The FAD members at the Design Market 2018

After the success of previous editions, the benchmark market for lovers of good design is back. And why do we say benchmark? For two reasons: the quality of the exhibitors that form part of it and its exceptional setting, the Disseny Hub Barcelona.

Organized by a committee of experts comprising members of the governing boards of the five FAD associations, this painstakingly selected array of exhibitors is what makes of the Design Market an indispensable venue for anyone looking for proposals that are far removed from the traditional Christmas market offering.

If on the 14th, 15th and 16th you attend the seventh edition of our market, you will find more than 100 current creators, new talent and independent designer brands for giving good design as a gift to others or to yourself on this festive occasion. From fashion, complements or jewellery to home and personal objects, furniture or lighting, artisan products, limited-series artworks and graphic elements and publications, among others.

On the project’s website you can consult the list of exhibitors selected for this year. And in this article we tell you about the 44 members who will be present at the Design Market 2018.

 

A-FAD members

 

Adarbakar
Crafts
Web

This artistic brand combines ceramics, photography and poetry in an attempt to create beauty and transmit it, displaying the imperfect perfection of nature. The pieces in this collection are born from clay to be transformed into poetry-filled receptacles.

 

Amalia Vermell
Jewellery
Web

A studio founded by two female jewellers. In their atelier-shop in the Gracia district, they design and handcraft all their pieces. They always have a concept behind them and their aesthetic is minimalist, yet colour is very much present.

 

Berta Sumpsi
Jewellery
Web

Contemporary designer jewellery with a minimalist character. Understanding jewellery as falling into the field of visual culture, Sumpsi designs and handcrafts jewels for communicating.

 

Eva Blanes
Publishing
Web

A workshop of unique books and bespoke editions achieved through craft, experience and proximity. Each proposal is approached singly, giving shape and life to all ideas and projects issuing from a slow-burning creative, intellectual, personal and emotional process.

 

Felix Lozal – a space for creation
Furniture
Web

His work pertains to the field of sculpture, interior design and pop-up installations made from clay. Committing to this ordinary and perishable material is his way of spurring himself on to question whether the importance of the piece lies in the object itself, in its appearance or in the material.

 

Isona Ten
Jewellery
Web

Quality design of limited-production artisan pieces. Her creative universe is inspired in nature, in the Mediterranean environment and in art. Playing with shapes, volumes and textures, she achieves small sculptures; ultimately unique and timeless jewels.

 

Kind of Cyan
Limited-series artworks
Web

They produce cyanotype prints, also known as sun printing, combining images from pop, art history, nature and 3D renders. Their intention is to recover and update a 19th-century technique.

 

Laura Brichs Jewelry
Jewellery
Web

A contemporary jewellery brand established in Barcelona which creates jewels of simple and conceptual lines in gold and silver. Brichs combines her architecture profession with her dedication to jewellery design.

 

Lava Objects
Objects for the home
IG

Lava is a brand of designer objects handcrafted in Barcelona using as raw materials concrete and colour pigments obtained through their own research processes.

 

Lucirmás
Crafts
Web

A studio that upcycles glass. Tableware, tumblers, lamps… each piece is handmade through artisan processes focusing on sustainable practices with a low environmental impact. It collaborates with designers, interior decorators and restaurants such as Celler de Can Roca.

 

Materia Rica
Jewellery
Web

They live and feel art and get excited about it. This is why they combine the use of technology and crafts to create jewels and objects that embellish the day to day. With them you can find your own formula for displaying and expressing your own curious and bold take on life.

 

Mister Karton
Objects for the home
Web

Passion, creativity and positive energy. A Barcelona-based company specializing in premium-quality, eco-friendly and cutting-edge decorative products. They also make bespoke projects using cardboard as their raw material.

 

Pilar Marsà
Jewellery
Web

Sculpture made jewel. Emotions made jewel. She transforms the beauty and force of sensations into unique and inimitable pieces made from noble stones, precious metals and wood.

