Rui Alves

Rui Alves (born 1977) comes from a family of skilled craftsmen. His father and grandfather were cabinet makers and since his childhood he lives surrounded by tools and materials. Rui studied Industrial Design at IADE in Lisbon, graduating in 2001. In the same year, he opened his design office based in his hometown to undertake projects ranging from furniture to product design. Always paying attention to details – almost obsessively – he works intensively to explore materials, processes and its properties. Rui has a simple and practical design approach to achieve innovative and strong personality products. His work have been recognized and awarded internationally, including the Red Dot Award best of the best in 2010, and have been selected to be part in exhibitions around the world.

Selected Exhibitions

DesignTour, 2012, Montpellier, France
DesignTour, 2012, Bordeaux, France
DesignTour, 2012, Marseille, France
DesignTour, 2012, Lyon, France
BID 12, 2012, Madrid, Spain
Generation Design, 2012, Paris, France
DesignàMão .01, 2012, Braga, Portugal
SaloneSatellite 2012, Milan, Italy

Int Craft Bienal 2011, Cheongju, Korea
InBliss 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
50/IPP/25, 2011, Oporto, Portugal
SaloneSatellite 2011, Milan, Italy
DMY Berlin 2011, Berlin, Germany

Red Dot Award 2010, Singapore
DMY Berlin 2010, Berlin, Germany

DMY Berlin 2009, Berlin, Germany
DesignWise 2.0, Lisbon, Portugal

Selected Press

SOTOKOTO, Apr, 2013
MarieClaire, Apr, 2013

INTERNI Magazine, Mar 2012
Metropolis magazine, Mar, 2012
Noticias Maganizs Apr 2012
Isole24ORE, Apr, 2012
MD International, Apr/May 2012
TL Magazine, N.14, 2012
NEO2, Jun, 2012
DDN, Jul 2012
Surface Magazine, Jul/Aug 2012
ELLE Decoration, Sep, 2012
Pedal Project, 03, 2012

101 Woonideeen, 09, 2011
Arquitecture À VIVRE, Mar/Apr, 2011
Arq&Design, Mar/Apr, 2011
nyaRUM, N.4, 2011
Dwell, Jul/Aug, 2011
Vogue Living, Sep/Oct 2011
Noticias Magazine, Dec, 2011

Zitty Berlin, 12, 2010
Home, Jun/Jul, 2010
Surface Magazine, Sep/Oct 2010
TL Magazine, N.8, 2010

Publications

Modern Furniture, 150 Years of Design, hfULLMANN, 2012
Fabulous Furniture, Artpower, 2012

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