André Givenchy is a designer.

Born in Ohio, informed by humanity everywhere a military child could call home, he now lives and works in Austin, Texas.

Designer, strategist, builder—for over a decade, André has moved at the edges of product design and technology.

He is the force behind Segern, a studio evolved into a product company anchored in the belief that everything is designed, and that with relentless humility, the ordinary can become quietly extraordinary.

When André was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease at 15, he made a promise to himself: to put as much beauty into the world as possible, for as long as he could see it. That devotion—to detail, to care, to craft—became the foundation of his work.

To “Exist Unstandard” is not just a tagline for André—it’s a way of living and creating. He sees existence itself as a design challenge: an ongoing invitation to live fully, to pursue meaning over convention, and to choose substance over spectacle. For André, to exist is to refuse autopilot, to bring radical intent and unreasonable care to every detail, every day.

His touch is present in products used by nearly 700 million people,  
from raw startup ideas to platforms for Tinder and Boxer.

Self-taught, legally blind, and working almost entirely as a solo operator for most of his career, he’s helped founders secure over half a billion in funding—driven by the idea that design, at its best, makes the new feel inevitable, not just impressive.

His guiding principle: design should quietly reshape the everyday into something profoundly human—where every detail, no matter how small, feels inevitable but never obvious.

Industry leaders have noticed. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal; it’s drawn the attention of Apple, Google, and others who value lasting impact over noise.

Clients and collaborators describe André as remarkably minded—relentless, humble, able to see the essence of any problem from angles no one else imagines.

Every day is a ritual: deliberate thought, careful action,  
the relentless pursuit of transformative simplicity—all in service of making the new feel natural.

He lives and works with presence and intention—quietly redefining what’s possible, one detail at a time.

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