Natura July - August 2011 | Page 22

Hicham Lahlou was born in Rabat in 1973 and graduated from the Academie Charpentier in Paris in 1995. Since then he’s become a renowned designer considered one of the pioneers of modern industrial design in the Maghreb. He has worked in many different design disciplines producing work from decorative objects to urban design. Similar to many of his colleagues he has attempted to balance Moroccan techniques trying to adapt them to contemporary settings and markets. TEMMUZ-AĞUSTOS / JULY-AUGUST 20011 • NATURA 23