Julien Ayer (b. 1980, Fribourg) is a Swiss industrial and product designer. A graduate of ECAL, he taught 3D modeling and computer-generated imagery there while also working in applied research, before spending 15 years in a design office, including two as co-director, during which he also worked for one year as an assistant at Jörg Boner Productdesign.

In 2025, he founded his own studio in Fribourg to balance commissioned projects with personal creations. The studio supports companies, startups and independent creators in developing innovative, functional and sustainable products, from early ideas to industrialization.

This dual practice shapes his work: on one side, industrial design, where the author’s name gives way to the brand and the team; on the other, independent projects, where he assumes full responsibility for concept, communication and collaboration with artisans, exploring his creativity more freely.

Julien aims to combine technical precision, aesthetic sensibility and sustainable thinking to design products that are relevant, refined and enduring.