Philippe Guichard
Industrial Designer, D2 Design Philippe has worked with many companies in several industries, providing over $200 Million of revenue for his clients. He's been promoting Design for the Triple Bottom line and the Circular Economy for years. Philippe has been speaking about impact too: https://www.ted.com/talks/philippe_guichard_re_designing_our_world_small_change_big_impact.
About this speaker
Philippe Guichard is an award-winning, international Industrial Designer, with over 25 years of experience in the industry. He has launched numerous successful products – a feat, which is also helped by his background in mechanical engineering. In 2013 he founded his Melbourne design studio, D2 Design and Development. Philippe is also the founder of Cablestop, a cable management device, which was successfully funded on Kickstarter. Overall, Philippe’s designs have helped reached over $200Millions in revenue.
Philippe’s vision is to help change the way we produce and consume “things” by designing purposeful products and companies, ultimately for the triple bottom line: profitability, environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Philippe is passionate about making a positive difference to the world through his work as a designer and through sharing his ideas as a professional speaker.
On a personal side, Philippe has been practising meditation for over 25 years. He attended many retreats with more than thirty meditation masters from different traditions and enjoys sharing his experience with others who have an interest in mindfulness.