Volido

" We do Architecture, industrial Design and Urban Planning . We operate responsibly in the context of contemporary urban culture trying to provide a competitive combination of European design practice and American pragmatism. We also offer design and design strategy consulting. Among others we have collaborated with Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Acconci Studio, Lesser Architecture, MIT Medialab, Color Kinetics, James Turrell, Vivianne Westwood, Escofet and the Institute for Advanced Architecture. Volido is led by Max Sanjulian. At the moment Max is fulltime CEO of Volido and visiting professor at Institute for Advanced Architecture in Barcelona." ......Volido

Vincent Dubourg

The French designer, Vincent Dubourg, works between Paris and the small town of Creuse, where his atelier is located.
Dubourg's latest work challenges all notions of contemporary furniture design by embracing a complete openness towards found and natural materials.
His unique pieces evoke a sense of the familiar and defy all attempts of present day categorization.
Dubourg describes his pieces as a fusion of furniture, architecture and sculpture. They strike a careful balance between the practical and beautiful.
He uses traditional furniture-making techniques such as glass blowing, wood-bending and metal casting as a means of transforming simple materials and found objects. His distinct style is at once nostalgic and avant-garde.

Education - Three years studying applied arts at Corvisart, Paris - Three years studying industrial design at the school, Pivaut de Nantes - Two years studying furniture design at the School of Decorative Arts, Paris

Exhibitions - Salon du Meuble, Paris 2003 - Salon di Mobile, Milan 2003 - Festivale des jardin de Chaumont sur Loire, 2003 - Jardin-jardin, Palais Bourbon Lacondet, Paris 2004 - 100% Design Gallery, Rotterdam 2004 - Jardin-jardin, Tuleries, Paris 2005 - Private exhibition 'La cour à Edene', Paris 2005 - Vitrine, Galerie Lafayette, Paris 2005 Commissions - Colonial concept designed bedroom for the Princess of Morocco, 2003 - Sculpture "Because" for Swarovski, Austria 2005 - Décor 'Nuit de la mode TV', Paris 2005 - Sculpture/chandelier "En levant les yeux la forêt" for Sketch, London based restaurant, 2005 - Sculpture "La voiture à canard" for the Musée de la Nature, Paris 2006
Vincent Dubourg

verner panton

Verner Panton was the most remarkable innovative talent of 20th Century design and architecture. Verner Panton's design was consistently brilliant. Verner Panton was first to create inflatable furniture, pioneered with the much acclaimed single molded plastic Panton chair and refused to accept gravity by creating the Flying Chair. Verner Panton envisioned a colorful and happy future. The career of Verner Panton was highlighted by the Fantasy landscapes he created for Bayer in 1968 and 1970 (Dralon & Visiona II) that have now achieved cult status. Verner Panton was not obstructed by limitations that adults incur throughout life. Instead, he thought and created with the imaginary vision of a child, in bold beautiful colors and shapes. Verner Panton was blessed with his beautiful wife Marianne, daughter Carin and their dog "Happy" (the name says it all)! He departed this world way too early in 1998 but his dreams live on in thousands & thousands of people and an entire new generation is still discovering his magical world every day.
website:http://www.vernerpanton.com/