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DELTA AWARD
We are proud to share that Dalia Cabinet, for BD Barcelona, was selected in this year's edition of the Delta Awards.
Editorial Board of Architectural Digest Mexico
Under the premise of challenging the limits of contemporary design, at a young age, Joel has created iconic pieces that stand out in the international scene.
From everyday objects to extravagant furniture, in each project, he showcases his infinite creativity and a complete understanding of form.
Salone del Mobile Milano 2018
We’re thrilled to announce that after last year’s success, Dalia Cabinet for BD Barcelona will once again be on show at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan.
The Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano is the biggest and most important show in the world regarding furniture and design from all over. Since its first edition in 1961 the fair has been shaping the history of design and displaying top-notch and innovative products.
BD Barcelona is a Spanish company founded in the 70’s that has edited furniture by iconic artists and Designers like Dalí, Jaime Hayon, Campana Brothers and Konstantin Grcic.
Montblanc Magazine: Joel Escalona - Design inspired by People
For Joel Escalona, the world is a place of unlimited inspiration. A tad. a pan: You will find everyday products like these in the portfolio of the Mexican designer. Why? Because it's people that inspire him - and given there are over seven billion in the world, that makes tor quite a number of inspiring subjects, and an even higher number or possible ideas. How can ideas help people? This is one of desian's most fundamental questions.
L'Officiel Interview: Challenging Balance
Questioning why something should be a certain way or meet expectations - which have been formed through stereotypes - is always challenging. Observation is fundamental for any designer. Designing an object with a function is also essential. Shouldn't all objects meet an aesthetic purpose and artistic value? This should be a basic principle.
Sketch therefore prototype
Sketches are quick, timely, inexpensive, disposable and plentiful, have a clear vocabulary, have a constrained gesture and an appropriate degree of refinement, are ambiguous and more important “suggest & explore rather than confirm” — sketches don’t “tell” they “suggest”*