# Yves Béhar

> Yves Béhar is a Swiss-born designer and entrepreneur based in San Francisco. He founded fuseproject in 1999, combining industrial design, branding and user experience in work including the One Laptop per Child XO computer, Herman Miller Sayl chair and Samsung The Frame television. He also co-founded August Home, Canopy and TELO Trucks, and received the 2004 National Design Award for Product Design.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at fuseproject
- **Organizations:** fuseproject, TELO Trucks, August Home, Canopy, Burning Man Project
- **From:** Lausanne, Switzerland
- **Nationality:** Swiss-born American
- **Education:** BS, Product Design, ArtCenter College of Design
- **Known for:** 2004 National Design Award for Product Design, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum., Designed the Herman Miller Sayl chair, inspired by suspension-bridge engineering., Developed Samsung The Frame with his fuseproject team.

## Career timeline

- **1967** — Born in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- **1991** — Graduated from ArtCenter College of Design with a BS in Product Design.
- **1999** — Founded fuseproject in San Francisco.
- **2004** — Received the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Product Design.
- **2006** — Designed the XO laptop for One Laptop per Child.
- **2010** — Introduced the Herman Miller Sayl chair and Puma Clever Little Bag packaging.
- **2017** — Samsung launched The Frame, developed with Béhar and fuseproject.
- **2023** — TELO publicly introduced its compact electric pickup concept.
- **2025** — TELO unveiled its drivable MT1 pre-production vehicle on March 6.
- **2026** — Discussed Peaks furniture, Canopy workspaces and TELO development in a June Azure interview.

## Achievements

- 2004 National Design Award for Product Design, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
- Designed the Herman Miller Sayl chair, inspired by suspension-bridge engineering.
- Developed Samsung The Frame with his fuseproject team.
- Designed the XO laptop for Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop per Child initiative.
- Work held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
- Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of TELO Trucks.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — In Azure, discussed Peaks seating for Moooi, planned Canopy spaces, the Lisbon studio and continued TELO interior development; described vehicle production timing as a future plan.
- **2025-04** — Presented VOLTA, a washbasin collection for LAUFEN, at Milan Design Week.
- **2025-03** — TELO unveiled its first drivable MT1 pre-production vehicle, with interior design led by Béhar and fuseproject.

## Links

- Website: https://fuseproject.com/yves-behar/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvesbehar
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/yvesbehar
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yvesbehar/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26