 

Poco ruido / muchas nueces
Jewellery
Web

This walnut-loving studio –we recommend you read their manifesto on the web! – creates portable art devised, developed and heartmade in the Barcelona area.

 

Sama Genís Orriols
Limited-series artworks
Web

An artist who works clay combined with glass, cement or foams, seeking to experiment in the world of contemporary ceramics. Each one of the pieces is unique, handmade from high-temperature stoneware (1260º). She takes inspiration from the light and colour of the Mediterranean.

 

Sandra Llusà
Jewellery
Web

Jewels that capture everyday moments. Intimacy, time and fleetingness are important concepts within her universe; this is why lightness is a key aspect both visually and in terms of materials. Influenced by sculpture, her pieces are volumes seeking simplicity and artlessness.

 

 

ADG-FAD members

 

Bibu
Graphic elements
Web

A brand specializing in the design, manufacture and sale of textile decoration products, prints and fashion complements characterized by their graphic touch, the combination of bright colours and the use of geometric shapes in their illustrations.

 

Ketterer Design
Jewellery
Web

A creative studio that produces jewels, fashion accessories, illustrations and branding. Their references? Pop culture and the postmodern decoration of the 1980s and ‘90s.

 

P O M
Crafts
IG

Everything begins with a piece of wood. A seasonal collection of flower bouquets made from wood designed somewhere wild by designers from Barcelona. They take their inspiration from nature and take it home.

 

Souvenir Singular
Objects for the home
Web

They are committed to design, to cultural content and to bringing some dignity to the concept of souvenirs from our city, catching tourist iconography because Barcelona is much more than Gaudí and Modernism.

 

Sr. Bermúdez
Graphic elements
Web

Their minimalist works play with the duality of objects and make reference to personal reflections, music, series or film. Intertwined ideas to give rise to alternative film posters or powerful images that transmit an inspiring or evocative thought.

 

Studio Carreras
Limited-series artworks
Web

A graphic design and visual art studio where colour, geometry and simplicity come together to create powerful, concept-backed visual pieces.

 

Tom Edicions
Graphic elements
Web

The B side of Mot studio. They produce design projects not subject to a prior commission, born of the urge to explore different graphic design fields and languages, always based on conceptualizing a topic or on their interest in a specific area.

 

Triggers Cards
Graphic elements
Web

Alejandro Masferrer is the mind behind this ideation tool for creatives. It is a deck of cards with questions of the “what if?” type that help to generate ideas in an effective and dynamic manner. The questions are asked in the most generic way possible and adapt to the majority of creative problems.

 

 

ADI-FAD members

 

Aviv Shany
Crafts
Web

His products cross the conventional limits between art and design, creating an anarchic discipline. His language generates an emotional and serene dialogue between object and user. Experimentation and surprise are the essential ingredients of his work.

 

Bea Malevich
Objects for the home
Web

They create, produce and distribute objects inspired in art, architecture and creativity. Objects for the home, cooking utensils, wearables, books, graphic elements, etc.

 

Bussoga
Objects for the home
Web

Several areas of interest converge here: mathematics-related design, mural art and ceramics. The sum of these concepts produces the result of clever prints that through ceramic become murals, wall claddings or table surfaces.

 

Coco Books
Publishing
Web

A publishing project that seeks to stimulate creativity through plastic arts, offering a very personal kind of interpretation. Utmost care has been taken with the aesthetics and quality of their publications, since content and visual aspect are inseparable.

 

Indianes
Fashion and accessories
Web

They design and develop footwear made from natural and eco-friendly materials, ensuring the user’s comfort and the product’s softness. Manufacture is ethical; business transparency and environmental sustainability are their pillars.

 

Melic, kangaroo method
Objects for people
Web

Created by the «La mar de bien» studio, this textile designer product was born with the aim of addressing a problem: the difficulty of surviving for premature or low-weight babies. This year it won a Gold Delta in the ADI Awards.

