Hilow is the new brand of furniture and home decoration items from Kyo Design, a design agency run by Christophe Francois.  
Christophe Francois was born on december 24, 1962. His father was an engineer and his mother a psychologist. This combination of concrete and unconscious may have aroused his need to invent. After having kept up the French National Art School course, as well as architecture, Christophe Francois finally decided to come about in design. A graduate of E.S.D.I. (Ecole Supérieure de Design Industriel, in Paris), he started to create furniture in 1990 and also worked as a consultant for industrial projects. Then after he moved towards the design of sport products, by joining the Bike Department of Décathlon, with outstanding creations such as bikes "Hop", "Hoprider" and "B'twin". In 2001, he came back to the design of furniture -what he likes most, and showed his own creations at the Paris Furniture Fair in 2002. Some of them aroused notable amount of interest, in particular the "Woodlow" table and the multi-functions seats "Campos".   
In search of an untemporal simplicity, Christophe Francois endeavours to invent new evidences.   
Some of the most remarkable creations of Christophe Francois are the following : 
- the multi-functions seat « campos », which has been selected by the International Design Yearbook in 2003 
- the mobile garden furniture « kasane lounge », awarded at the Design for Europe® international competition in 2002 
- the « B’twin » bike, which has been widely marketed in Europe by the Décathlon sports stores. A definitive best-seller.   

Hilow is the new collection created by Kyo-design, a design agency run by Christophe Francois
During the latest Maison & Objet Fair, our booth has appealed to many specialists, whose attention was mainly focused on the Hilow Cube “One”.  
Materials 
All products from the Hilow range (Cube, Tripod & Flower) have : - a structure made with polyether foam of high density. A second layer of foam with a lower density has been added for a comfortable sitting. A soft polyamid cotton tissue is sewed for a nice appearance and finish. - Four standard colours : black, grey, red and orange. Every other colour can be produced in case of important order.
Cube "One" has specific characteristics : - a gas spring (hydrolic damping element) is used to pull up the tray; the gas spring is fixed in the structure. An easy pressure (150 Newton / 15 Kg) has to be exerted on the aluminium push button to pull up or down the tray. Height adjustment of the tray is maxi 20 cm, but the gas spring can be locked in any stroke position desired. - The Acrylic tray is screen-printed and protected by a UV varnish. This means that it is very easy to customize this product Maximum load supported by the tray : around 3 Kg (perfect for a laptop) - Total weight : around 13 Kg  
"Tripod" Mixing different sizes is definitely not a good idea, because it would not be steady. These items have thought to be put either on the ground (20 cm & 40 cm - as a seat) or on a seat (4 cm - to give some fun and some more comfort).  

Kyo-design
hilow: buy online the mobile seat, at office like at home ...
www.kyo-design.com
submission date: June 20, 2006