Jean-Marie Massuad graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle – Les Ateliers, Paris (ENSCI)[1] in 1990 and began working with Marc Berthier.

His work spans architecture and the full spectrum of object design—from bespoke furniture and industrial products, to, to visionnary design concepts like a helium-filled airship hotel.

Major brands in various different fields (perfumes, tableware, furniture, lighting, …) such as B&B Italia, Axor Hansgrohe, Christofle, Poliform, Poltrona Frau, Lancôme, Renault, Air France, ...have solicited his ability to mix comfort and elegance, zeitgeist and heritage, generosity and distinction.

Beyond these elegant designs, his quest for lightness – in matters of essence – synthesizes three broader stakes: individual and collective fulfillment, economic and industrial efficiency, and environmental concerns.

When asked to imagine a new stadium for the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, he comes back with a never seen before cloud and volcano-shaped building, integrated in a vast urban-development program that re-unite leisure and culture, nature and urbanization, sport aficionados and local citizens.

Far away from trends and fashions, Jean Marie Massaud prefers questioning the existing, working out on progress and eventually proposing timeless and holistic answers to contemporary stakes.

Jean-Marie Massaud has said he draws design inspiration from the thoughtful elegance of Charles & Ray Eames, the eclecticism of Philippe Starck and Castiglioni Brothers, the sharpness of Antonio Citterio, and the expansive creativity of Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Edison.