‘plagas biblicas’ by nel colectivo image © designboom

‘uniendo puntos, diseño latinoamericano y diseño español’ (connecting dots, latin american and spanish design) is a group exhibition that ‘connects’ a creative network between the spanish and latin american culture. it showcases the works of emerging designers such as ‘surtido‘ from spain, ‘nel colectivo‘ from mexico and ‘touch‘ a group of designers from argentina, bolivia, chile, colombia and el salvador.

curated by luis eslava studio in collaboration with ADCV, the show was presented during valencia disseny week 2010, at the university of valencia – universidad de valencia, la nau.

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 2 detail of ‘plagas biblicas’ bowl by nel colectivo image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 3 ‘plagas biblicas’ by nel colectivo image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 4 ‘plagas biblicas’ by nel colectivo image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 5 images showing the making of image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 6 ‘batucada’ – anodized recycled aluminium by brunno jahara / jahara studio from brazil image © designboom

‘batucada’ in brazilian portuguese stands for a percussion beat used in carnival parties. in brazil, people play instruments made of tins, aluminum pots, and other alternative materials. these vases with the hammered surfaces are made of 100% aluminum, anodized in shades of green, blue, grey, purple, red and a golden yellow. each piece is a one of a kind.

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 7 ‘batucada’ collection image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 8 ‘bowl’ by rodrigo almeida from brazil image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 9 ‘bowl’ by rodrigo almeida image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 10 ‘ciudad’ tiles by nel colectivo image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 11 ‘ciudad’ tiles by nel colectivo image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 12 ‘oldhami’ by nel colectivo image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 13 stools image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 14 ‘organic bowl’ by domingos totora from brazil image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 15 ‘nature’s collection’ by clara saldarriaga from colombia image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 16 ‘nature’s collection’ by clara saldarriaga image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 17 ‘vases’ made from recycled glass by gabriela flores from colombia image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 18 ‘CH07’ lighting made from biodegradable egg cartons by eugenio menjivar and el salvador image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 19 wall decal by surtido image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 20 ‘wall pockets’ by ivan exposito image © designboom

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 21 wire coils image © designboom

wire coils used as a display for the installation, represent the active communication between the designers. the ‘cable’ that connects spanish and latin american designers.

uniendo puntos / connecting dots exhibition at valencia disseny week - 22 luis eslava studio: lorena sauras and luis eslava image © designboom