Thomas d’Enfert

Two sunny windows

Cherry wood, gelatine paper and LED
50x30cm, 2021

An exploration of the frontier between contemporary painting and design. The curve of the veneer diffuses and directs light across the floor and walls. Turned on, the lamp design shadows, presenting a second painting.

Two sunny windows

Cherry wood, gelatine paper and LED
50x30cm, 2021

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I’m a French-American industrial designer and artist based in San Francisco. Rooted in traditional craftsmanship and functional thinking, I connect this know-how with emerging technologies to create objects with innovative forms and sustainable uses.

Alongside my studio practice, I have conceived and delivered products, artworks and international exhibitions, taking projects from concept through fabrication and installation. I have also taught at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), where I helped students discover how art thinking can open new directions in design.

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Recent Exhibitions

Hands-On (upcoming),Gewerbemuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland, 2026–2027
Class of 2026 (upcoming), Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2026
Master Piece, Atelier Mondial, Basel, Switzerland, 2025
No Spare Wheels (A First Taste), Switzerland, 2025
Newcomer, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2024
Joy, House of Switzerland, Milan, Italy, 2024
All You Can Eat, Karlssonwilker, New York, USA, 2022
A Dinner with Chef Tara Thomas, Pioneer Works Center for Art and Research, New York, USA, 2022
Physical Education Vol. 2: Design for All, Skillset Studio, New York, USA, 2022
Home Around You IRL Gallery, New York, USA, 2021

Awards

Young Designer Top 10 — Design Preis Schweiz, 2025
Die Besten 2025, Publikumspreis — Hochparterre, 2025
Nexa Award for Sustainability — Sitterwerk Foundation, 2024

I'm a French-American industrial designer and artist based in San Francisco. Rooted in traditional craftsmanship and functional thinking, I connect this know-how with emerging technologies to create objects with innovative forms and sustainable uses.

Alongside my studio practice, I have conceived and delivered products, commissioned pieces and international exhibitions, taking projects from concept through fabrication and installation. I have also taught at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), where I showed students how art thinking can open new directions in design.

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Recent Exhibition

Hands-On (upcoming),Gewerbemuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland, 2026–2027
Class of 2026 (upcoming), Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2026
Master Piece, Atelier Mondial, Basel, Switzerland, 2025
No Spare Wheels (A First Taste), Switzerland, 2025
Newcomer, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2024
Joy, House of Switzerland, Milan, Italy, 2024
All You Can Eat, Karlssonwilker, New York, USA, 2022
A Dinner with Chef Tara Thomas, Pioneer Works Center for Art and Research, New York, USA, 2022
Physical Education Vol. 2: Design for All, Skillset Studio, New York, USA, 2022
Home Around You IRL Gallery, New York, USA, 2021

Awards

Young Designer Top 10 — Design Preis Schweiz, 2025
Die Besten 2025, Publikumspreis — Hochparterre, 2025
Nexa Award for Sustainability — Sitterwerk Foundation, 2024