When looking at Nacho Carbonell’s fantastical organic furniture designs, it’s easy to believe they are about to come to life. And that’s precisely what the Spanish designer wants you to think.
“I like to see objects as living organisms, imagining them coming alive and being able to surprise you with their behavior,” he has said. “I want to create objects with my hands, then I can give them my personality. I turn them into communicative objects that can arouse one’s sensations and imaginations.”
Born in 1980, Carbonell spent his childhood in Valencia. In later years, he attended the Cardinal Herrera C.E.U. University, graduating in 2003, before continuing his studies at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. After his graduation, Carbonell remained in Eindhoven, opening his studio there.
Carbonell’s sculptural furniture, such as his concrete and multicolor paper Fossil cabinet, ceramic vases, chairs and sculptures, immediately captured the attention of collectors and critics in the mid-2000s. His unique style, consisting of organic forms and rough, colorful textures, earned plaudits and several awards. In 2009, his Evolution collection merited a nomination for the Beazley Design of the Year from London’s Design Museum. That same year, he was named a Designer of the Future at Design Miami/Basel. In 2013, Carbonell won Architectural Digest Spain’s Designer of the Year award.
Carbonell’s modern works have been exhibited at museums around the world, including the Groningen Museum in the Netherlands, the 21_21 Design Sight Museum in Japan, Fonds National D’Art Contemporain in France, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Mint Museum in North Carolina.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of Nacho Carbonell decorative objects, seating, case pieces and storage cabinets.
'Transformation, Texture' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Rossana Orlandi, Nacho Carbonell
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic
'Transformation, Deformation' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic
'Transformation, Hot and Sharp' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Rossana Orlandi, Nacho Carbonell
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic
'Transformation, Water' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic
'Transformation, Wax' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic
'Transformation, Second Skin' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
"We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic
French Ceramic and Bronze Vase by Clement Massier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large glazed vase by Clement Massier. Impressed maker's mark. Clement Massier, Juan (AM) Measures: Height 82 cm, width 35 cm, depth 28 cm. Weight 12 kg.
Bronze
Regency Tole Hot Water Urn
Located in Essex, MA
Chinoiserie decorated with cover with ball finial over a cylindrical body with lions head rings , lower spigot and pierced square plinth and paw feet.
Tin
$880 / item
H 11 in W 4 in D 4 in
Geometric Vessel Sculpture Contemporary Stark Rough Carved Blackened Waxed Iron
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
VESSEL NO. 1 J.M. Szymanski d. 2017 10 facets form this unique object. Mathematically designed and hand-wrought. Vessel No. 1 was the first vessel designed by J.M. Szymanski. Not wa...
Steel, Iron
Titus I Large Ceramic Vase by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Milan, IT
Titus I is a large ceramic vase with a gunmetal stand, and it is available in two color versions: anthracite or white. This vase is part of the collection New Roman, by Jaime Hayon:...
Metal
$830 / item
H 14 in W 4 in D 4 in
Geometric Vessel Sculpture Contemporary Stark Rough Carved Blackened Waxed Iron
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
VESSEL NO. 2 J.M. Szymanski d. 2017 15 facets form this unique object. Mathematically designed and hand-wrought. Not water safe. Our products are fabricated and finished by hand, s...
Steel, Iron
Ceramic Planter by Accolay
Located in BAUD, FR
Polychrome finish for this 1950s brutalist ceramic Chamotte (grogged) glazed stoneware Height: 47 cm Width: 29 cm Depth: 21 cm
Ceramic
Gold Minimalist Watering Can
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold Minimalist watering can Dimensions: D 37.2 x W 17 x H 23.1 cm Materials: Steel. Also available in black. The opening of the globe watering can is elegantly off-centered...
Steel
Olio Ceramic Vase by Arianna De Luca
Located in Geneve, CH
Olio vase by Arianna De Luca Dimensions: height 23 x diameter 16 cm Materials: Ceramic Olio vase is part of the Folcloristica series. A collection inspired by the mood and lifesty...
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Asian Water Pots (5 available)
Located in London, GB
Unusual ceramic water pots. Indonesia, c1950-1970s. Each has a unique finish. PRICED AND SOLD INDIVIDUALLY . 6 available at the time of listing. Good vintage condition, occasion...
Ceramic
Black Minimalist Watering Can
Located in Geneve, CH
Black minimalist watering can Dimensions: D 55.3 x W 26 x H 34.1 cm Materials: Steel. Also available in gold. The opening of the GLOBE watering can is elegantly off-centered,...
Steel
OKO Face Ceramic Vase by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
OKO face ceramic vase by Malwina Konopacka Materials: ceramic Dimensions: Ø 19 x 42 cm It was first presented in 2014 as part of Tokyo Designers Week and has since had numerous ...
Ceramic
Vintage Textured Ceramic Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Celebrate the beauty of handcrafted ceramics with this vintage textured stoneware pottery vase, a timeless decorative piece that embodies rustic sophistication and organic design. Fe...
Stoneware
'Transformation, On the Move' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Rossana Orlandi, Nacho Carbonell
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic