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£4,250.00 GBP
£4,250.00 GBP

Hollie Bowden

I like to see objects as living organisms, imagine them coming alive and being able to surprise you with their behaviour. I want to create objects with my hands; then I can give them my personality. I turn them into communicative objects that can arouse one’s feelings and imagination. In short, what I want to create are objects with a fictional or fantasy element that allow you to escape everyday life,” says Nacho Carbonell.

Born in Spain in 1980, Nacho Carbonell is now based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, where he works alongside his team of designers and artists in an open warehouse. He graduated in 2003 from Cardenal Herrera University in Spain and went on to study at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Upon graduating, he created collections such as Evolution in 2009, which won him a nomination for Beazley Design of the Year from the Design Museum in London. In 2013, he won Designer of the Year in his home country, Spain. He started collaborating with Carpenters Workshop Gallery in 2015 and has since become one of the leading artists that the gallery represents worldwide.

Carbonell is known for his tactile approach to sculpture which plays with textures, experimental techniques and natural materials. His approach is unique, seeing objects as ‘living organisms’ that come alive and surprise you with their behaviour. For Carbonell, forming a relationship with his work is integral – he creates objects with his hands in order to impart his personality to them. He describes his pieces as “communicative objects that arouse one’s feelings and imagination… that allows you to escape everyday life”. Carbonell’s designs are made using locally sourced materials he finds near his studio in Eindhoven.

Carbonell’s pieces have been shown in museums around the world such as the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands, the 21_21 Design Sight in Japan, the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina. His work One-SeaterConcrete Tree (2022) was recently acquired by the Cincinatti Museum of Art. His pieces are also in several private collections.

Awards

2009
/ Designer of the Future, Design Miami Basel – Switzerland
/ Design of the year nomination: Lover’s Chair – Design Museum London

2007
/ Winner Grand Prix SEB 150 years, July
/ Milan Furniture Fair, Milan, Italy
/ Design Parade, Villa Noailles, France
/ Valencia Furniture Fair, Valencia, Spain

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Designs by Hollie Bowden

Hesselbrand

Hesselbrand is an architecture studio based in London and Oslo, established in 2014 to forge a new design language for the emerging generation. The founders, Martin Brandsdal, Magnus Casselbrant, and Jesper Henriksson, brought with them a wealth of experience garnered from some of the most esteemed names in the industry. For over a decade now, they have been challenging architectural and design conventions through projects of all scales.

At the core of Hesselbrand's design philosophy lies a departure from abstract concepts, instead focusing on the creation of spaces that are meant to be experienced, felt and truly lived in. Every project begins with a fundamental question: what is the purpose, and how can it be perceived and experienced? Sight, sound, texture, and volume are all carefully considered. Whether a retail store, hotel or private residence - each Hesselbrand design reveals its beauty through its practical use.

Hesselbrand seamlessly merges the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and spatial identity, weaving all three together effortlessly in its projects to create a cohesive experience. Their aim extends beyond the creation of aesthetics and functionality; seeking to transform the conversation surrounding design and redefining its significance within society. By broadening the scope of their work, from individual residences to housing, intimate restaurants to grand cultural centres, Hesselbrand is reshaping architecture and design on all scales, ushering in a new era of possibilities.