Philippe Schlesser

Philippe’s diverse background includes experience in industrial design, culinary arts and outdoor leadership. His extensive travels have taken him through over eighty countries, including many developing countries. His travel experiences have strongly influenced his vision of design, emphasizing the need for sustainability, user-centered approaches, and ethnographic research. He is also excited about the humanitarian potential of incorporating design into capacity and resource building in developing countries. As a direct result, he launched the social design organization DesignAid.org

Philippe believes that the interpersonal, educational, communication and social aspects of design are equally important to the technical side of this exciting field: he is a dynamic networker, promoter, educator, and event organizer in the design industry.