Alvaro Uribe
bio | resumé
Alvaro Uribe is a young designer based in New York, with the vision to create products that inspire and bring energy to people’s life.
Born in Miami, Florida, Alvaro Uribe grew up in Bogota Colombia, until 2005 when he moved to New York to study Industrial Design at Pratt Institute. He spend his first year studying metal welding at the Art Student League of New York, where his work was then recognized and included in their permanent collection.
Alvaro is currently studying at Pratt, and he has also expanded his studies to schools in Denmark, and the Bauhaus in Germany. In the past years Alvaro has collaborated with recognized company’s and designers such as: Knoll, Curve ID, Areaware, Linda Celentano, Design Incubator, Jena Museum Germany, Nicol, and Pamela Sunday. He currently is developing products with recognized groups like Billes Products, George Kovacs, Nicol, and Clo-wines.
I believe in the ability form has to touch peoples’ spirit. I like to create movement and innovative energy in my designs. In like to work with vibrant colors, and new materials, that elevate the nature of each object.
education
08/2006 - Present
Pratt Institute
Bachelor Industrial Design (New York, USA)
07/2008 - 08/2008
DIS Scandinavian Furniture Program
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
05/1999 - 05/2005
International School of Bogota
(Bogota, Colombia)
International Baccalaureate
Copenhagen Chair
Most chairs we interact with are separated into sections that don't relate to each other. The arms, legs, backrest and seat coexist but don't speak to each other.
The Copenhagen Chair is different. The sections are united in a single vocabulary where all parts complement each other in harmony.
The chair is inviting as well as personal. The curvature of the chair gives the impression of arms reaching out for an embrace. It provokes you to sit in it. As a lounge chair it can be placed anywhere in the house.
Made of structural foam and powder-coated fiberglass, the Copenhagen Chair is also unique. Unusually strong yet light, the chair is highly functional and pleasing to the eye.