Jaime Hayon - Artist and Designer
Jaime Hayon - Artist, DesignerThe source of inspiration is a Spanish Designer, whose unique designs are produced by manufacturers such as BD Barcelona, &tradition and Metalarte and is available as an official distributor at TAGWERC Design STORE, the retailer of original design classics of yesterday and tomorrow. The 'Times Magazine' names Jaime Hayon as one of the 100 most important creatives of our time and, according to 'Wallpaper Magazine', the Spanish Designer is one of the most influential designers of the last decade.
Fabrica Research Center
Jaime Hayon was born in Madrid in 1974. Hayon laid the foundations for his success by studying industrial design at the 'Instituto Europeo di Diseño' in his home city and at the 'École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs' (EnsAD for short) in Paris. In 1997, at the age of 23, Hayon was accepted at the renowned 'Fabrica', the Benetton Group's research center for communication.
Forms and facets
The institution in Treviso, Italy, was founded in 1994 by Luciano Benetton and the advertising expert Oliviero Toscani and financed by the Benetton Group. In the ambience of a 17th century Venetian villa, restored by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, creative minds from all areas of communication explore the theme in all its forms and facets: Design, music, internet, journalism, writing, illustration, painting, architecture, interior design, performance, art, graphics, advertising, photography and film. According to its own information, the Fabrica has so far hosted 800 creative people under the age of 25 from over 65 different countries.
City of waters
After a year as a trainee at Fabrica, Hayon was put in charge of the local design department, which dealt with interior design projects in general and the development of graphic design objects in particular. Hayon maintained his connection to Treviso and his proximity to Fabrica by opening his own design studio, his second company headquarters, in the capital of the province of the same name, Treviso, also known as the "City of Waters".
Studio in southern Spain
Prior to this, Hayon set up his own business in Madrid in 2001 with the founding of his 'Hayon Studio' as an artistic Designer . Hayon Studio's creative base is now located in the southern Spanish city of Valencia, which is known for its exciting mix of traditional old town and futuristic architecture and - incidentally - is the home of paella, the world-famous Spanish dish. In addition to Valencia, Hayon has offices in Barcelona and Treviso.
Compositions of art and design
In fact, Jaime Hayon is a multi-talented designer. In addition to objects and media, he creates complete interiors for leading hotels, restaurants, museums and retail companies worldwide. Hayon's work appears in renowned international art and design publications. Hayon shows his artistic design visions in exhibitions installed worldwide and at international art and design fairs. His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including several Elle Decoration International Design Awards.
Mediterranean digital baroque
The artistic exploration of tradition and modernity makes Hayon's work stand out inimitably. Ceramics that play with symbolism and traditional motifs in an inspiring way. Objects such as the Monkey table, the Formakami lamp family reminiscent of Japanese paper lamps, the vases Showtime, Happy Yeti or Happy Susto transport fine art into decorative interior design objects. Hayon showed his artistic vision for the first time at the 'Mediterranean Digital Baroque' installations in London, England, in 2003 and at 'Mon Cirque' in 2005, which is why Hayon's style is sometimes described as 'Mediterranean Digital Baroque'.
Context of design culture
According to Hayon himself, these exhibitions put him at the forefront of a new wave. A current that blurs the boundaries between art, decoration and design, and also adds a renaissance of finely crafted, delicate objects in the context of contemporary design culture. Undoubtedly something completely new and unique: the signature of Jaime Hayon.
Hayon shows his artistic design vision in exhibitions installed worldwide and at international art and design fairs. At TAGWERC, Hayon's iconic furnishings are available for that special something within your own four walls.
