Nathanaël Bengio was born in Paris but shortly after moved to Germany and has lived in nine cities, mainly around Europe, ever since. Traveling around the world has been the source of his inspirations and motivation that made him want to be a designer today. After graduating from Syracuse University School of Architecture in New York, Nathanaël moved to NYC to work for the commercial Real Estate company WeWork. As a Senior Interior Designer there he was relocated to Tel Aviv, London and finally Paris opening over 20 projects in 13 cities. His previous professional experience included, architecture, furniture design and set design for Bureau Betak. In 2020, he created his own inter-disciplinary practice "Bengio Studio" tackling both residential and commercial projects as a freelance interior designer as well as his own line of furniture. With all of the tools and varying approaches that this experience has given him, Bengio Studio will often fuse these methods of different creative, artistic professions together to form its own body of work. www.bengiostudio.com
As Head of Design for Allure I was in charge of hiring a design team with the head of client relations. Simultaneously working on projects, we were interviewing potential candidates, working on an org chart for the team in an effort to streamline the workflow for all incoming projects.
Founder of an international, pluri-disciplinary design studio www.bengiostudio.com
As a design assistant I got to see the creative process with the designers to come up with the inspirations for the clients and interpret their projects into an image that could be as surreal as a Dali painting to then bring it to life. Working hand in hand with the team of producers and designers, I got to participate to the collaboration of lighting designers, set designers, architects and producers in the execution of the fantastic image. -Produced drawings, 3D digital models and renders for the shows and events -Oversaw with the team of designers the backstage production and on-site construction of the shows Website: http://blog.bureaubetak.com
Auxygen is a young firm that blends the varying disciplines and design approaches of industrial design, architecture, fine arts, photography and video production together. Forming a symbiotic relationship between all of these professions into singular projects, Auxygen has set itself up as a flexible company that creatively fulfills their clients needs as well as their own individual ventures. Inherently, the lessons learned working in this kind of environment extended beyond any singular profession but rather in the greater conversation that was held at a interdisciplinary level that addressed the work produced as a fusion of these varying ideas. -Designed upscale mixed-use high-rise (hotel&condo). Renders successfully used by developer in meeting with investors. -Designed sculptural and collaged benches for a park in Beirut and eventually, for client’s private residence. Website: http://auxygencreative.com
As an intern, I worked hand in hand with Mrs. Yaroslavsky herself. As a Parsons School Graduate she became a very gifted Furniture designer. She taught me how to pay extreme attention to detail specifically with the varying characteristics of the materials we used for the design of her coffee tables. -Designed coffee tables using rustic stones and rusted metals working directly with Mrs. Yaroslavsky throughout the entire design process from conceptual sketches to fabrication. Website: http://www.lianayar.com/
At Agence Kappel, I worked mainly on Interior Design. In this small firm of three architects, I worked mostly on CAD, Google Sketchup, Artlantis Studio and Adobe Photoshop, to create computer models for the Agence and Renderings which I was then given the privilege to show to the client in meetings and then discuss the various ways in which we can evolve them to fit the clients need. -Held private meetings with contractors, engineers and clients for designs and renders of apartment renovations. -Refurbishing two star hotel lobby and courtyard to raise establishment to three star standards. Website: http://www.agencekappel.com/
At such an early stage of my academic career, working for Ron Arad acted as an introduction to the office atmosphere of a renowned architecture office. -Used Rhinoceros 3D to produce computer models for an art gallery installation. Website: http://www.ronarad.co.uk/