Philippe VAHE

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Philippe VAHE was born in Arras, in the North of France. In 1994, he earned a Master in Industrial Design from the Institut Superieur de Design in Valenciennes, France [ISD]. After working successfully with several diverse design consultancies, he undertook the challenging role of Designer for the N.Garden manufacturing unit. In 1997, he joined Decathlon Design, where he created best-selling sporting goods products. While working for DecathIon, he won several prestigious design awards, including the International Design Excellence Award (USA), the Annual Design Review (USA), the Red Dot Award (D), and L’Observeur du Design (F). Then, Decathlon made a name for itself as a major player in innovation and also developed advanced tools of design and creativity. In a short span of time, Decathlon has attained the pinnacle as a topnotch innovative company (Business Week july08).
He has also been a keen participant in many exhibitions held in different parts of the world for example at the Carrousel du Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Biennale de Saint Etienne, and the French Product Exhibition at the Korean Institute of Design Promotion. In 1999, he co-founded the European Alias Users Association, the largest organization dedicated to Alias Studio software users with more than 2500 members today. He has taught product design and 3D modeling at ISD France since 1999. In 2001, he created the brand miam-miam with two friends, a brand of accessories for bars and restaurants whose creations are on the market since 2003. Philippe VAHE has set a new benchmark in the world of Industrial Design.
On the 1st of September, he took up another new assignment; the future beckoned as Philippe answered the call to assume his new role as Principal and Head of studies for the first International School of Design in India [Pune].

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