Interviews

El Último Grito – EUG for short – is a very distinctive studio which you could almost describe as groundbreaking. It was founded in 1997 by Madrid-born Rosario Hurtado and Robert Feo who was born in London but grew up in Madrid. They both moved to London in 1990. In 2007, they relocated to Berlin and now divide their time between there and London. Today, they describe themselves as ‘a creative studio focused entirely on design’.  The name of the studio (meaning the latest craze or – in French – le dernier cri) reflects a sense of humour they’d like to see design in general infused with. Their work has a free-spirited, playful quality conducive to finding inspiration through experimentation – be it through using materials with tactile qualities or through the most ordinary everyday rituals, such as how you roll up a newspaper.  

Barcelona-based industrial design studio Mermelada Estudio was co-founded by Juan Miguel (also called Juanmi) Juárez, Laura Blasco and Alex Estévez. Their projects – which strive to be distinctive – counterbalance a strong, individual character with neutrality and (...)

Although designer Cristian Zuzunaga is originally from Barcelona, for over 10 years he’s lived in London, where he studied typography and graphic design at the London College of Communication. He then did an MA at the Royal College of Art, graduating in 2007.His (...)