I'm an architect. I have studied architecture in the university of Buenos Aires, Argentina, then I have studied in Germany, a master in architecture in the DIA in Dessau, where the Bauhaus is, and finished in Paris, studding with Peter Cook. My design experience (non architectural) is mostly self taught, I consider my brother (also an architect) my teacher on this.
I like to do stuff. I got to the position of a designer out of a big political/economical crisis in Argentina, although as an architect you may design furniture, and some stuff, but the crisis left no work for architecture, many turned into design as a way to get some work, or at least get busy on something. I was consistent with that. So, it was a given situation that made me face this idea, eventually the situation (in miniature) repeated in France years after, so I thought on working on something that is not attached to any political situation or territory, I saw the idea to slowly setup a design startup to be able to work anywhere anytime and keep myself moving. Of course, I like it.
Currently I'm busy with Venvstas, this was stationary at the beginning, now we move to other products, so its lifestyle. Two years ago I have never thought I'll be designing audio equipment, and I'm also doing the engineering of it. I do everything as long as I can; I'll like to focus on transportation.
Good designers.....maybe great designers we have two or three alive. The rest are filing the gaps, great designers have taken risks, good designers won't ever take any.
We need more housing, cities are terrible, poorly designed, its the big challenge. Cities should start to produce (in any way) their own energy, we need to lower the impact of construction by using better concretes (we have them). People are living very bad everywhere, the quality of housing and living is very bad elsewhere. Cars have ruined the planet.
Early....Frank Gehry, not only as an architect, but as furniture designer he was or is so good. Clorindo Testa, Peter Cook, Eric Owen Moss. From all them, the only I have not worked or met or study with is Gehry. I'm lucky I met most of my heroes.
A chair by Frank Gehry, the Gibson Les Paul by Ted Maccarty or the Lancia Stratoss by Gandini I just like that.
The citroën ds has a special part on my thinking. Was the best car I have ever been in. Little we know about Bertini. A lamp designed by my brother, a pen by my wife;