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Karim Rashid
Voxel, PAL, Vertex, Lava, Surf
Oscar + Gabriele Buratti
Kes
Visionary and prolific, Karim Rashid is one
of the most unique voices in design today.
With more than 4000 designs in produc-
tion, over 300 awards to his name, and
client work in over 40 countries, Karim’s
ability to transcend typology continues to
make him a force among designers of his
generation.
A cultural shaper, Karim is a frequent
guest lecturer at universities and confer-
ences globally, aspiring to change the
world by making design a public subject.
He is also regularly featured in print and
digital platforms by media companies like
CNN, Vogue, Elle, GQ, The New York Times,
and countless more. This reach allows Ka-
rim to fulfill his ambition of disseminating
the importance of design in everyday life.
Karim established his private design
studio in New York City in 1992. He ex-
panded his global reach with a studio in
Shenzhen, China in 2014. In his spare time
Karim’s pluralistic practice flirts with art,
fashion, and music and is determined to
creatively touch every aspect of our phys-
ical and virtual landscape.
Gabriele Buratti (1962), architect and
professor of interior design at the Facoltà
del Design of the Politecnico di Milano,
and Oscar Buratti (1967), architect, have
founded the architecture and design stu-
dio BURATTI ARCHITETTI.
The studio is transversally involved in
projects of different scales, from the ar-
chitecture of buildings and urban areas to
interiors, from furniture and product de-
sign to exhibition and showroom design,
in an intense and varied professional path,
in which themes, locations, brands, peo-
ple, materials and workmanship mingle
together contaminating one another.
They design residential, commercial
and industrial buildings, they carry out pro-
jects in historical city centres and refur-
bishing measures of building complexes,
they design villas and interiors of work-
ing, residential, retail spaces, in Italy and
abroad, with the aim of combining culture
with professional specialization, experi-
mentation with technique and an original
vision with a high standard quality.
Jorge Pensi Studio
Delta
Born in Buenos Aires in 1946, he stud-
ied architecture in his home city. He left
Argentina in 1975, dreaming of new ho-
rizons and challenges. After crossing the
ocean, he settled in Barcelona and be-
came a Spanish citizen . In 1977, he went
into partnership with Alberto Lievore. They
worked together until 1984. He then set
up his own studio in Barcelona‘s Gothic
quarter. Pensi believes that part of his pro-
fessional success is due to the intimate,
close and warm relationship he has with
his team and his clients, allowing shared
project development with optimum results.
Jorge Pensi has given conferences, sem-
inars and workshops all over the world.
Jorge Pensi has been awarded numer-
ous prizes and has received widespread
recognition throughout his career, includ-
ing the Spanish National Design Prize in
1997, awarded by the Ministry of Industry
and Energy for outstanding professional
achievement.
He has recently become known for his
other passion, music, which he had kept to
himself until recently. He has released two
albums as a composer and singer.
Ludovica + Roberto
Palomba
Bones
Estudi{H}ac - JM Ferrero
Vases, Marquis
Ludovica+Roberto Palomba ́s work has al-
ways been rich of cultural references. Their
projects are derived from observations of
change in human behavior. Their mission is
to generate products that merge function,
innovation and longevity – intimate and
emotional connections that last.
“We believe that good design already
exist in a sort of collective unconscious-
ness and our task is to mold and deliver
them”. A truly successful piece of design
must feel fresh but not unfamiliar when it
is discovered.
In 2003, José Manuel Ferrero founded es-
tudi{H}ac to give life to all the ideas that
appeared unceasingly in his head and in
just 16 years he has turned his design
workshop into a national and internation-
al reference. The passion he puts into his
work is evident from the very beginning.
Discreet, cultured, elegant and immensely
creative, for Ferrero design is a way of life
that keeps the mind fully active in terms
of creativity.
We could say that the British term
“bespoke" is the dogma that governs each
of the Valencian businessman's designs,
as he creates pieces and elements tai-
lored to each project.
A-cero
Wing, Rest, Alma
Joaquín Torres (*1969) – Rafael Llamaza-
res (*1970), Spain. A-cero Joaquín Torres
architects company established in 1996
whose activity focuses on complete de-
velopment of architectural projects.
The human team, led by Joaquín Tor-
res and his partner Rafael Llamazares, has
been growing throughout the past year
ans sums up to more than 60 profession-
als spread out through different offices
Spain , UAE Dubai, Dominican Republic,
currently working on projects of different
magnitude. “Our working method is based
on a detailed analysis of the clients needs
and the projects programme: we imagine,
project and persuade. “The key to our
success is that we stick to the initial idea
trough out the whole process.
