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Walk & Talk with Francisco & Max

Designer Francisco Gomez Paz and Dezeen's Editorial Director, Max Fraser, wanders around District Refshaleøen and District Holmen during 3daysofdesign discussing the next material revolution tackling the use of polyurethane foam in furniture.

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Pelle Johansen © Boogie Pictures
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Pelle Johansen © Boogie Pictures
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Pelle Johansen © Boogie Pictures
Walk & Talk

Walk & Talk with Francisco & Max

Designer Francisco Gomez Paz and Dezeen's Editorial Director, Max Fraser, wanders around District Refshaleøen and District Holmen during 3daysofdesign discussing the next material revolution tackling the use of polyurethane foam in furniture.

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Sabina Eklund
September 4, 2024
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Francisco Gomez Paz
Born in Salta, Argentina in 1975, Francisco moved to Milan after obtaining an Industrial Design degree at the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, where he attended the Master in Design at Domus Academy. Francisco’s approach to design is driven by his own curiosity, the knowledge of technology and materials and a highly experimental hands-on creative process. Since opening his design studio in Milan he has developed products for leading design companies such as Artemide, Driade, Danese, Landscape Forms, Lensvelt, Luceplan, Olivetti and Sector among others. His work has received several international recognitions such as the Good Design Award and Red Dot Award; he has been honored together with Alberto Meda with the First Prize of the Index Award for the Solar Bottle, which has also been selected for the MOMA’s Study Collection.
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Natural Material Studio
Møntergade 16, 1116 Copenhagen
Natural Material Studio is an award-winning, Copenhagen-based design and research studio redefining material innovation for a fluid future. Founded in 2018 by Bonnie Hvillum, the studio transforms natural and discarded resources into bespoke biomaterials, objects and environments that seamlessly merge functionality, artistry and circularity. Through reimagined design processes and architectural structures, Natural Material Studio is committed to shaping a more sustainable and interconnected world. With an experimental and future-focused approach, Natural Material Studio’s cross-disciplinary team works to explore new possibilities within the convergence of material science, artistic ingenuity and spatial design.
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Louis Poulsen
Kuglegårdsvej 19—23, 1434 Copenhagen
Founded in 1874, the Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen creates products that encompass the duality of design and light. Every detail in the design has a purpose. Every design starts and ends with light. Louis Poulsen offers a range of lighting aimed at the commercial and domestic lighting markets, with illumination and solutions for both indoor and outdoor applications. In close partnership with designers, architects and other talents like Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Øivind Slaatto, Alfred Homann, Louise Campbell and Oki Sato, Louis Poulsen has established itself as a leading global architectural and decorative lighting brand.
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