Jorge Penadés

Jorge Penadés (b. Málaga, 1985) is a research-driven practitioner who designs new possibilities for our built environment. Deeply rooted in the Mediterranean landscape, his office engages in objects, spaces and ecologies. Often inventing materials and techniques, the main ambition is to develop work that has not yet been possible to be developed.

Recent projects include Camper’s store next to the Centre Pompidou in Paris (2023); the exhibition The Final (Group) Show, co-curated with Matylda Krzykowski at Dropcity in Milan (2023); a limited-edition furniture collection for Berluti, LVMH (2021); a vase collection for Spanish manufacturer BD Barcelona (2019); and a glass chair for The Future Perfect gallery in New York (2019).

Jorge has delivered lectures at leading cultural institutions – including the Victoria & Albert Museum – and his work has a solid international recognition in the form of design awards and media coverage: T / The New York Times Style Magazine listed him as one of the best 16 “things” to see during Milan Design Week 2017. His Structural Skin project is part of the permanent collection at the Vitra Design Museum.