tongue
English : fluent
German : basics
Computer skills
Office suites (Microsoft Office, iWork, OpenOffice)
Image editing : Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash), Quark XPress, Alias
SketchBook Pro, Corel Painter
3D modeling and rendering : Rhinoceros, Alias Image Studio, Bunkspeed Hypershot
Interface prototyping : ex-Macromedia Director
Web : html and CSS basics
Workshop skills
Scale modelling
Woodwork
Steelwork
Plasticwork
Serigraphy / Screen printing
Special interests
Drawing (illustration and comic strips)
Typography
Tap dancing
Jazz music
Alpine and telemark skiing
Rock-climbing
Road and fixed-gear cycling
Cooking
Denis Pellerin
14 rue Guyton de Morveau - 75013 Paris | +33 (0)6 11 13 68 66
[email protected] | www.denispellerin.fr
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