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, founded in Bordeaux through the French Tech Bordeaux 2022 incubation programme, selected for the national Je choisis la French Tech scheme and supported by Bpifrance. 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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