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USA. California state. San Francisco. Potero Hill district. Ives Béhar stands in his offices at Fuseproject with some products he has designed. His hand holds a door handle with his designed August, a Smart Lock maker. Yves Béhar (born 1967) is a Swiss designer, renowned entrepreneur, and sustainability advocate. He is the founder and principal designer of Fuseproject, an award-winning industrial design and brand development firm. Béhar's design work emphasizes the integration of commercial products with sustainability and social good. His clients have included Herman Miller, PUMA, MINI, See Better to Learn Better, General Electric, Swarovski, Samsung, Jimmyjane, and Prada. Béhar is also Chief Creative Officer of the wearable technology company Jawbone, and Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of August, a Smart Lock maker. He is the chief industrial designer of One Laptop per Child (OLPC's) XO laptop, signing on with the project in 2005 and has been with the team since March 2006. This collaboration has led to two additional laptop prototypes, the OLPC XOXO and OLPC XO-3. In 2012 SodaStream International teamed with Béhar to introduce Source, a new home soda machine designed with a special emphasis on sustainability. 15.12.2014 © 2014 Didier Ruef