Jérôme Gauthier graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD) in Paris and has been working as a designer from his own studio since 2000. Over the years, he has collaborated with a wide range of clients, including craftspeople, industrial companies, research organisations, publishers, and both private and public institutions.

His approach is characterised by a professional practice that he has developed and refined over time: attentive, purposeful, meticulous and deeply human. His credo sums it up aptly: “Listen to better respond to the client's needs, seek meaning, understand to persuade, and feel to confirm.”

The Conceptual Design Team combines the creativity, technical expertise and years of experience of the people behind Conceptual. Collections developed under this name stem from a shared vision of furniture that naturally brings together function, comfort and design.

Functionality stands for ease of use, clarity and tranquility. Every design is thoughtfully constructed so that it works intuitively and effortlessly blends into the living or working environment. Comfort revolves around the user's well-being: furniture that supports, invites and contributes to a pleasant experience, day in, day out. Design gives each piece character, with attention to form, proportion, material and detail.

Born in 1970 in the Netherlands, he began his art & design education at the Design Academy in Eindhoven in 1988 and graduated in 1999 from the Utrecht School of the Arts as a product designer. In the period in between, he studied in various countries abroad and obtained his Fine Arts degree in 1993. In 1999, he started his independent design studio in the Netherlands and built up a network with various companies all over the world.