crea en cuba: contemporary cuban design exhibition
salón de arte contemporáneo de la habana
galería villena en la plaza de armas, habana vieja, cuba
21 november – 20 december, 2008
josé manuel manero and his stool ‘resistance’
michel luggo tamayo and his low table ‘huracan’
alejandro sotolongo with his ‘vinobien’ lamp
‘adan’ easy chair by miguel garcés noguera
‘lam’ foldable chaise-longue by luis ramirez jiménez (DEKUBA)
at the opening of the show in havana, from right to left: abel prieto jiménez, cuba’s minister of culture, the cuban artist and president of the foundation caguayo alberto lescay merencio with friend, luis ramirez jiménez of the centro de artes visuales y diseño DEKUBA and birgit lohmann (designboom)
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