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