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Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Spanish, b. 1980

When looking at Nacho Carbonell’s fantastical organic furniture designs, it’s easy to believe they are about to come to life. And that’s precisely what the Spanish designer wants you to think.

“I like to see objects as living organisms, imagining them coming alive and being able to surprise you with their behavior,” he has said. “I want to create objects with my hands, then I can give them my personality. I turn them into communicative objects that can arouse one’s sensations and imaginations.” 

Born in 1980, Carbonell spent his childhood in Valencia. In later years, he attended the Cardinal Herrera C.E.U. University, graduating in 2003, before continuing his studies at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. After his graduation, Carbonell remained in Eindhoven, opening his studio there. 

Carbonell’s sculptural furniture, such as his concrete and multicolor paper Fossil cabinet, ceramic vases, chairs and sculptures, immediately captured the attention of collectors and critics in the mid-2000s. His unique style, consisting of organic forms and rough, colorful textures, earned plaudits and several awards. In 2009, his Evolution collection merited a nomination for the Beazley Design of the Year from London’s Design Museum. That same year, he was named a Designer of the Future at Design Miami/Basel. In 2013, Carbonell won Architectural Digest Spain’s Designer of the Year award.

Carbonell’s modern works have been exhibited at museums around the world, including the Groningen Museum in the Netherlands, the 21_21 Design Sight Museum in Japan, Fonds National D’Art Contemporain in France, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Mint Museum in North Carolina.

On 1stDibs, discover a range of Nacho Carbonell decorative objects, seating, case pieces and storage cabinets.

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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Creator: Nacho Carbonell
Luciferase LIV
By Nacho Carbonell
Located in Paris, FR
This unique light sculpture is part of Nacho Carbonell’s 'Luciferase' series exclusively produced for Galerie BSL since 2011. Historically, 'Luciferase' is Carbonell’s first work inc...
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2010s Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Stone

Luciferase L
By Nacho Carbonell
Located in Paris, FR
This unique light sculpture is part of Nacho Carbonell’s 'Luciferase' series exclusively produced for Galerie BSL since 2011. Historically, 'Luciferase' is Carbonell’s first work inc...
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2010s Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Stone

Luciferase LII
By Nacho Carbonell
Located in Paris, FR
This unique light sculpture is part of Nacho Carbonell’s 'Luciferase' series exclusively produced for Galerie BSL since 2011. Historically, 'Luciferase' is Carbonell’s first work inc...
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2010s Dutch Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Stone

Luciferase XLIX
By Nacho Carbonell
Located in Paris, FR
This unique light sculpture is part of Nacho Carbonell’s 'Luciferase' series exclusively produced for Galerie BSL since 2011. Historically, 'Luciferase' is Carbonell’s first work inc...
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2010s Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Stone

Luciferase XLVIII
By Nacho Carbonell
Located in Paris, FR
This unique light sculpture is part of Nacho Carbonell’s 'Luciferase' series exclusively produced for Galerie BSL since 2011. Historically, 'Luciferase' is Carbonell’s first work inc...
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2010s Dutch Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Stone

Lovers Chair in Paper and Steel by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
The Lovers’ chair is part of the ‘Evolution Collection’. Living in an era were we are saturated of information at a frenetic rhythm, Nacho Carbonell wante...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

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Steel

'Transformation, Second Skin' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
"We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

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Ceramic

Fossil Cabinet in Concrete and Multicolor Paper by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
Fossil cabinet is a part of Fossil collection by Nacho Carbonell. As description of Fossil: preserved remains of animals, plants and organism from the r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

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Concrete

'Transformation, Water' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

'Transformation, Wax' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

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Ceramic

Nacho Carbonell Desk Sculpture, 2009, Spain
By Nacho Carbonell
Located in Girona, Spain
Nacho Carbonell sculpture, 2009, Spain. Very good condition. Title: "Table + 2" Unique prototype from the skin collection by Nacho Carbonell for Droog. Exhibited: Ag22, Milan, I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

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Metal

'Transformation, Deformation' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

'Transformation, Texture' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

'Transformation, Hot and Sharp' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Nacho Carbonell Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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Nacho Carbonell furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Nacho Carbonell furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of stone and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Nacho Carbonell furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Nacho Carbonell were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Maarten Vrolijk, Lex Pott, and Pols Potten. Prices for Nacho Carbonell furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,214 and can go as high as $106,949, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $28,097.

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