§ Interior architecture of a 600 m2 office for Ruyser in Badalona. The work consisted of an esthetic concept and layout proposal as well as plans, spec sheets and overseeing of the construction in reference to electricity, lighting, walls, glasswork, metalwork, carpentry, air conditioning, flooring and ceilings, etc.

§ Design of bathroom furniture for Pom D’Or; this collection called Nara was introduced at the 2008 Milan Furniture Fair. Made of acrilo-ceramic and wood, it includes washbasins, horizontal and vertical containers, and mirrors.

§ The Fastrack prototype container for office systems was introduced at the OFITEC 2008 furniture fair by AIC. The first of an extensive collection, the design has an extruded aluminum skin.

§ Introduction in the 2008 Frankfurt Lighting Fair of the Keops wall bracket, the Hotel-Python and the Snaik LED wall bracket. At the same fair the Vips ceiling lamp was also presented as well as the rotational molding outdoor lamps Litebox / Litecube. All made by Carpyen.

RELEVANT ARCHITECTURAL WORK

§ Creation of a new concept for a restaurant whose creative dishes are based on cheese. Called CHEESEME, the restaurant is a 160m2 two-floor space located in the trendiest eating area in Barcelona (calle Argenteria, in the Born district).

§ 2003: Design and construction of IBERCONSEIL’s corporate headquarters, in Barcelona. IBERCONSEIL is Spain’s second largest cheese importer. A 450 m2 space, the work was published in PROYECTO CONTRACT (Casa Viva) issue: 3 (p. 96-103) as well as in HABITAT UFFICIO issue: 116 (p. 162-167)

§ 2002: CORTES RESIDENCE Renovation of a Row house in Terrasa, the work was published in BCR issue number 6 of year II (Cover and p. 20-21) 

§ Design of a 400 m2 traveling exhibit for the Barcelona Science Museum. The commission was won against 3 other prestigious design offices. The work is the most complex traveling exhibit produced by the Museum to date.

§ The design and construction of my own loft space in Barcelona. The project was published in Casa Viva, Hogares, and Eben amongst others. The design is still of interest today: it was reviewed in El Pais Semanal in May 2008 (see detailed list of publications below)

§ Design of the Barcelona corporate offices for "Mutua de Seguros Pelayo" in collaboration with Frederic Callis. This 1000 m2 of office space located on Calle Valencia, 313 is notable for its custom designed lighting, reception desks, and spiral staircase. I also designed an office on the Calle Alcala of Madrid and another on the Ronda Zamenhof in Sabadell as well as the showroom for Kemen office furniture and a 400m2 showroom for Automoviles Conchita with the same associate. The various Pelayo offices were published in a number of magazines. (see the list of published works below)

RELEVANT PRODUCT DESIGN:

2005 to 2006:

§ For CARPYEN LIGHTING. Introduced at the 2006 Frankfurt lighting fair: the PAPIROFLEXIA a versatile fluorescent hanging and wall collection made of stainless steel, and the MORGAN collection, a lamp series of cast metal designed for commercial applications. 2005 saw the creation of the VIPER flexible desk, wall and ceiling lamp collection, as well as the WAKI bathroom wall bracket lamps, and the all Pyrex CANDEL lamp using a mineral oil cartridge. Introduced in the September 2005 Valencia fair: the OMARA conical fluorescent torchere, the MONDRIAN collection for lighting 2D artwork, SQUARE, a 30x30 fluorescent fixture, POPPY a modern version of the petrol lamp, KIWI a miniature glass wall bracket, and PYTHON, a wall fixture especially designed as a reading lamp powered by LEDs.

2004:

§ For BONESTIL, design of a rotational molded stackable chair called DROP. Introduced in the Sept 04 Valencia fair, the chair is for terrace and outdoor use. Also for the same company, a cafeteria table called SPIRAL.

§ For IMAT, the design of a collection of airport welcome desks; the first production run was installed in Barcelona’s main airport. During the course of 2003, the desks were also installed in the Tenerife airport.

