Designer Profile
French designer Alexandre Boucher takes his inspiration from
life itself. Designer finds out what else makes him tick
DESIGNER: What IS youR caREER everything around us, never mind the name Above: floral is a
backGRouND aND hoW DID you fIRSt you give him. It is enough to open our eyes
customisable and
malleable lighting
bEcomE INtEREStED IN DESIGN? and appreciate.
alEXaNDRE bouchER
piece designed for
bouchER: I’ve been sketching and sculpting Often as I look at the work of some artemide
alexandre boucher studied at french
since childhood, so imagining and creating of the well-known designers, even if I
design school créapole and has
is what I do. Design for me was the logical appreciate what they do, the first thing I
since designed products for various
progression and I decided to pursue it as a say to myself is that I do not particularly
manufacturers such as Depadova,
profession. It seems an unlikely choice as it have to do as they do or take my inspiration
cappellini, artemide and cinna. his focus
was only six years ago that I realised that the from them. I have a real desire – and
lies mainly on designing lighting and
profession of designer actually existed and hopefully perhaps the talent – to clearly
furniture but branching into architecture
could be learnt. It was a friend of mine who stand out from other designers. I prefer to let
or the automotive industry is equally
spoke to me about a design school in Paris myself be influenced by feelings, emotions,
something he aspires to.
called Créapole. I passed the entrance exam impressions… life, in short.
and that is how it all began. Today, I am at
the very beginning of my professional career. DESIGNER: Do you folloW a paRtIculaR
Some of my products are in the marketing DESIGN pRocESS oR IS Each pRojEct
phase, others are currently being developed vERy DIffERENt?
and some are still in my head. bouchER: Every project proves to be very
different on an emotional level. This makes
DESIGNER: Who oR What havE bEEN thE me evaluate each new project with a new
bIGGESt INfluENcES oN youR caREER creative mind. Moreover, as I am told the
So faR aND WhIch cuRRENt DESIGNERS brief and the expectations of the client I
INSpIRE you moSt? experience a wicked pleasure from doing the
bouchER: No designers inspire me... except opposite. And it works. Creating in this way
perhaps one – the one who has created allows me to go beyond the obvious.
“I ThINk PErhAPS ThAT I SEE ThE wOrlD AS If I
wAS IN ThE PrOCESS Of DESIgNINg IT”
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