Born in Austria, he is a French citizen and currently lives in Milan. He graduated in industrial aesthetics at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. With a passion for experimentation in plastics, he perfected the first thermoplastic ski boot in the early seventies. He specialised in design for sport, working with all the most important multinationals. He exported into furnishing design his experiences from the sporting sector, innovating materials and processes.recently trays hand made in Scandinavia out of birchwood have been added.