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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 production, 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 conferences 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 Karim 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 expanded 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 physical 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), ar-
chitect, have founded the architecture and design
studio BURATTI ARCHITETTI.
The studio is transversally involved in projects
of different scales, from the architecture of build-
ings and urban areas to interiors, from furniture and
product design to exhibition and showroom design,
in an intense and varied professional path, in which
themes, locations, brands, people, materials and
workmanship mingle together contaminating one
another.
They design residential, commercial and indus-
trial buildings, they carry out projects in historical
city centres and refurbishing 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, experimentation with technique and
an original vision with a high standard quality.
Jorge Pensi Studio
Delta
Born in Buenos Aires in 1946, he studied archi-
tecture in his home city. He left Argentina in 1975,
dreaming of new horizons and challenges. After
crossing the ocean, he settled in Barcelona and
became a Spanish citizen . In 1977, he went into
partnership with Alberto Lievore. They worked to-
gether until 1984. He then set up his own studio in
Barcelona‘s Gothic quarter. Pensi believes that part
of his professional success is due to the intimate,
close and warm relationship he has with his team
and his clients, allowing shared project develop-
ment with optimum results. Jorge Pensi has given
conferences, seminars and workshops all over the
world. Jorge Pensi has been awarded numerous
prizes and has received widespread recognition
throughout his career, including the Spanish Na-
tional 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 com-
poser and singer.
Estudi{H}ac - JM Ferrero
Vases, Marquis
Roberto + Ludovica Palomba
Bones
Ludovica+Roberto
Palomba
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work
has
always been rich of cultural references. Their
projects are derived from observations of change
in human be-havior. 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 unconsciousness 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 estudi{H}
ac to give life to all the ideas that appeared un-
ceasingly in his head and in just 16 years he has
turned his design workshop into a national and in-
ternational reference. The passion he puts into his
work is evident from the very beginning. Discreet,
cultured, elegant and immensely creative, for Fer-
rero 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 tailored to each project.
A-cero
Wing, Rest, Alma
Joaquín Torres (*1969) – Rafael Llamazares
(*1970), Spain. A-cero Joaquín Torres architects
company established in 1996 whose activity fo-
cuses on complete development of architectural
projects.
The human team, led by Joaquín Torres and
his partner Rafael Llamazares, has been growing
throughout the past year ans sums up to more than
60 professionals spread out through different offic-
es 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.
