Frédéric Dedelley
Gerechtigkeitsgasse 2, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Phone +41 44 240 48 28
Category:
Product designers
Photographer: Marcel Koch
Frédéric Dedelley, Product Designer
Frédéric Dedelley (born 1964), education as Product Designer at the ECAL, Lausanne and at Art Center College of Design (Europe), La Tour-de-Peilz. Since 1995 design studio in Zurich (products, furniture and interiors). 2001 – 2008: Professor at the University of Art and Design, Basel, furniture and interior design department. Since 2010, head of the departement Object Design at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Furniture and products for the companies Atelier Pfister, Burri AG Public Elements, Classicon, Dornbracht, Driade, INCHfurniture, Lehni, Merlo-T, Milus, Studio Domo, Wireworks, Wogg.
Exhibit design (selection): 2010, “Global Design“, Museum of Design Zurich; 2009, “Porcelain, white Gold“, Bellerive Museum Zurich; 2007, “On Time“, Museum of Design Zurich; 2007, “Nature Design“, Museum of Design Zurich, 2006, “Gay Chic, from Subculture to Mainstream“, Museum of Design Zurich; 2003, “Swiss design, désir design“, MUDAC Lausanne; 2002, “Oui!“, expo.02, Yverdon-les-Bains.
Interior design (selection): 2011, “Gallery Mark Müller“, Zurich; 2009, “Church Dreikönige“, Zurich; 2009, “Church Wasserkirche“, Zurich; 2006, “Church Neumünster“, Zurich; 2002, “Church St. Theresia“, Zurich; 2002, “fidelio“, Zurich; 2002, “MFO Park“, Zurich; 2000, “Musée romain de Vallon“, Vallon; 1999, “Playtime“, Swiss garden, Kunming/China.
Publications
(Selection):
2010, “Atelier Frédéric Dedelley“, Design+Design 10, N°3; “Design als Mahnmal, NZZ am Sonntag, January 31, 2010; “Ich breche gern die Regeln“, Art, das Kunstmagazin, Nr. 7, Juli 2008; “Frédéric Dedelley, Design Detective“: Lars Müller Publishers, Baden, 2008, ISBN 978-3-03778-137-1; “Creator’s Report, Frédéric Dedelley“, Michiko Ota, in: O-Cube, Living Design Club Professional, Volume 128, February 2006; “Askese und Sinnlichkeit, ein Besuch im Atelier von Frédéric Dedelley“, Andrea Eschbach, in: NZZ, 3. February 2006, P. 71; Swiss Design 2004, publ. by the Federal Office for Culture, Baden: Lars Müller 2004, P. 43-48; Schweizer Möbel und Intérieurs im 20. Jahrhundert, publ. by Arthur Rüegg, Basel/Boston/Berlin: Birkhäuser 2002, P. 270,396,399.
Awards
2009, Prizewinner “Die Besten“
2007, nominated for the “Swiss Design Award“
2004, Prizewinner “Swiss Design 2004“
2003, Prizewinner “Die Besten“
2000, Prizewinner “Max Bill – Georges Vantongerloo Foundation”
Exhibitions
(Selection):
2010, “Memento Mori“, Helmrinderknecht Contemporary Design, Berlin
2009, “Vase vs Vases“, Helmrinderknecht Contemporary Design, Berlin (group exhibition)
2007, “Deeply Superficial Objects“, Franziska Kessler Gallery, Zurich;
November 2005, “Guestroom“, with Jasper Morrison and Zona Zurich, Neue Räume, Zurich
October-Dezember 2005, “Small and beautiful“, Museum Akihabara, Tokyo,(group exhibition, catalogue)
2004, Swiss Design Awards
2004, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, (group exhibition, catalogue)
Editions
2011, “Objets mélancoliques N°2 - 9“
2011, “Objet lumière n°1“, Glassworks Editions, Basel
2010, “Memento Mori“, HELMRINDERKNECHT contemporary design, Berlin
2009, “Objet mélancolique N°1 (vase)“
2007, “Deeply Superficial Objects“, Franziska Kessler Gallery, Zurich