§ Creation of the ALUMINIO for Cosmic, Spain’s foremost company in bath complements and accessories. ALUMINIO is an extensive collection of extruded aluminum cupboards, containers and shelves.

§ 1998 to 2001 Design of a travelling exhibit for the Barcelona Science Museum. This commission was won in against 3 other well-known design outfits, and qualifies as the Museum`s most ambitious exhibit of this kind at that date.

§ A complete collection of injection molded PP contract seating for Imat called ARGENTA, which was introduced at Construmat in Barcelona in 1999.

§ Sellex introduced a formed wood contract seating collection of my design named WOODY and in 2001, Blauet introduced the WIND information lamp.

§ Also noteworthy in 2001 MINI-HOOK series a smaller coat hanger version of the CAPTAIN HOOK series designed for SELLEX, and especially the introduction of the COMPOSIT by NOVA DIMENSIO, a 70 piece collection of containers, shelving systems, bed, tables, and more, all made of Wisa Birch wood and designed in tandem with F. Callis.

Noteworthy designs from 1995 to 1998: 

§ "Bloc" lamp by Fontana Arte: an installation product using a metal halide bulb also for Fontana Arte (Italy) and the Me2 Wall fixture

§ Big Ben, by Candle, a Fontana Arte Company, BB is a compact fluorescent table lamp.

§ ZU2 by the Rapsel Group: a collection of bath accessories (Italy)

§ Winston and Cresendo lamps made by B.Lux in Spain (Spain)

§ Captain Hook by Sellex, a cothes rack system. (Spain)

§ Soda Lamp by Blauet, a glass lamp collection. (Spain)

1990 to 1995

§ Lisa, Mowgli, and Bookend lamps designed for Candle, a Fontana Arte Company

§ Von Braun and Kant collection; by Schopenhauer. These are glass and aluminum table and shelving systems. Schopenhauer is a Fontana Arte company.

§ Lua, Zip collection, and Piu lamps for B.Lux

§ Kibo, Kobe and Kabuki lamps for Van Lux

§ Tuki , a bookend that won the selection ADP in 1995, by Blauet

WORK of INTEREST:

§ 1983 to 1990: I created and directed a company, Daifuku Designs, manufacturing my own creations, mainly in the lighting sector and sold on the European market. My products, named Toki-Doki, Nikko, Nara, Otani, etc. Were published in numerous Spanish and Italian magazines. Full length interviews were written up by "Arte Regalo" , "Eben" and "Hogares", and I wrote articles for "On" and "Papers Impresos" (Spain).

§ 1972 to 1973. After graduating RISD, I collaborated, either as an employee or as a consultant, with known US architects and manufacturers: Paul Rudolph, Knoll International, Lightolier, Tandberg,. I also worked for Gyorgy Kepes and Frederic St. Florian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

§ 1972. I won an award in the Sachs furniture competition for a double seat dubbed the "American Dream Machine". The design was published in most top design or architectural magazines in the U.S & M.D. of Germany.

NOTEWORTHY PUBLISHED WORK:

