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Tanguy Prevot, Industrial Designer, MA
Belgian
Belgium
141 rue Berkendael; B-1190 Bruxelles; Belgium
prevot@fastmail.fm
http://www.tanguyprevot.com

Summary

Industrial designer with a Master Degree. Worked within the automotive industry in France, Italy, Sweden and Germany. Currently freelance designer based in Belgium.

Professional experience
06/2008 - present Freelance designer in team with Dana Duricekova
Industrial Design, Product, Packaging and Graphic Design
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role: Industrial Designer, co-manager
Projects in collaboration with Naos Design (Damien Bihr)
06/2007 - 10/2007

Inako café , Brussels, Belgium;
Shop of functional objects for home, with a coffee bar.
Industrial Design services.
role: co-founder & co-manager

06/2005 - 03/2007 Faurecia Interior Systems, Meru/Hagenbach, France/Germany;
System supplier of interiors for the automotive industry.
role: Industrial Designer, Design Account Manager Ford PAG and GM Europe
support on projects for Audi, PSA, Renault & Faurecia Research
08/2001- 05/2005

Caran Automotive Design, Gothenburg, Sweden; Design & Engineering consultancy.
role: Industrial Designer
Projects for: Volvo Cars Corporation,
Saab Automobiles, Scania Bus, Volvo Wheel Loaders, Atlas Copco Rockdrills.

09/2003 - 04/2004

Institute of Design, Umea University, Umea, Sweden.
role: Tutoring of MA1 Transportation Design (first project)
Teaching product sketching to MA1 Advanced Product Design

01/2001-06/2001 Volvo Trucks AB, Gothenburg - Umea, Sweden; MA degree project.
role: research, conceptualization and visualization of a fuel cell powered distribution truck for goods at controlled temperature, for 2015.
09/2000-12/2000 SkyCab AB, Umea, Sweden; Company developing an automated urban public transport system.
role: research, conceptual design on interior and exterior of the vehicle and the stations.
05/2000-06/2000 Secma SA, Aniche, France; Manufacturer of leisure vehicles.
role: intern - design and full size modeling. Extensive use of plastic parts in the vehicle.
01/2000-05/2000 Fiat Auto S.p.A, Arese, Italy; Advanced Design Lancia-Fiat-Alfa Romeo.
role: intern - research, conceptual design and modeling on interior and exterior of a vehicle implementing e-commerce.
09/1999-12/1999 I.DE.A Institute S.p.A, Moncalieri, Italy; Design & Engineering consultancy.
role: intern - concept design and styling on interior and exterior of vehicles & machines, product design, graphic design.
10/1996-03/1997 PSA Peugeot-Citroën, Poissy, France; Centre de Style Avancé / Style Extérieur.
role: intern - exterior design on open leisure vehicle, sketching and clay modeling. Patented invention on hinges for retractable windscreen.
07/1994-08/1994 Gonay-Close, Trois-Ponts, Belgium; Private car racing team.
role: intern - exterior design of prototype (base Citroën 2cv) for endurance race on the Spa-Francorchamps track, sketching and full size modeling.
 
Education

1998-2001

Institute of Design, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
graduated with Master of Arts in Transportation Design in June 2001
1997-1998 Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, Belgium
evening course of illustration & comic strips.
1995-1996 Espace Sbarro, Grandson, Switzerland
Alfa Romeo Issima & Peugeot 106 Gruau. Design and Prototyping.
Presentation of both prototypes at Geneva International Motor show 1996
1993-1995 Institut Supérieur de Design, Valenciennes, France
Product & Automotive design.
 

Languages

French: mother tongue
English: fluent, TOEFL
Italian, Swedish, Dutch: basic

References

available upon request

Awards & Exhibitions
2008
2006 & 2007
2001
1999
1996
1995
1993
Volvo Cars, Salon de l’Auto de Bruxelles, Belgique
Volvo Cars, Salon International de Genève, Suisse
Exposition de diplôme, Institute of Design, Umea et Stockholm, Suède
Tubism, Concours de Design de mobilier, Paris, France
Alfa Romeo Issima et Peugeot 106 Gruau, Salon International de Genève, Suisse
Second prix et bourse d’étude Sbarro-Option Auto, Espace Sbarro, Suisse
Premier prix et bourse d’étude Design des Transports, ISD, France
 
 
 
 
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