Valencia Disseny Week Valencia Design Week 2010, or rather "Disseny" Week in native Valenciano dialect, kicked off just as things were starting to calm down at London Design week. A tough act to follow? Yes, but that didnt stop the ADCV, the Valencian design council, giving it their all to put their city on the design map. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 1 of 109
"Connecting the Dots" Exhibition The "Connecting the Dots" Exhibition, held in Valencia's stunning, former University building, was the outcome of an initiative to connect designers and creatives across the Spanish speaking world.
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"The Visitor" Ceramic figures entitled "The Visitor" by Cores de Terra of Brazil. Designed by: Cores de Terra www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 3 of 109
"Marks" Organisational stickers for the desks of the ultra-anal by Ivan Exposito. Designed by: Ivan Exposito www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 4 of 109
"Pack of Dogs" Slightly ineffecient, though no less charming, solid wood shelves. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 5 of 109
"Pack of Dogs" The designers were clearly keen to demonstrate the versatility of their product. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 6 of 109
Plagus Biblicas A ceramic bowl from a collection of vessels depiciting the biblical plagues. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 7 of 109
Plagus Biblicas From a collection of vessels depiciting the biblical plagues. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 8 of 109
Bits and bobs bowl Bowl produced from manufacturing offcuts Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 9 of 109
"For La Feliz" A collection of lamps constructed from recycled foam pieces by Argentinian double team Patricio Lix Klett and Celester Bernardini Designed by: Patricio Lix Klett and Celester Bernardini www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 10 of 109
"Chidad" tiles Pick of the exhibition was, perhaps, these tiles, entitled "Chidad", from a collective calling themselves "Job". Designed by: Job www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 12 of 109
"Chidad" tiles When assembled the abstract patterns form an image referencing the urban landscape of the Mexican city, with a critical message for urban planners. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 13 of 109
Mindtree A neat idea to organise your post-it brainstorming by Odosdesign. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 14 of 109
"Batucada" by Brunno Jahara Recycled and anodized aluminium vases that hint at their pre-owned past whilst retaining the charm of the new and shiny. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 15 of 109
Silver leaf Impressively delicate silverwork by Clara Saldarriaga of Colombia Designed by: Clara Saldarriaga www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 16 of 109
Feira Habitat Valencia Feira Habitat Valencia maybe less than half the size of Salone Milano and other big fairs, but still managed to rustle up a few curiosities for the designerly inclined. Pictured here "Cul is Cool" by Ramón Ubeda & Otto Canalda for ABR. Designed by: Ramón Ubeda & Otto Canalda www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 17 of 109
"Eiffel" stool Manufacturer "RS" have begun producing Shigeki Fujishiro's "Eiffel" stool and used their stall space to build an impressive, Eiffel-tower-esque pyramid of the product, a suprisingly sturdy stool made entirely of stiff paper. Designed by: Shigeki Fujishiro www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 18 of 109
"Eiffel" stool Oh yeh, and it's flat-pack and comes in a box that would be hard to through out too. Designed by: Shigeki Fujishiro www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 19 of 109
Fussball tables RS were also kind enough to dot the hall with their new fussball tables that proved very popular with weiry fair-goers. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 20 of 109
GAN Gandia Blasco were working hard to promote their new sub-brand, GAN, a line of handtufted rugs and pouffes for indoor use. Designed by: Gandia Blasco www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 21 of 109
"Rising Orus" Architect Ramon Esteve managed to knock up this chair, entitled "Rising Orus", for Joquer and Kvadrat in between urban planning and luxury home projects. Designed by: Ramon Esteve www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 22 of 109
"Bob" by Hella Jongerius A clear and unapologetic exercise in iconic design for Kettal. Designed by: Hella Jongerius www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 23 of 109
"Cosas" Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola put on the biggest and, perhaps, the most impressive show at the fair this year. The stall was called "Cosas" meaning "things" in Spanish. Designed by: Patricia Urquiola www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 24 of 109
"Cosas" For reasons unbeknown to us, Urquiola felt it necessary to hang this year's collection from a rail in the ceiling and rotate them very slowly like some enourmous, upside-down sushi-go-round. Certainly caught out attention anyway. Designed by: Patricia Urquiola www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 25 of 109
"Cosas" Comfy looking lounger at the "Cosas" stall. Designed by: Patricia Urquiola www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 26 of 109
"Cosas" Lovely retro-chic piece. Designed by: Patricia Urquiola www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 27 of 109
"Cosas" More from Patricia Urquiola Designed by: Patricia Urquiola www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 28 of 109
Lladro If you look around your grandma's house your bound to find a couple of Lladro porcelain sculpture. Whilst staying true to this heritage Lladro are now hard at work to jump on the vintage bandwagon and take their products to new, younger markets. Designed by: Lladro www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 29 of 109
