Designed like haute couture.Built like a car.
mblm.studio is an automotive design studio rethinking how cars can be designed, crafted and experienced. Through design, material and craftsmanship, the studio brings automotive culture together with French savoir-faire.
Multidisciplinary by design.
mblm.studio moves between automotive design, materials, objects, graphics and fashion — because designing a car has never been about designing one thing.
Savoir Faire —
reimagining an icon through French craft.
A 1986 Peugeot 205 Lacoste is the starting point for mblm.studio's first automotive project — reimagined through design, materials and the work of French craftspeople.
From the first idea to the final reveal, every decision is documented in real time. The successes, the mistakes, the craftspeople, the prototypes — and the making of one car.
@mblm.studio →Designing what comes next.
mblm.studio works with brands, studios and private clients across selected design and one-off projects.
Automotive Design & CMF
Creative direction, concept development, CMF and visual storytelling for automotive brands, studios and selected collaborations.
Bespoke Projects
Selected one-off automotive projects developed from first concept to finished car, in collaboration with craftspeople and specialist manufacturers.
Your car, reimagined.
Each project begins with the right car, the right story and the right idea. Tell us what you have in mind.
Thank you — your project has been submitted. Selected projects will be contacted for an initial conversation.
Selected projects will be contacted for an initial conversation.
Founded by Maud Balmisse.
mblm.studio was founded in 2026 by French automotive designer Maud Balmisse after six years working across the automotive industry in France, the United States and Germany.
The studio was created around a simple belief: automotive design should create objects people care about — whether reimagining what already exists or shaping what comes next.
Working across automotive design, CMF, creative direction and craft, mblm.studio brings together industry, materials and savoir-faire to approach the car as a complete design object.
Industry — Peugeot (Paris) · Forvia (Detroit) · AVATR (Munich/Shanghai)
Studio — mblm.studio, founded 2026