Michel Charlot is a Swiss industrial designer born in lausanne (1984). After graduating from the ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne in Switzerland in 2009, he worked for Jasper Morrison ltd. In 2011, he set up his own practice, and started developing products for companies such as Vitra, Camper, kettal and Muji . He aims at creating intuitive products in a constant quest for efficiency in conception, production and design. From 2013 he taught industrial design at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne in Switzerland until 2022 .

In 2013 U-turn, first product designed with Belux, was awarded with the “Design Preis Schweiz”  and "Swiss Design Award" which are the most prestigious swiss design award given to industrial products.