Roberto Cardenas

Otra vez nos sorprende con uno de sus nuevos proyectos, antes fué con la "Corner Lamp"(ver aquí) después fué con Battery Pack de Red Bull (Ver aquí) y ahora hoy, está en la exposición en el MOMA de San Francisco,USA, en una exposición que se llama ScandinavianToday, o sea, lo mejorcito de Escandinavia de hoy. Allí está nuestro amigo. "Me parece a toda raja haber llegado a esa instancia, el MoMa! imáginate¡¡ dice Roberto.

A mi también me parece que así es !! Felicitaciones¡¡

Special EventScandinavian Design Today

MuseumStoreThe MuseumStore joins forces with Design House Stockholm and the Consulate General of Sweden, San Francisco, to host an exclusive evening celebrating the inimitable style and innovation of Scandinavian design.

The event features the West Coast premiere of Design House Stockholm's newest product lines, plus appearances by company founder Anders Fardig and other special guests. Sneak a peek at new pieces from some of the world's hottest up-and-coming designers, including Chilean-born Roberto Cardenas, dynamic Swedish studio Form Us with Love, newcomer Marie-Louise Gustafsson, design superstar Eva Schildt, and interiors specialist Sara Szyber.

Ranging from furniture and lighting to glassware and accessories, Design House Stockholm’s products reflect its core design philosophy:

"Don't make something unless it is both necessary and useful — but if it is both necessary and useful, don't hesitate to make it beautiful."

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to meet leaders in the realm of Swedish design and be among the first to see and shop the latest pieces in the award-winning Design House Stockholm collection.

!!Felicitaciones Roberto Cardenas¡¡¡

Una vez más Felicitaciones a nuestro querido amigo y compatriota de Valparaíso haciendo hablar a la Prensa Internacional !!!Bravo¡¡¡

Lámpara “Corner Lamp” Autor Roberto Cárdenas

Salió elegida en la Revista GQ de Estados Unidos como el mejor producto para el hogar.

Best Lamp '06

GQ's Best Stuff '06 list is out, and among our picks for your home is Roberto Cárdenas's lovely Corner Lamp.

The premise of the lamp is so rational (it's essentially a traditional floor lamp, quartered) that I expected Cárdenas to have a certain Swedish practicality to him. After we met, though, I realized that Cárdenas—a painter, poet, and former high school teacher—is all heart. "If I have to choose between beauty and function, I will always choose beauty," he told me.

It's often the simplest designs that are the hardest to pull off (there is nothing to distract your eye, so the details must be perfect). In this case, it took a great deal of trial and error to manufacture the lampshade's unique frame and upholster it so the seams would be unobtrusive.

What makes the design resonate for me is that it manages to be unquestionably novel, while at the same time staying rooted in the familiar. And knowing how much attention went into creating such a seemingly simple object only makes me appreciate it more.

December 15, 2006