![]() This is the reason why I always launch sculptures in my collection regardless of the fact that these structures don’t have a specific function, other than pleasing the eye of the observer. I try my hardest to bring art into my interior design objects. Modern design and architecture initiated by The Bauhaus School in Germany is also of great inspiration to me and I love the idea of “Gesamtkunstwerk:” the idea of bringing all the work of the art together. The world is complex enough, and when boiling architecture and design down to the pure essentials, I get this kind of pure and clean feeling that makes me calm. Have you always been drawn to minimalism? If any, what were some of the other styles, trends or designers that influenced your earlier work?īuilding and structures by Mies van Der Rohe, Tadao Ando, Oscar Niemeyer have always fascinated me. After working in the bureau business for five years as an illustrator, visual identity maker, and graphic designer, I wanted to start my own business-it just felt right and that "now" was the time. Five years later, I graduated with a Masters degree in architecture and graphic design. My application was accepted and I entered the school at only 20-years-old. After high school, I worked for a year in an interior store while I prepared my portfolio and refined my skills in drawing in order to apply to get into The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. I attended a high school offering classes in design and architecture and I immediately fell in love. ![]() My mother always mentions that I loved to re-organize my room and did this once a month- not always what my parents loved since all my belongings had to stay in the living room while I was re-decorating. I sold my first painting as a 14-year-old. Kristina Dam: Since childhood, I’ve been painting and creating small hobby-like objects that I would sell by the road or that small shops would take in. What first drew you to the art/design world? Maison & Objet (Paris), Ambiente (Frankfurt) and Interzum in Germany, 100% design London (UK) and Cersaie (Bologna (Italy)).VISUAL PLEASURE: Talk to us a little bit about how you got started, before you founded your design studio. Furniture Fairs in Paris (France), in Cologne (Germany), Milan and Verona in Italy, Stockholm (Sweden), Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen and Shanghai in China, New York and High Point in USA, Valencia, Madrid, Zaragoza, Yecla in Spain. His interest in innovating has led him to use the best technology to develop new products as well as to observe and follow a number of international fairs with the purpose of being well informed of the latest trends. He has collaborated with companies in: Spain, Italy, Turkey, China, Japan and Korea. 2016 Start to work as International Expert in Furniture Design for community projects with the EU. From 2010 collaborates as freelance with Chinese companies from his office in Valencia (Spain). In 2001 Sergio created “studio perezfortea”, a Studio dedicated to product design, involved, from the very moment of conception or idea of the object to the production process, as well as the artistic communication management of such products, collaborating mainly with engineers, photographers, graphic designers and architects. Since 1999 he has been working as a freelance designer for Spanish and International companies of the habitat sector. Sergio Perez has worked with several Spanish furniture design studios as well as with the Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) of Valencia. He obtained first prize in the contest “old tools new tools” for Samsung (Korea), and also received a special mention in the Driade´s “Home Ceramic Objects” contest in Milan. 1997, Master in Industrial Design, “Design Direction”, “Furniture Design” and “Visual Trend” at the Domus Academy of Milan (Italy). ![]() 1996 Master in Furniture Industry technologies at AIDIMA (Technological Institute for Furniture and Wood of Valencia, Spain). 1995 Achieved Industrial Designer degree achieved at EASD of Valencia (Spain). Industrial Designer (Furniture specialist) and Design Manager.
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