Pablo Picasso said that “the path of youth takes a lifetime,” and it has come to these designers, architects, artists and craftsmen before they turn 30. The future is too close not to learn their names.
Miguel Leiro, 1994 / The good legacy of the Pratt Institute
He was one of the young Spanish designers selected for the Rising Talents Award at the latest edition of the Maison&Objet fair in Paris. The Galician Miguel Leiro trained in industrial design at Pratt Institute, the great school for this trade in Brooklyn (New York) and has already passed through the workshops of Moneo Brock Studio, Juan Uslé and Jaime Hayón. Focused on the creation of objects for the home, interior design and cultural management, he has collaborated with brands such as Panoramah! or the Camp Design Gallery.
Manuel Bouzas, 1993 / The origin of the materials
Javier Montoro, 1993 / The future is volumetric
The artist Javier Montoro works with painting, sculpture and installation, with a clear influence of architecture and design in his work, which is why many of his pieces could be described as art design. He has exhibited at the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven (Holland) and at the Madrid Design Festival, and by 2023 he will be part of group exhibitions at Alzueta Gallery and CentroCentro in Madrid. His career is just beginning to take off and his name is snaking its way among collectors.
Enrich R., 2001 / Imperfect, minimal and timeless painting
Some people have already memorised his name, or rather his surname: Enrich. Born in Igualada (Barcelona), this very young plastic artist has had a meteoric career and he is not yet 25. Group exhibitions in galleries such as Alzueta Gallery in Barcelona and Madrid and Pigment Gallery in Paris, and individual exhibitions in the hedonistic Palau de Casavells in Girona, as well as strolling through fairs such as Art Paris, Estampa or Just LX Lisboa. He is influenced by Rothko, Hernández Pijuan, Lee Ufan, Richter, Morandi... Almost nothing.
Julen Ussia, 1993 / Nomad of mud
Julen Ussia began experimenting with ceramics more than a decade ago and, having just turned 30, he is already a benchmark name in national design. He continues to be "a rising value", although that is what he has been called for more than five years, when he made his first exhibitions on the national art design circuits. The work of this Basque artist goes beyond pottery, moving between sculpture and furniture, and is reflected in pieces that have been exhibited from Essaouira in Morocco to Hong Kong, collaborating with designers such as the Spanish Jorge Penadés and the Dutch Koos Breen.
Clàudia Aguiló Vidal, 1996 / How to hack an object
Furniture designer and interior architect, Clàudia Aguiló Vidal is co-founder of Oblicuas, a critical collective that works with "the hacking of objects", that is, applying a different use for which they were built from an artistic vision. This has led her to exhibit at the Digital Weekend of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Il-lacions Gallery in Barcelona and the Madrid Design Festival. The work of this Barcelona-born artist is close to art design, with sustainability as a productive line.
Estudio DIIR, 1993 / The new minimalists
Estudio DIIR, founded by David Meana, Ignacio Navarro, Iñigo Palazón and Ricardo Fernández, two of them born in 1993 and the other two in 1992, have a promising future ahead of them. They are responsible for very popular spaces in Madrid such as Casa Neutrale or Edmond Studios, and in 2023 they will design the Guest Lounge for ARCOmadrid 2023, together with HANGHAR. Their work is perfectly identifiable: neutral, clean, pure, simple and minimal; the space and nothing else. But to this they add 21st century technological advances, such as prefabrication or 3D printing.
Emma Llorente Palacio, 1996 / A twist on the everyday
Emma Llorente Palacio. Adam Heffernan
She continues to train at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, where many of the greats of European design have emerged over the last two decades. Barcelona-born Emma Llorente Palacio works with clay, wood, digital, drawing and metal, creating objects with a history, but also functional, "with the idea of rethinking their traditional use". She has exhibited in galleries such as Espai-8 and H2O.
Pròsper Riba, 1992 / The future of blown glass
Pròsper Riba.Maria Huergao
Few dare to work with blown glass nowadays, but this Barcelona native does. Trained in Germany and the USA in this craft and together with the Swiss master Matteo Gonet, Pròsper Riba produces and distributes his own designs through his brand The Glass Apprentice. He collaborates with the Museo del Vidrio de Vimbodí i Poblet (Tarragona) and the Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja (Segovia). "Some people are into numbers, but I'm into shapes and their execution, and this is something that happens very quickly in blown glass". He has just won the National Crafts Prize of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Andrea Muniáin, 1994 / Technology and art
Andrea Muniáin Álvaro Pereña
The architectural training of the artist Andrea Muniáin is embodied in a powerful work that ranges from digital to installation and even performance. She has exhibited at La Casa Encendida, Matadero Madrid and collaborated with architecture studios such as TAKK. She was part of the last Mayrit Design Biennial and is currently a researcher at the School of Architecture of Alicante. Technology, the body and its intersection are part of her argumentation.
Teresa Fernández-Pello, 1992 / Skylights with electronic waste
Teresa Fernández-Pello Courtesy of Teresa Fernández-Pello
She studied at the Design Academy in Eindhoven (Holland), and completed her training in the studios of Ciszak Dalmas and Álvaro Catalán de Ocón. The Madrid artist Teresa Fernández-Pello approaches her work to sculpture, installation, but also to art design, creating pieces with electronic waste or reusable ceramics that have been exhibited in Berlin, Madrid or Paris. She has collaborated with firms such as Rimowa or Dover Street Market and exhibited at the last Mayrit Design Biennial.