Francis Cayouette is a member of the Danish Designer Society and hols a Bachelor's degree in industrial design at the University of Montral (1994). Francis Cayouette also pursued studies at L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (Ensci) in Paris.

Based in Copenhagen since 1999, he works as an independent designer in collaboration with scandinavian and international firms developping products for large-scale and small series production.

His design philosophy: "It's a lot about finding the right balance between the concept, the technique and the purpose in a good solution. Go to the essence, to the need, remove all unnecessary and then play with the basic elements. Explore the possibilities and pick up the ideas that provoke a certain impression of genuine and relevant. It is a very intuitive process but in a way it's a search for the unexpected and the familiar at the same time. It can be a small detail or a more radical interpretation but it has to be recognizable and feel very natural.

Awards: Normann Knives - reddot design award 2007. Good Design award 2007.