WELCOME —
François W. Beydoun
Designer. Author. Founder of CHANYA.
Born in Beirut, based in Bordeaux, I trained as an industrial designer before shifting my practice toward eco-design, permaculture, and regenerative living. Today it serves one precise question: in France, what actually prevents a construction innovation from existing?
That is the work of CHANYA, which I founded in Bordeaux. Supported by La French Tech Bordeaux since 2022, it was incubated in 2024 through the French Tech Tremplin programme with a grant from Bpifrance, and was selected for the national Je choisis la French Tech scheme. Through it, I document what makes a non-standard building method viable here: proof, insurance, liability.
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CHANYA
Three reference studies, 224 pages, freely available, on what actually determines whether a non-standard building method can be built in France.
Journey
From industrial design in the 80s to eco-design, permaculture and travel in search of meaning, from Andalusia to the Netherlands.
The Book
My autobiography, from Beirut to Bordeaux: a story of loss, resilience and awakening, available in French, English and Arabic.
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