Lladro By employing young Spanish design talents Lladro hope to make the porcelain ornament relevant to today's home-makers. Designed by: Lladro www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 30 of 109
"The Fantasy" Dramatic vases by Jamie Hayon for Lladro. Designed by: Lladro www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 31 of 109
LZF lamps LZF lamps are a lighting company local to the Valencia region, specialising in veneer wood. Designed by: LZF www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 32 of 109
LZF lamps Let's face it. The lighting section is usually the dullest part of any furniture fair. Just booth after booth of lights and lampshades, most of them indistinguishable from the next. LZF lamps are seemingly trying to differentiate their stall through experience. You may have seen their enormous butterfly installation at ICFF in New York. The stall for this fair was made to represent the scales of a koi fish. Designed by: LZF www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 33 of 109
"Digit" Nani Marquina shows a new range of colourful rugs. Designed by: Nani Marquina www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 34 of 109
"Pillow" collection by Stephano Giovannoni On show at the Vondom booth. Designed by: Stephano Giovannoni www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 35 of 109
Cardboard collection "Pink Pig" had a few eye-catching cardboard cut out furniture tucked away in the corridor somewhere. Designed by: Pink Pig www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 36 of 109
Cardboard collection "Pink Pig" had a few eye-catching cardboard cut out furniture tucked away in the corridor somewhere. Designed by: Pink Pig www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 37 of 109
"NUDE" young designers fair Of course, every design fair has it's young designers section and Habitat Valencia is no different. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 38 of 109
Collaborative balloons by Livi Alein Some fun things at a stall of Goldsmiths London graduates. Designed by: Livi Alein www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 39 of 109
Collaborative balloons by Livi Alein Some fun things at a stall of Goldsmiths London graduates. Designed by: Livi Alein www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 40 of 109
Collaborative balloons by Livi Alein Some fun things at a stall of Goldsmiths London graduates. Designed by: Livi Alein www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 41 of 109
Collaborative DJing tool by Matt West Some fun things at a stall of Goldsmiths London graduates. Designed by: Matt West www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 42 of 109
Goldsmiths London Mindboggling double handed table-tennis paddles. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 43 of 109
Croissant Design Nice spindly chair Designed by: Croissant Design www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 44 of 109
Croissant Design Magazine rack stool. Designed by: Croissant Design www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 45 of 109
Croissant Design Plant pot cum spice rack. Designed by: Croissant Design www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 46 of 109
Croissant Design Selection from the fair. Designed by: Croissant Design www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 47 of 109
Giant socks Comfy looking blankets by Christina Serrano. Designed by: Christina Serrano www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 48 of 109
"Aire" stool" By Victor Angel Martinez. Designed by: Victor Angel Martinez. www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 49 of 109
"Textile" chair by Ana Llobet
Wooden chair literally sewn together. Designed by: Ana Llobet www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 50 of 109
Ham & Cheese In terms of local talent we spotted this charming little concept from a student duo calling themselves Ham & Cheese. Ever had an earth-shattering idea in bed at night and lost it by morning? Well this could be the answer to your creative insomniac prayers. This little contraption backlights note paper in a small box so that you can keep your ideas safe till breakfast. Designed by: Ham & Cheese www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 54 of 109
Pixel XL Pulling in the crowds was also this live demonstration of reusable pixel tiles for the home by Pixel XL. Designed by: Pixel XL www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 60 of 109
Pixel XL Pulling in the crowds was also this live demonstration of reusable pixel tiles for the home by Pixel XL. Designed by: Pixel XL www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 61 of 109
Pixel XL Pulling in the crowds was also this live demonstration of reusable pixel tiles for the home by Pixel XL. Designed by: Pixel XL www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 62 of 109
Pixel XL Pulling in the crowds was also this live demonstration of reusable pixel tiles for the home by Pixel XL. Designed by: Pixel XL www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 63 of 109
"Empapeladas Espacio Efimero" There was plenty going on outside the fair during the week too, for example this installation by local creatives Yolanda Herrai and Kumi Furio. Designed by: Yolanda Herrai and Kumi Furio www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 64 of 109
"Empapeladas Espacio Efimero" The title translates as, something along the lines of, "Wallpapering Ephemeral Space". Designed by: Yolanda Herrai and Kumi Furio www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 65 of 109
"Empapeladas Espacio Efimero" The title translates as, something along the lines of, "Wallpapering Ephemeral Space". Designed by: Yolanda Herrai and Kumi Furio www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 66 of 109
"Empapeladas Espacio Efimero" The installation was at a serious risk of being upstaged by the artists' jaw-dropping studio space. Designed by: Yolanda Herrai and Kumi Furio www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 67 of 109
Designboom mart Designboom also put on a show, in an old market square in the centre of Valencia, bringing their mart format to a new destination. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 68 of 109
