Yves Béhar

Born: 9 May 1967

Known for: Fuseproject, One Laptop Per Child, Jawbone, August Smart Lock, Herman Miller Sayl Chair, Snoo Smart Sleeper

Fields: Industrial Design

Awards: 2017 – Swiss Institute Honoree

2015 – Design Visionary Award, Design Miami

2014 – World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Design by Fast Company

2012 - CNN's The Next List

2011– INDEX award

2011– Conde Nast Innovation and Design Awards

2011: Yves Béhar – Designer of the Year, PUMA Clever Little Bag – Sustainability

2011 – Treehugger's Best of Green Architecture and Design Awards

2010 – IDEA Awards 2010

2008 – Design Museum London "Design of the Year" award

Brit Insurance 2008 Design Award

2007 – TIME's "Top 25 Visionaries"

2007 – Fast Company 2007 Master of Design

2004 – National Design Award

Yves Béhar (born 9 May 1967) is a Swiss-born American designer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and principal designer of Fuseproject, an industrial design and brand development firm. Béhar is also the co-founder and chief creative officer of August Home, a smart lock company acquired by Assa Abloy in 2017, and co-founder of Canopy, a co-working space based in San Francisco.

His clients have included Herman Miller, Movado, PUMA, Kodak, MINI, Western Digital, See Better to Learn Better, General Electric, Swarovski, Samsung, SNOO'S Happiest Baby Smart Bassinet, Jimmyjane, Prada and Cobalt Robotics.