BASQUE CRAFTS BY DESIGN

Basque Crafts by Design is a space for the reflexion of artisans and designers, and a kind of open window from Euskal Herria to the world. The purpose of this initiative is to explore new ways of working together across disciplines and, as a result of this collaboration, to imagine new products and services: to co-create the new crafts. This second edition was structured as a process where designers and craftsmen worked together in a series of workshops. At the same time, three free conferences were organized.

BALEUKO

Baleuko, created on 1993 is an audiovisual company which produces documentaries, real action feature films and animation features. More than 20 documentaries, 3 Real Action feature films and 11 animation feature films have been produced. Baleuko won the “Best Animation Feature Film” Goya Award on 1998. At the moment produces an Animation Feature Film, an Animation TV Series and also a TV program based on extreme sports.

ITEM

ITEM designworks is a design consultancy based in Bilbao, formed by designers and engineers with over 20 years of professional experience. They have developed projects in different fields: public transportation, automotive, household appliances, electronic devices, fitness and furniture.

IA+B

IA+B is a firm which provides architectural services in the field of consulting, urban design, and building as well as technical control over the construction. IA+ B was established in 1997 and since then, it has become a reference in its field. Our team is made out of highly qualified people with a broad experience in the above mentioned fields. IA+B's facilities, with an open office of over 200 square meters, include the latest computer, plotting and software technology for the development of our projects.

TRES D

Tres D was founded 25 years ago in Bilbao, with the aim of providing design and innovation services to a wide and varied business community.
 Formed by a team of 10 people, Tres D designs products for different areas: machine tools, appliances, furniture, transportation, electronics, and even interior design for exhibitions, stands, etc. Tres D is in constant search of innovative fresh ideas, paying attention to cultural and social values of the different markets and collaborating with media companies to create design projects with own identity. They have a full commitment to the customer, making the professional journey together in order to fulfil their objectives.

PRACTICE YOUR MUSIC

Practice Your Music is an application that helps you practice your musical instrument. You will see a number of musicians on screen playing the piece of music you selected and you can interact with the musicians in different ways. - Control the volume, mute the instrument or listen to it playing on its own. - View the score for each instrument. - You can view the musicians from close up to study every movement and see their hands as they play. - If you find it difficult to keep up, you can play the track more slowly. You have various speeds to choose from. - Using the loop option, you can repeat a section as often as you want. - You can start up the metronome to help you keep time.

COLL-BARREU

Coll-Barreu Arquitectos is an architectural studio dedicated to investigation, development and construction of architectural projects. Coll-Barreu Arquitectos also participates in university teaching and theoretical aspects of Architecture, culture, art and communication. The firm, founded in 2001 by Juan Coll-Barreu has offices in Bilbao and Madrid. Coll-Barreu Arquitectos supports a dynamic process that transforms the dialog about the project into the principal quality of its work system. Nowadays, Coll-Barreu Arquitectos develops and rise buildings for public and private purposes in different places and scales, and, at the same time, continues its labor of theoretical investigation. Its projects are strongly present in the Internet and electronic media and are increasingly published in Asian architectural books and magazines.

SKUNKFUNK

The main Basque textile group exports its creations to more than 20 countries all over the world. Skunkfunk has a unique, creative and urban style. The collections are in harmony with the latest trends, maintaining always the original touch and committed to sustainability.

VIRTUALWARE

Virtualware Group is a business group of technology companies that specialize in the development of Hardware and Software solutions based on Immersive and Interactive technologies. We offer high-tech value-added solutions, products and services through our offices in the United Kingdom, Spain and Latin America as well as through our partners around the world. Virtualware is made up of a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified professionals working together to create truly interactive experiences.

ETB

In its 30 year history, EiTB has consolidated and evolved to become the leading media group in the Basque Country, formed by six television channels, five radio stations and a website, it is one of the groups of communication with higher audience ratings in its area. Since the beginning, in 1982 it had a special vocation to the standardisation of the use of the Basque language, Euskera, and ETB 1 began broadcasting exclusively in this language. Later, in 1986, a second channel was in the air ETB 2, which started to put on the air programmes in Spanish as another sign of the plural character of the TV channel. Currently and taking into account the endless possibilities that the Internet offers to the world of media, particularly as far as the interaction with viewers/listeners is concerned, Eitb.com is the big bet of the group, a web in which audiovisual contents are the highlights, accompanied by blogs, social networks, user participation and complete freedom of choice with the eitb à la carte channel.