Arms & Crafts More arm-y ceramics?! Designed by: Arms & Crafts www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 69 of 109
Lavernia & Cienfuegos More design studio lust was offered up at Lavernia & Cienfuegos Design nestled away in the centre of the city. Designed by: Lavernia & Cienfuegos www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 75 of 109
Lavernia & Cienfuegos Creative way to leave notes in the studio. Designed by: Lavernia & Cienfuegos www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 76 of 109
Lavernia & Cienfuegos Nacho Lavernia has been shaping bottles and other products for 15 years. Designed by: Lavernia & Cienfuegos www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 77 of 109
Lavernia & Cienfuegos Nacho Lavernia has been shaping bottles and other products for 15 years. Designed by: Lavernia & Cienfuegos www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 78 of 109
Lavernia & Cienfuegos The team were keen to show off their new collection of minimalist metal icons. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 79 of 109
LZF Lamps We popped over for an introduction at LZF lamps too and found a lovely little design and hand-production outfit in the shell of an old winery. Designed by: LZF Lamps www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 80 of 109
LZF Lamps The team at LZF hang their prototypes up in the main meeting area so that they can contemplate them together and over time. Designed by: LZF Lamps www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 81 of 109
LZF Lamps Sandro gave us a quick demo of one of the newest creations. Designed by: LZF Lamps www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 82 of 109
LZF Lamps All the lamps are produced by hand. Designed by: LZF Lamps www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 83 of 109
LZF Lamps The veneer is unbelievably workable. Designed by: LZF Lamps www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 84 of 109
LZF Lamps An office you would gladly call home Designed by: LZF Lamps www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 86 of 109
LZF Lamps An office you would gladly call home Designed by: LZF Lamps www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 87 of 109
Tiscar design Carlos Tiscar also showed us around his industrial design studio. Designed by: Tiscar design www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 88 of 109
Tiscar design And gave us a quick look at some of the exciting things going on there. Pictured here is a chest of draws for children. Designed by: Tiscar design www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 89 of 109
CITYnude And, of course, the design events don't stop at night. CITYnude takes design into the city streets by occupying shops and windows with design pieces and installations. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 90 of 109
CITYnude Oh and theres LZF lamps again. Designed by: LZF Lamps www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 91 of 109
CITYnude Wonderfully surreal stools in the Quiksilver store window. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 92 of 109
CITYnude "Jarron 5Bottles" by Nieves Contreras. Designed by: Nieves Contreras www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 93 of 109
CITYnude Simple but stunning. Wine glass lamp by Ray Power. Designed by: Ray Power www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 94 of 109
CITYnude "Bootleg Vase" made from mismatched plaster casts. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 95 of 109
CITYnude "Bootleg Vase" made from mismatched plaster casts. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 96 of 109
CITYnude Local industrial designers Alegre Industrial show their stuff. Designed by: Alegre www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 97 of 109
CITYnude Nice concept for a baby chair. The elasticated seat means it will never collect dirt and crumbs. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 98 of 109
CITYnude "Aloe" sex-toy by Un4Verde on show in a local opticians. Designed by: Un4Verde www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 99 of 109
Chiringato What would a design week be without a bit of night life? Luxury furniture manufacturer Gandia Blasco were only too keen to obligue with their Ibiza-esque venue. Designed by: Gandia Blasco www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 100 of 109
Chiringato Chilling out. Pretending you can afford this day bed. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 101 of 109
Chiringato We caught the Goldsmiths exhibitors from NUDE at it too. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 102 of 109
Chiringato Lovely setting for a drink at the end of a long day of treking aroung the fair. Designed by: None www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 103 of 109
Chiringato Now you didn't think that the architects were going to keep quiet during a design week did you? The prolific Ramon Esteve, whose pink chair we saw at the fair, put on an impressive exhibition of his work to date. Designed by: Ramon Esteve www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 104 of 109
Ramon Esteve Now you didn't think that the architects were going to keep quiet during a design week did you? The prolific Ramon Esteve, whose pink chair we saw at the fair, put on an impressive exhibition of his work to date. Designed by: Ramon Esteve www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 105 of 109
Ramon Esteve Beautifully lit sculptural representations of some of Esteve most iconic works. Designed by: Ramon Esteve www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 107 of 109
Ramon Esteve Beautifully lit sculptural representations of some of Esteve most iconic works. Designed by: Ramon Esteve www.valenciadissenyweek.comSam Dunne 108 of 109
Matilda Gallery Brian Steendyk graphic coat hangers at Gallery Matilda, Redchurch Street Designed by: Brian Steendyk www.matilda-design.comShai Akram 109 of 109
It seems like everyone's having design weeks these days. Can design world minnow Valencia make an impression with design festivities of their own?