Roger Arquer

* 'Funnel Friends' designed for royalvkb:

Position

Associate Lecturer

Bio

Born in Barcelona in 1975, Roger Arquer graduated from ESDI (Escola Superior de Diseny Industrial) in 1998. Soon after graduating, he moved to New York, where he worked for several designers and artists. In 2003, he moved to London to attend an MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art (2003-2005). He opened his studio in London in 2005 and since then has worked for companies such as Royal VKB, Bosa, Eno, Zilio, Muji and Mathmos. He teaches at Central Saint Martins, and Camberwell, in London.

Arquer is interested in how quotidian objects have the capacity to give us pleasure, "good designs have that extraordinary power of making life easier, but mainly more enjoyable". Roger's designs combine functionality with emotion, and in some cases invite us to turn the pleasure of using an object into a ritual or a celebrated habit.

web links

http://www.rogerarquer.com

Contact

hello@rogerarquer.com

BA (Hons) 3DDesign

Three Dimensional Design

Camberwell College of Arts

University of the Arts London

Peckham Rd

London

t: 0044 (0)20 8514 8759

-- AbigailDace - 17 Jun 2008