Designers

Industrial designer.
Efficient solutions and a natural talent for creating successful products combined with an extensive career have earned this designer recognition in the world of design. 
Gabriel Teixidó entered the field of industrial design in the 70s as a freelancer.
“for me the greatest reward is that people use what I make and that it continues to exist for as long as possible”.
He was born in Barcelona in 1947
His father, a “model-maker” taught him the culture of the hands
He trained at the School of Applied Arts and Crafts in Barcelona (1964-1969)
He was a teacher at the EINA School (1996-2000)
He was a board member of ADI-FAD (1997-1999)

An international design studio based in Barcelona that is distinguished by the timeless spirit of its products. They have received numerous awards and distinctions such as the Provincial Guild of Furniture Merchants (1989) and the National Design Award (1997). Among their best known works are the Gorka programme for Akaba (1993), the Hola series for Kusch+Co (1995), the Glassbox display cabinets for Disform (1995), the Temps chair for Punt Mobles (1997) and the Artico and Duna collection for Cassina (1998). Pensi Design Studio and Akaba have had a fruitful relationship for more than 20 years, during which time we have developed chairs such as the aforementioned Gorka, Pol and E-Motive, Muga and Muga-2, the Absolut stool, the Carma table and our latest addition, the Kabi chair.

His career as an interior and industrial designer begins during the period of his academic training through various collaborations with architecture and design studios. He also assumes personal projects. In 1994 he founded his own studio in Barcelona and currently leads a team of professionals trained in various fields of design. His projects, national and international, range from interior to industrial design in the commercial and private sectors. The studio also has considerable experience in graphic design projects, photography and art direction. Its design philosophy is based on the spatial and geometric proportion. Throughout his career Rifé has received many prizes in the field of design, like ContractWorld Awards, ICFF Editors Awards, Ascer Prizes, and FAD Awards. Also, he has been nominated for the National Design Awards and the Delta Awards for Industrial Design. His work has been widely reported in the press and specialized publications and books nationally and internationally. Also, several books that collect his most outstanding works have been published. Currently he combines teaching with an active role in workshops, meetings, and conferences throughout the Spanish territory and internationally.

Iratzoki Lizaso is an industrial design studio created in the Basque Country, in 2016. Having worked together over several years, Jean Louis Iratzoki and Ander Lizaso decided to form a partnership. Ably supported by their experienced team, they work closely with both small companies and large corporations.

Their work encompasses various areas of design: home and office furniture, textiles, lighting, ephemeral architecture and accessories. Jean Louis Iratzoki and Ander Lizaso are also the artistic directors of certain brands. From their work emerge enduring items that inspire emotion and affection.

Isaac Piñeiro (Pontevedra, 1976) is a product designer based in Barcelona. After graduating from Mestre Mateo Santiago Art School he moved to Valencia where he studied product design at EASD. He continued is training at Scuola Politécnica di Milano, where he had the chance to learn from professionals like Odoardo Foiravanti, Huub Ubbens and Matali Crasset.

After a fruitful career as co-founder of the multidisciplinary design studio Nadadora. In 2017 begins a new stage with the creation of Isaac Piñeiro Design Studio, to continue developing product design projects. His main objective is to create intuitive products based on a quest for efficiency in the conception, production and design.

His work has been published and exhibited in several media, museums, and international fairs. His latest acknowledgement, among others, is the Best of the Year 2017 prize for Interior Design Magazine for his Tortuga seats collection.

Tabuenca & Leache, Architects, since their foundation have developed a wide variety of projects from architecture (official buildings, industrial, sport centers, cultural, education, religious, etc), renovations, urban development, real state, interior design and product design. They have been awarded with several prizes and recognitions from different Institutions such as Spanish High Commission for Architecture, Architect's Association Basque Country-Navarra, Architect's Association of Madrid, Madrid Town Hall, the Ministry of Culture, Hyspalit, ASCER, MDA UNAV, ECOLA, Frate Sole Foundation, FAD Foundation, Delta ADI FAD and Mies Van der Rohe Foundation. In 1997, they were selected by the prestigious architects Rafael Moneo and Alvaro Siza, together with another 5 architectural studios, to be among the most relevant Iberian architects and to show their work on the 1st Spanish-Portuguese Architectural Exhibition held by the Dukes of Soria Foundation. Their work has been published in different national and international specialized publications such as El Croquis, AIT, Arquitectura Viva, AV, A+T, "Young Spanish Architects" (Birkhäuser), Diseño Interior, Guía de Arquitectura española 1929-1996, Detail, Casabella and A+U.

Ander Lizaso (Oiartzun, 1986) is a Basque industrial designer. He studied engineering and design at the University of Mondragon and at the Instituto Europeo di Design in Madrid. During his last years of education, he oriented his interests towards furniture design and presented his first pieces at the Salone Satelite 2011, the section for new talents at the Milan fair.

In 2012 he began working with Jean Louis Iratzoki, with whom he associated in 2016 to create a joint studio under the brand Iratzoki & Lizaso in the French Basque Country. During this period, he built a solid basis of knowledge and experience both in the area of product design and in artistic direction.

In 2022 he embarked on a new personal project with the creation of Ander Lizaso Studio in his native Oiartzun. From his studio he collaborates with local as well as international companies and projects.

His approach to design is honest and critical at the same time. He runs away from some of the sector’s classic vices and tries to design lasting products that develop links with the user.

Muka Design Lab is an industrial design studio which has won a number of awards, specialising in creating furniture, household goods and small appliances with identity and character.

They work with leading craftspeople and local workshops to design everyday objects that people adore. Everything, from sustainable furniture to the design concepts they create, begins with a story breathing life into each object.

Their work has been featured in AD Architectural Design, Fast Company, Archi Expo, Dezeen and El País, has claimed prizes at international design exhibitions in Milan and Los Angeles, and also earned a Red Dot Award: Design Concept and a German Design Award.