 

 

ARQUIN-FAD members

 

Agustina Design Studio
Objects for the home
Web

A design studio of locally designed and produced prints. Their creations materialize in their own collections of products for the home and accessories. They also collaborate in interior design projects, supplying wallpapers, fabrics and other bespoke printable surfaces with a markedly Mediterranean essence.

 

Gustavo Gili
Publishing
Web

An independent publishing house specializing in design, architecture, art, photography and fashion. Their proposals are committed to bringing the culture of design, art and creativity under a revolution-maker prism to a broad public interested in DIY.

 

 

MODA-FAD members

 

Ana Tichy
Fashion and accessories
Web

Ana Tichy’s designs balance complexity and simplicity in which care is taken with every detail. Exclusive designs and prints in collaboration with artists. Local and sustainable production.

 

Badass Prints
Fashion and accessories
Web

A brand of silkscreen-printed products working the concepts of gender, sexuality and identity. It operates as an online and offline artistic platform. The project grows through collaborations with other female creatives such as illustrators and photographers.

 

Beth & Bert
Fashion and accessories
Web

Handmade in Barcelona, they offer pieces that seek to establish a connection with the user. Among their objectives is that of disassociating gender from design, breaking up stereotypes and avoiding the perpetuation of conventionalisms. They also choose to extend the product’s life through the creation of emotional ties, quality of materials and modular design so that any damaged parts can be replaced.

 

Botón de Nácar
Jewellery
Web

They create contemporary jewels by finding beauty in simplicity. They seek a balance between beauty and comfort so that their jewels are part of the person wearing them. They are committed to upholding an artisan, sustainable and local-production brand.

 

CarlotaOms
Fashion and accessories
Web

Elisabet Carlota and Elisenda Oms are the designers of this brand for women made in Barcelona. The collections comprise functional, timeless and comfortable pieces. They won the National Emerging Design Award at 080 Barcelona Fashion in two consecutive editions, 2015 and 2016.

 

Les Chausseurs Murri
Fashion and accessories
Web

Lambert Perera and Alex Saura founded this brand of men’s and women’s shoes in 2014. Manufactured and handmade finishes from Mallorca and Italy, now they release a collection of women’s clothing.

 

Little Champions
Fashion and accessories
Web

A brand made in Barcelona of products that seek to foster the independence of boys and girls 0 to 6 years old. They make products with a specific design to help little children do their daily routine activities without the help of an adult. They work with social workshops.

 

Matalafria Knitwear
Fashion and accessories
Web

Slowfashion made by hand for women and men. Sustainable signature fashion made from fine and delicate materials: alpaca, merino wool and Pima cotton. Behind this brand is Antonio Calderón and a team of collaborators.

 

Nansa
Fashion and accessories
Web

Design of functional and versatile bags painstakingly finished and made from quality local materials. They are made in Barcelona. They never use leather and aim for their restrained design line to be recognizable at first glance.

 

Pau Esteve
Fashion and accessories
Web

He designs and produces limited editions of pieces born of straight-lined patterns. In his hands they acquire a unique touch. With comfort as his banner, his restrained designs eschew neither sophistication nor sensuality. His pieces, for both women and men, adapt to everyday life.

 

PezPunto
Fashion and accessories
Web

Mediterranean brand of garments for children from 3 to 16 years, designed and handmade in Barcelona. Two limited-edition collections are produced each year from natural fabrics and, when the fabric allows, they are customized by tinting them with shibori techniques. She plays with geometry to transform patterns, resulting in highly unconventional pieces.

 

Prógono + Irene Carrera
Jewellery
Web

Prógono Bags and the Catalan contemporary jewellery firm Irene Carrera join forces to present this collaboration: three collections of jewels inspired in board games such as Tangram and noughts & crosses. The original function of each game is present and you can play with the pieces as well as wearing them.