DESIGNER’s STORY
The designers Ramos & Bassols have specialised over the years in the design and development of diverse products: homeware, lighting, home and contract furniture, urban furniture and other products. They have come up with many lighting projects for Vibia amongst which are included the Alpha wall and reading lamps, the Duo and Domo ceiling lights, the Flex table and reading lamps, the Micro ceiling and wall lamps, the Millenium bathroom lights, the Plis Outdoor lights, the Up ceiling-lights and the Warm collection. An extraordinary variety of light fittings suitable for all areas and applications.
Ramos Bassols are David Ramos and Jordi Bassols, both industrial designers. The studio started in 2004, after several years of experience in different fields such as urban furniture, tableware, lighting and office furniture. Based in Barcelona, Ramos Bassols offers a personal view on contemporary design, always searching for the balance between form, function and aesthetics. Products with clean lines, as well as warm and attractive for the public.
The studio has been granted with several awards, both national and international:
7 Delta award nominations; first prize in the Madrid Furniture Show 2002; special mention in the Álava historical site design competition in 2004; Hospitality Design Product 2010 and International Interior Design Association 2010 prize with the Alpha series; International Design award for Aplha Picture lamp 2014; etc.
Their designs have been exhibited in several international showings, such as Rojo diseño español London 2007, Rojo NY 2009, Made in Spain Japan 2010, Making-off FAD Barcelona 2010, Blanco y Negro Terrassa 2011, RED spanish design 2013, etc.
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Born in 1954, member of the Milanese tradition that generated designers such as Castiglioni, Zanuso, Magistretti and de Lucchi, graduated in architecture at the Politecnico of Milan in 1979. Since then, he has designed for most of the leading names in the furniture and lighting sectors. Minotti and Rodolfo Dordoni: the company started working with
Born in São Paulo, Kogan is the founding architect and professor of all the team at studio mk27. As the architects of the team, Kogan is a great admirer of the Brazilian modernism generation, seek to fulfill the task of rethinking and giving continuity to this iconic architectural movement. The projects of studio mk27 place
Vico Magistretti was born in 1920, in Milan. In the post-war period he was actively involved in the reconstruction, both on the theoretical side through the MSA (Movement for Architectural Studies) of which he was one of the founders, and on the practical side with projects for INA-Casa and QT8.
As the third generation of specialized wood craftsmen in cabinet making and restoration, in the seventies, Romeo Sozzi made his debut in interior decoration. Since 1988, he has managed his company, Promemoria, together with his three sons. In time, Promemoria has become not just a producer of internationally high profile furnishing, but a test bed
An authoritative presence on the contemporary French scene, Bruno Moinard has developed commercial and cultural projects for an international clientele, from Christie’s to Cartier, from Galerie Lafayette to the Musée des Arts Decoratif.
Since 2002 with Oki Sato providing direction to Nendo studio, it represents a refreshing, refined and cultured alternative to over-celebrated design. Meaning “clay” in Japanese the name Nendo implies the flexibility and malleability of that material their designs for the world of graphics, interior architecture and furniture.