. Nov 2008: Interview for magazine Catalonia Today.
. Arcade sept/oct 2008. a German publication. Photographic report on Candel lamp p. 41
. On Design. No. 292- 2008, photographic report on the Candel lamp. P. 198-199.
. El Pais Semanal no.1658 (6th of July 08) p.92. Publication of the landscape design of my home’s garden.
. Office-2008 a book published by Pace Publishing LTD. The project for Iberconseil on p.135-141
. Eben no. 58 – 2008 A complete photographic report on the project for Ruyser’s offices p.28 to 33
. Casa Viva no 109 in 2007 A full review of my work as an architect and designer in interview formato, in “Casa Retrato” p. 78 to 82.
. A 221 page book on Restaurants worldwide published by Pace Publishing ltd in 2007, Cheeseme was published on pages 80 to 85.
. Eben no.53. A photographic report written by Daifuku on a theoretical underground home designed by Daifuku. P. 48 to 51.
. “Barcelona-New York-Paris”, a book on significant design world-wide design, Cheeseme was published on pages 102 to 105.
. New Furniture Design, book, p. 86-87 photos of the Woody chair produced by Sellex
. On Diseño, Number 270, p.154-161 Article and photos of Cheeseme
. Proyecto Contract number 20 (Spain), p. 126-131. Article and photos of Cheeseme
. On Diseño Number 262 year 2005 (Spain), p. 176-77-78-79 on the Candel autonomous lamp & p. 180-81-82-83 on the Waki Bathroom fixture.
. DHD (Hotel Design Diffusion) Number 6 year 2005 (Italy), p. 166-171 Article on the Cheeseme Restaurant
. BC+R. Number 5 year 2 (Cataluña). p. 20-22 + cover. Article on Cortés residence.
. Habitat Ufficio. Number 116. (Italy) p.162 a 167 Design of Iberconseil offices.
. Proyecto Contract. Number 3. (Spain) p.96 a 103. “Paz y Harmonia”, Iberconseil offices
. ByN Dominical Number 13 Jan 2002. (Spain) p.76-77 Interview and article
. On Mono-thematic on office design 2000. (Spain)- P. 195. Argenta chair
. Hogares. Number 393. (Spain) p. 52 a 59. BCN-NY article on Loft
. Casa Viva. Number 37, year 4. (Spain) p.179 a 186 “Oriente en Occidente” , my Loft
. Eben. Number 25 Jan 2000. (Cataluña) p. 34 a 45 + cover “Loft en BCN”
. GapCasa Number 109 + cover 1994. (Italy). Mowgli lamp.
. Creativity News.(Spain) Number 18. p. 92-93. Design of PELAYO head office.
. Oficinas Number 208 September 1997(Spain). p. 53 a 62 + cover. PELAYO head office
. Habitat Ufficio. Number 78 (Italy), Year 16. p. 36 a 39 + Cover. Design of PELAYO head office.
. Design Report.(Germany) Number 10 de1996, p. 40-41. Interview and article
. On Diseño. Number 216 (Spain) p. 97-98 Expo “La Neurona” & p.123 Argenta Chair.
. Diseño Interior. Number 18 (Spain) September 1992. Article on lighting p 51A
. Nuevo Estilo Number 210 (Spain), September 1995 p.166 Mogli lamp, p 168 Bookend lamp.
. Eben. Number 12 –1993 (Cataluña). p. 62-63. Interview
. Ardi. Number 12, year 2, p. 130. OTAN floor lamp.
. Design Journal (Korea) number 24 Feb. 1990. p.81. Interview. 
. On Diseño. number 134. p. 194 Kendo lamp and p.218 Kibo Lamp
. JAL Design Review. 1989-90 (Japan) p.72. Tanuki Lamp 
. Arte Regalo. Number 84 June 1987 p. 41 a 44. Interview
. On Diseño. Number 40. P.32-33. Article by Daifuku: “Vergent Scrappers”.
. Articles published in the US after winning the Sachs Furniture Competition in 1972 with American Dream Machine: Providence Journal. Nov. 5 1972. G-3, Architecture Forum June 1972 p. 23, Md (Germany) number 9 1973, p. 104....etc)

Note: Most of the listed publications can be downloaded from my web page www.daifukudesigns.com in pdf format by clicking on the thumbnail views of magazine covers at the bottom of the pages.

VARIOUS:

I have taught project courses in Industrial Design or Architecture at the Parsons School of Design, N.Y. and the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the USA, and in Barcelona, at Eina, Elisava and BAU. I presently teach a product project course at the latter two. I have been to South Korea as a design consultant in 1995 and 1996, by invitation of the Korean government.

LANGUAGES:

English, French, Spanish : completely fluent
Catalan: spoken fluency

Italian: some.