Jacques Macaire was born on 13 June 1959 in Greenville, Mississippi USA. After having participated for more than 20 years, the growth of many firms to design, it meets in 1995, a group of colleagues and friends in Paris to discuss the possibility of putting the man at the center of our concerns .. They decided to meet the challenge by creating HUMANBE, a non-profit association and uses as a symbol of their new visual identity, human, thus affirming their reference and their loyalty to humanity. Their desires to meet the challenges of tomorrow, they began to sketch out many scenarios to change the world, making HUMANBE, a place able to explore new ideas for the future of our humanity, and defend a more human of our world.
Biography
Jacques Macaire was born on 13 June 1959 in Greenville, Mississippi USA. Son of Denise Courdavault, Executive Secretary, who raised him with his love, and Yves Macaire, passionate and fan of Bugatti, and writer-photographer for the Delta Review with Hodding Carter.
After leaving the Mississippi at the age of 7 years in the sixties, he spent his childhood in Paris and moved to Versailles, where, after the divorce of his parents, he studied techniques. Inveterate dreamer and fascinated by science fiction, it will find its way after having discovered the Industrial Design, and continued his studies at the Ecole Normale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués, where he obtained a Diploma in Design Management in 1985.
He creates during his studies with his school friends, the association ARTCOM to provide an artistic break in during the work. As Franco-American nationality, he will do all, during his studies, to return to his home country and work on several occasions.. During his travels, he kept a great souvenir of his visit to New Orleans where he became a local artist.. This memory leads him to stand still as associations like MAKE IT RIGHT..
In 1985, on his return from the USA, he met the woman of his life, SOPHIE BUCHET who creates in the field of luxury, with whom he has 2 girls LAURA and LISA. In 1986, out of school, it is immediately noted by getting the 1st prize in the HANDITEC with his friend of always HERVÉ DUMOITIER, contests that rewards products to improve the lives of disabled people, and becomes honorary member of the juries that followed.. Emboldened by this first prize, he created the agency SYNTHEZ Design in Paris to continue the mission it set itself: to improve the world of tomorrow by creating products that help to dream..
In 1988, as a member of the Office of the French Union of Industrial Designers (UFDI, mandate JL Barrault) he became Head of External Communication and Member of juries for the design of the BMW Foundation, Janus de the French Institute of Industrial Design (IFDI),... Fervent advocate of a better world, it also participates in the GLOBAL CO-OPERATION FOR A BETTER WORLD, project considered by the UN as “Peace Messenger Initiative” to encourage everyone to create his own vision of a better world..
In 1990, he left for new adventures, and highlights his talents as a consultant in Industrial Design services for other agencies as Diedre Design DESIGN, FRANCOIS ELIE DESIGN, and becomes responsible for the development of these agencies.. It changed for several years the strategy of many large companies in leading them to have a forward in the development of their products ..
In 1995, with the advent of the Internet, it foreshadows what is already the world of the 2000s with social networks, and create with friends the non-profit association EOLH to conduct a thorough reflection on the future changes in the world of tomorrow .. They begin by designing a fully 3D world, with his friend Marcel Delord to digital objects of tomorrow and to be able to convey in a world full 3D.. Unfortunately with the arrival of competitors such as Second Life, they decide to stop…
Do not worry, as opposed to the relocation of industries, he rebounded in 2000 by renaming its non-profit association HUMANBE to show its commitment to put the Human at the center of our concerns.. Despite a difficult start, he begans the adventure. Asserting his freedom of speech as belonging to the world of the sustainable development, he does not hesitate to create multiple groups in social networks to unite those who share his ideas, and joined the virtual community NON PROFIT COMMONS in SECOND LIFE
In 2007, he joined FACEBOOK and elects to promote each week to help those who help others by creating ONE PLANET, ONE CAUSE, ONE DAY and promote the union of Humans with UNITED HUMAN. Through his many international relations, he succeeded in initiate many projects that will be crucial to the fight against climate change, as the revival of the GREAT AIRSHIP AIRSHIP with EURO AIRSHIP, an ECO-POSITIVE HOUSE able to withstand hurricanes, a new eco-labels, etc…
Only time will tell if they will be crucial to change the future of the human…
