Interview - Magaceen by Cosentino

Interview - 19.06.2019

Interview with Nika Zupanc Cosentino

In this conversation Vanessa Feo, Head of International Communication for Cosentino, interviews Nika Zupanc, globally recognised product and interior designer. **What is the first material, the first spark to start designing a product? What path do you follow in your creative process?Nika Zupanc (NZ):** For me it is very important who I am working for, because I am of course an industrial designer, so the product is always a combination of your philosophy and philosophy of the company. So the initial brief always comes from the company. Then it depends whether the company has its own material that it works with, if this is the case, then you concentrate on that material, and you work with that material. Then you have companies that don’t have their own technology, and in cases like that you start from different points. But it’s always combination of the material, for me the innovation in the material is very important, so is how to use the existing techniques in a new way. And then of course it is just the combination of the function, the appearance, the colours, etc. But it really depends on each product, always it&rs

Interview - 27.05.2019

Kéré & Kundoo

In Dialogue

The Berlin-based Burkinabé Francis Kéré and the Indian architect Anupama Kundoo talk about the coincidences and differences that have marked their lives and their careers. The following is an excerpt of a conversation that took place in Madrid, on the occasion of the Museo ICO exhibition, between Francis Kéré and the Indian architect Anupama Kundoo, whose work expresses a sensitivity much akin to the African’s.Anupama Kundoo: There is something I never asked you before. You and I have done things that point to a certain grouping or commonality. But one of the differences between us is this: I studied architecture in India and I started working there with the education I had received. I come from a very populated area in Bombay but I moved to a rural zone, where, out of necessity, I explored low-tech ways of building, respecting the resources the locals have. Later I went to Germany, taught with the head of the department, and decided to do my PhD. You, in contrast, studied in Germany, so there has to be a German influence on the African imprint you carry inside. I see your underlying emotions and roots clearly, also in the way yo

Interview - 25.03.2019

Interview with Alfredo Häberli

Cosentino

In this conversation Alfredo Häberli, an internationally established designer that has been sponsored by Dekton in his most recent project, shares with Cosentino some of his thoughts about design and the future. **You were born in Argentina and have been residing in Zurich, Switzerland since the end of the 1970s. How does the Latino personality mix with the Germanic one?Alfredo Häberli (AH):** At the beginning it was more suffering than a marriage of the two. But I have to say that I work a lot thinking about my childhood and the positive years that I experienced in Argentina, and a little with the rationality I learned in Switzerland and in my studies as an industrial designer. All of these have been good for me today. So I have both: the poetry and sense of intuition I got from Argentina and the rational, slightly more orderly side from Switzerland.You say your studio “nourishes your soul.” We picture a place full of books, models, materials and curiosities. Is your studio anything like this? Do you find inspiration in your studio? Is it where your creativity is given full rein?AH: Yes. I’ve always thought that observation is the

Interview - 14.03.2019

Interview with Benjamin Hubert

Cosentino

Cosentino interviews Benjamin Hubert, creative director of LAYER, a stratergic design agency from London. The designer has collaborated with Dekton, creating the installation Raytrace fir the Milan Design Week 2019. **How did this collaboration with Cosentino come to life?Benjamin Hubert (BJ):** Cosentino came to visit us, came to the studio to see our work, to see our process. And then, we visited Cosentino to see the factory, to see the production, to see the materials, to see the process… And the meeting of our process and Cosentino’s process came to a conversation where we were talking about: How do we highlight the potential of Dekton®?**What was your initial vision for the collaboration?BJ:** The material that Cosentino produces is incredible. Dekton® is a result of a lot of pressure, short amount of time, a lot of natural materials, to create a very hard-wearing and highly compact material. And we saw this material and thought it could be used for architectural applications. Its size and gravitas should be exploited, and we liked the idea of a relationship to nature. So, thinking about the world arou

Interview - 21.12.2018

Arik Levy visits Cosentino

Cosentino City Madrid

El artista, diseñador industrial y fotógrafo, Arik Levy visitó el 17 de diciembre Cosentino City Madrid. Nacido en Tel Aviv, Levy se formó en el Art Center Europe de Suiza. Desde su estudio parisino ha viajado hasta Madrid para participar en un conversatorio con Vicente Porres (Noviembre Estudio) sobre el proceso del diseño. Al evento asistieron clientes y colaboradores de Cosentino y se organizó en colaboración con la revista Room Diseño.Arik Levy:“La creación es un músculo sin control. Vemos demasiado, pero no sentimos suficiente, así que cuando diseño intento sentir lo que me conecta con la mente.”“Mi material preferido es la emoción. Si pongo una sonrisa en la cara de alguien, entonces es que algo bueno ha pasado.”