Xavier Mañosa, the designer behind the ceramics firm Apparatu, was born in 1981 and studied industrial design at La Llotja and graphic design at LA BAU, both in Barcelona. He has taken part in several events for emerging designers in tradeshows and fairs all around the world: Stockholm Furniture Fair, 100% Design Tokyo, ICFF New York, in the Talents section of Tendence (Frankfurt) and at the London Design Festival, Handled with care, contemporary ceramic works.