Tomàs Alonso Biography

Founding member of OKAY Studio (2006)

Solo Exhibition

2009

Variations on a tube, NextLevel galerie, Paris, France

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010

Unexpected Guests Yesterday’s Houses, Today’s Design, curated by Beppe Finessi, The Boschi Di Stephano Historic House, Milan, Italy

2009

One Part Chef / Four Parts Design, Victoria & Albert museum, London, UK
One Part Chef / Four Parts Design, Sommerset House, London, UK
Ca sert à quelques chose!, curated by Philippe Malouin, Commissaires Gallery, Montréal, Canada
Rossana Orlandi Spazio, salon del mobile, Milan, Italy
Floating Chairs, Distretto italiano della sedia, Fuori Salone, Udine, Italy
Talent exhibition, Ambiente Fair, Cologne, Germany

2008

Guest Designer, Tokyo Design Week, Japan
Under the same roof, Fifth exhibition OKAY Studio, Aram Gallery, London, UK
Green Energy, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
Il verde che sale, Teracrea, Palazzo Trussardi, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
Bric à brac, IN/D label, Salone Satellite, Milan, Italy
Mo-Billy, IN/D label, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
Fourth exhibition OKAY Studio, Design Fair, London, UK

2007

Retrospective OKAY Studio, Design European institute and Hotel Puerta America, Madrid, Spain
Designers in Residence, Design Museum, London, UK
Second exhibition Okay Studio, Box Fresh, London Design Festival, UK
Much depends on Dinner, IN/D label, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
British design Day, salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
Installation Greedy Magpie, White Chapel Gallery, London, UK
First exhibition OKAY Studio, Furniture Fair, Cologne, Germany

2006

Cohabitations, curated by Matali Crasset, Biennale de Saint Etienne, France
The Show Two, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Made By Machine, curated by Ron Arad, Zeus Gallery, Milan, Italy

2005

Work in Progress, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Living space, curated by Ron Arad, Internos Gallery, Salone del mobile, Milan, Italy

2004

Work in Progress, Royal College of Art, London, UK

Awards

2009

Finalist of D3 Contest, Furniture Fair, Cologne, Germany

2008

1st prize Promosedia International Design Competition, Udine, Italy
Finalist, Cabinet Maker Young Designer of the year, Furniture Show, Birmingham, UK

2006

Excellent Work Award, International Design Competition, Japan Design Foundation

2005

1st prize, Sun Microsystems, exhibition Solaris 10, London, UK

Public Collection

Design Museum’s permanent collection, London, UK

Education

2006 — 2004

Master in Design Products, Royal College of Arts, London, UK

1998 — 1995

Bachelor in Design, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Tomàs Alonso

Contemporary

Design

Spanish artist born in 1974 in Vigo, Spain. 

Localisation
Londres, United Kingdom
Website
www.tomas-alonso.com