Colin Reid

Colin Reid is regarded as a pioneer in the field of kilncast glass. He exhibits internationally and has work in over 45 museum collections worldwide. He has undertaken many public and private commissions often combining glass with other media such as metal, stone or wood. Based in his studio in SW England, Colin has developed the expertise and facilities to handle large scale commissions in glass. Recent commissions include ‘Cipher Stone’, possibly the largest artwork to have been cast in glass in the UK, and ‘Ikthus’, a cast crystal font which can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Colin recently won the prestigious Peoples Prize at the 2010 British Glass Biennale for his piece ‘Still Life with Books’. He is an Associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and an honorary member of the of the Contemporary Glass Society. Available for commissions both in the UK and abroad, Colin can be contacted direct or via one of the galleries which represent him.

Catherine Hough

" I have worked continuously as a designer maker since leaving Stourbridge College of Art in 1978. I spent two years as artist in residence at Royal Brierley Crystal making one-off pieces in glass and metal. Then in 1980 I joined the Glasshouse in London where my style of thick clear blown glass, enhanced by the use of cold techniques, to enrich the form and reveal its inner life began to evolve. By 1985 and the formation of Glass-Works(London)Ltd, my work encompassed repeatable functional pieces and deeply carved one-off forms with a purely abstract sculptural identity. In 1997 I formed my own company, Catherine Hough Glass.

All my work is based on free blown forms using a mass of glass which is then transformed through the use of cold techniques such as carving, cutting and texturing with diamond and carborandum wheels, grinding and polishing, and sandblasting and brushing. My interest in these techniques arose from a desire to further develop the blown form, rather than for surface decoration as they had traditionally been used.

Ideas and their development have evolved through this continuous making process, but there are a few themes that emerged fairly early that I still draw on.

Pebbles, geological strata, land formations and plants are a constant source of inspiration. My black lined pieces were based originally on the lines of quartz in pebbles. Other pieces on these themes include “Nucleus” a one-off pebble form now in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, and a three part "Pebble" structure in the V & A Museum in London. Birds and fish have inspired numerous designs such as the large-scale one-off winged forms.

I have now been working for over twenty years producing glass according to my own aesthetic sense with the aim of counterbalancing the opposing characteristics of movement and stillness, weight and balance through the mass of the clear glass forms. This personal involvement in every part of the making process has enabled me to develop an individual style through which I am always striving to grow technically and artistically. "-Catherine Hough

Julian Pastorino + Cecilia Suarez

Julian Pastorino&Cecilia Suarez

Work-mates as well as life-mates, in 2001 they start their own activity in Milan, taking comissions in the fields of lightning, product design, furniture design and brand image. Julian Pastorino&Cecilia Suarez collaborate for companies like Casamania by Frezza, Koziol e Fontana Arte, Alessi.

Cecilia Suarez, born in Buenos Aires in ’71. She graduated in Industrial Design ’96, at Universidad de Buenos Aires. She worked in packaging, product design an merchandise, as well as shop interiors and fair booths. In ’99 she moved to Milan. She worked for Atelier Bellini and DesignNetwork, working in projects of furniture design (Hans Kaufeld), corporate image and interior design (Lavazza).

Julian Pastorino , born in Buenos Aires in ’70. He graduated in Industrial Design ’96, at Universidad de Buenos Aires. In ’97 he moved to Milan. Starts a long collaboration with Centro Studi Alessi. Works for three years with Alejandro Ruiz and six years with Matteo Thun.
From 2001 to 2003 the participate in the Hall designers collective, exhibiting experimental projects in Milan and New York during the Salone del Mobile an the ICFF fairs.
Cecilia works in the field of interior architecture and together with De8 Architetti designs the interiors of NH Hotel - Orio, NH Hotel - Rho, and the concept store Sebiro.
Julian, continues working on furniture, lighting and objects, as well as figurative art, and designs vinyl toys for AtomPlastic , porcelain figures Hopi&Equus for Alessi, and the Colossus porcelain series for Covo.

Claudio Bellini

Claudio Bellini lives and works in Milan where he was born in 1963.
In 1990, he graduated in Architecture and Industrial Design from Milan Polytechnic and embarked on a series of international experiences, taking part in research projects in the fields of industrial architecture and furniture design. In 1988, he designed the TW Collection for Frezza, a timeless product which marked his official arrival and specialization in office design, a sector in which he has received numerous awards. In the years that followed, he worked with a number of historic firms in the field of Italian and international design as well as working on interior design projects for major showrooms and participating in numerous architecture competitions. 2006 saw the foundation of “Claudio Bellini Design + Design”, a design studio distinguished by formal and technological research with a decidedly experimental approach which is carried out in the prototype laboratory in the studio. He teaches the course in Design and Furnishings at Genoa Polytechnic. Since 2003, he has been art director for Barazzoni. At present, the Claudio Bellini studio is working on a number of major international architecture projects.

Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence

Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence
now
I am a proud and happy member of Atelierdorp. Atelierdorp is a collective of creative people including designers but not only. There i have my studio. Sometimes, the 30 members of Atelierdorp are doing things together such as exhibitions, and most of the time, they share the same table for lunch.
Atelierdorp used to be settled in the north of Eindhoven, in an old and big church, but not anymore...since the 1st of March 2010, Atelierdorp moved both the workshops and the people to a new location.
studies:
06-08 IM Master program (conceptual design in context) in the Design Academy Eindhoven, Netherlands. Awarded a Master in Design.
04-06 BTS (French equivalent of bachelor) in Industrial Design in the ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres in Paris, France. Awarded a BTS in Création Industrielle.
03-04 Foundation course in Applied Arts in the Lycée de Sèvres, in Sèvres, France.
03 French Baccalauréat with distinction in Economy and Sociology.
exhibitions:
feb 10 Copy Nature, De Krabbedans, Eindhoven,NL
oct 09 Chaos/Order, in Strijp-X,Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
oct 09 Copy Nature, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
sept 09 Via Milano, Woonbeurs Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL
sept 09 nov 09 Commissaires gallery, Nature et autres anomalies, Montreal, CA
sept 09 Delights, Salon Maison et Objet, Paris, FR
may 09 Moss Gallery, ICFF, New York
may 09 aug 09 NL New Luxury, NAI Maastricht, Maastricht, NL
april 09 Jewels and Joules, Milan, IT
april 09 Dutchness, Milan, IT
feb 09 Surface, Dortmund, D
oct 08 Master Graduation Gallerie, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
june 08 Master graduation show, Eindhoven, NL

Chris Ferebee/521 Design

A community college drop-out, Chris Ferebee is (obviously unashamed) self-taught as an artist, furniture/product designer, photographer and graphic designer.
Chris Ferebee takes that freedom to explore new areas of art and design, continually experimenting and discovering new inspiration for his digitally generated work, music, found objects, collage and furniture design.
Chris Ferebeehas been with the stock photo agencies Photonica/Getty Images and Graphistock since 1992 where has had works published by such diverse clients as IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Saatchi & Saatchi, and American Express.
Chris Ferebee is also the principal for the multidisciplinary design studio, 521 Design formed in 1999 in NYC and has designed award-winning, internationally recognized furniture designs. has Chris Ferebee been invited to lecture at the University of Houston and Rochester Institute of Technology. Chris Ferebee continues to focus on new areas of art and cutting-edge design with collaborative and commissioned work with companies such as Medium Footwear and Danish furniture manufacturer, Gubi International. His most recent venture is Cathode Blue, a vintage design & curiosities shop on Etsy.com.

Chase Design Group

At Chase Design Group, we believe that questions can liberate great ideas from the chains of assumption.
Chase Design Group challenge each other and our clients to embrace the "why" and the "what if." We work everyday to push our thinking higher and our designs farther.
Chase Design Group listen, learn, ask and engage - offering ideas and strengthening our understanding of goals and constraints.

Chase Design Group,believe that the best creative happens in an environment that celebrates the open exchange of thoughts and concepts.
Chase Design Group cultivate that environment working collaboratively on every project in close partnership with our clients. The spirit of partnership and collaboration keeps us learning, growing and constantly elevating the level of our work.

Chase Design Group do this because we know that award-winning design doesn't happen by accident. It's the product of many minds working together. And it starts with a question. Just ask.

Margo Chase - Founder + Creative Director
Since founding Chase Design Group in 1986, Margo has consistently produced and led award-winning work in many areas of design. Recognized worldwide for her skill with custom typography and identity development, Margo is dedicated to creating client success through high-quality, intelligent creative. Her vision provides the fuel for Chase Design Group's growth and achievement.

Chris Lowery - President
A high-energy polymath, Chris is in his element at Chase Design Group. In addition to leading overall agency vision and growth efforts, he participates actively in every large project. Chris previously worked at Leo Burnett in Chicago, creating global advertising for Sony, Oldsmobile, Marlboro, and Nintendo accounts. Over the course of his ten years at Chase Design Group, Chris has played a pivotal role in hundreds of successful projects, redefining the way the agency views the role of creative in business.

Centrala

Centrala does not have a constant number of members, neither any order of operation to be routinely followed - it is not a company. More appropriately it should be called a platform where individual quests converge around common goals. It is rather a collective of as many people as a task ahead of them requires.

Architects: Małgorzata Kuciewicz, Krzysztof Banaszewski and Jakub Szczęsny constitute Centrala's core. They co-operated as students of Warsaw Technical University on school Project and have been working together since 2002 with focus on projects for architectural contests, of which majority they won or were awarded prizes. Centrala undertakes actions in many scales ranging from graphics, every-day use objects to furniture, urban objects, interiors, houses, office buildings as well as districts or aglomerations. Most of their designs never leave the studio, however occasionaly, something gets built on their ideas: the shop, apartament, the house, hall of sports

Apart from participating in contests and workshops Centrala also takes liberty of commenting upon the current state of affairs in Warsaw by means of a series of "decoy projects" published in press.

Cube

Cube
Industry: Product
Country:Australia
Cube Industrial Design is an industrial design and product design and development consultancy based in Watsons Bay, Sydney, Australia and with a sub-office in Shenzhen, China. We create innovative new products in home-wares, electrical appliances, sporting products, electronic equipment, packaging, and healthcare. Providing industrial design and product engineering services to industrial and commercial clients. Cube specialises in the design of plastic moulded components and has links to Chinese manufacturers of plastic mouldings and toolmaking.
Website:http://www.cube.net.au/

Cosanova

Cosanova
Industry: Product
Country: Switzerland
COSANOVA IS A PRODUCT DESIGN CONSULTANCY DRIVEN BY A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND INNOVATION.

OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR CLIENTS TO CREATE AND DEVELOP PRODUCTS THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, FUNCTIONAL AND ESTHETICALLY PLEASING.
WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND OUR LOVE FOR OUR WORK KEEPS US ON THE PULSE OF UPCOMING TRENDS. THIS ENSURES THAT OUR CLIENTS CAN BE CONFIDENT IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR PRODUCTS WILL BE DESIGNED, NOT JUST FOR TODAY’S MARKET, BUT FOR TOMORROW’S.
Website:http://www.cosanova.ch/