Reza Abedini

What a good start to 2005 for Reza Abedini. he took a gold award in Hong Kong’s poster triennale, one of many poster events currently enlivening the graphic design scene in the far east (from tokyo to Pekin via Taipei), open to entries from visual cultures beyond the border (or, better said, borders). and entries come not only from the west, but also from the middle east – a territory that (supposedly global) ‘chat’ culture seems to show little inclination to get to know or understand more about.

 

Ron Arad: Walls, no thanks!

In a search to symbolically contradict the existence of separating walls and bunkers throughout the borders of his country, Israeli Ron Arad’s architectural office has created a series of hierarchically placed winding slabs that embrace Holon’s Museum of Design, luring the visitor into the metallic structure in a somewhat futuristic experience. The building is conceived as a sculpture thus acquiring an inventive and poetical character inherent to the concept of design.

Uno Design: Apuesta de Autor

Uno Design es una nueva marca comercial nacida en 2007 como apuesta de la empresa valenciana Celda para desarrollar mobiliario contemporáneo. En concreto, para diseñar una amplia tipología de piezas, que se distinguen «por la búsqueda de una relación emocional con los usuarios».

Uno Design: Signature style

Uno Design is a new 2007 brand name from Valencia-based Celda to develop contemporary furniture. Specifically, to design a wide range of pieces distinguished “by the quest for an emotional relationship with users”. To help, they have the collaboration of designers such as Javier Mariscal, Fernando Salas, Ximo Roca, Lagranja, or El Último Grito.