[Biography]
Paula Chacartegui (1995) is a Spanish designer. After graduating from IED (2018) she worked as an intern for Martí Guixé (2018-2019) and Marcel Wanders (2019). It was during this time when she specialised in the field of crafts and got her Masters of Luxury & Craftsmanship diploma from ECAL (2019-2020). Since then, she is working in Spain as a product designer for the interior design studio am29 where she designs indoor and outdoor furniture, lighting and textiles. Her work ranges from product design to installations and conceptual pieces, where she has collaborated or worked for companies like Alessi (IT), La Prairie (CH), Systemtronic (ES), Marsotto (IT) and Isimar (ES). She was a designer-in-residency at Light Art Como (2017), she won the second price of JOYA Barcelona Fair (2018) and was finalist for the ItMakes competition (2020). She has exhibited in Milan Design week (2018/2021), Museum Arnhem (2020) and has been published in magazines such as Wallpaper, Wohnrevue, Experimenta Magazine and Neo2.
[Press]
Diario Design_2017
Neo2_2018
Ocimag_2018
DxiMagazine_2018
Experimenta_2018
Wohnrevue_2020
Wallpaper_2021
[Clients/Collabs]
Alessi_(Italy)
LaPrairie_(Switzerland)
Systemtronic_(Spain)
Marsotto_(Italy)
Isimar_(Spain)
[Prizes]
Best Thesis Student from Design university IED_2018
Second price for Barcelona JOYA Fair_2018
ItMakes Finalist_2020