URALDI

Uraldi is a company dedicated for over 30 years, to the manufacture and commercialisation of accessories and mirrors to decorate the bathroom. They are modern, functional and high quality pieces, developed by recognised designers.

TXB DESIGN

TXB is a Bilbao-based product design studio that offers its services since 2003. In addition to the design and development of industrial products, TXB also designs furniture, accessories and lighting projects. Their work philosophy takes into account functional and technical-economic aspects, as well as the emotional ones.

SIGNO DIGITAL

Signo Digital started its activity in 1992 in the audiovisual sector, mainly focused on documentary production. Throughout these years they have also developed all kind of productions, such as institutional and musical videos or advertising. Signo Digital is equipped with the latest technology, following the trail of innovation set since the very beginning.

INTERACTIVEMARTIN

InteractiveMartin launches Rivales.com, an online multiplayer games community with a different touch. The first game of the community, Parchis Stars is a revisited version of the classic Ludo, with new features: Fortune Wheels, teleporting cells... and much more. The Rivales.com community also includes a virtual shop where players can customize their avatar and get boosters for later use in the games. It is available in facebook for PC, Macs, mobiles (iOs and Android) and tablets.

IRUSOIN

Constant improvement of their own resources and a fantastic creative team, position this production company in the highest standards of quality for the production of advertising campaigns, corporate videos and other audiovisual works from creative development to the final piece.

JAAM

Founded in 2005, JAAM Architecture covers a broad professional field that includes individual houses, urban public spaces or corporate buildings, to street furniture. The professional team is made up of urban architects trained in European universities.

MACHIMBARRENA DESIGN STUDIO

Machimbarrena Design Studio is a Bilbao-based consultancy that offers product design professional services, creating and developing objects and spaces. They have taken part in several design projects for vehicles, furniture, products and corporate image and spaces for several firms. Machimbarrena's work has been recognised at the MAIER International Design competition 2011, the 2014 Edition of Basque Crafts by Design, and has also been selected by the by ADI-FAD.

IDEILAN

Innovation is not an option. It is the way to keep advancing. Ideilan Design is a design studio made up of highly qualified professionals offering the necessary balance between rationality, creativity, technological knowledge, economic thinking and humanism for the development of each project.

ADN DESIGN

ADN Design was founded in 1990. We are currently a team of 12 people with its headquarters in Bilbao, in the heart of the exciting urban transformation that the town is undergoing. Our studio is just a few metres from the Santiago Calatrava walkway and the Isozaki Atea Towers, just a stone’s throw from the Guggenheim Museum. This exceptional location, in the most dynamic centre of this busy city, places us at the cutting-edge of new trends. Knowledge, creativity, sensitivity, relevance, emotions, empathy, business, intuition, passion are the ingredients that make up a great idea. Competence, attention to detail, tangibility, and efficiency are the way to obtain a great product. A product capable of generating significant experiences for people and solid business opportunities for companies. We use state-of-the-art tools to design products and innovation: our Siemens PLM Software CAD NX allows us to work subtly and accurately on the complex geometries of biomimetic objects –inspired by nature– and the shapes arising from the most demanding usability requirements.

ABAD DISEÑO

A multidiscipline studio specialised in industrial design and architecture that, through a long and experienced career, has made possible to establish itself as a company capable of offering quality products, from the creative concept, its design and industrial development, to its presentation in exhibition areas. Imaginative and competitive solutions based on experienced, research and excitement that have attracted the attention of specialised press and have been acknowledged with important prizes.

ERREDEEME

erredeeme is a Bilbao-based architectural studio founded by Ruben de Miguel in 1998, where  professionals from different disciplines work together to develop architecture, urbanism, refurbishing and interior design projects. An external network of engineering, structural design, graphic arts or landscaping experts, collaborates with architects and draftsmen at erredeeme, to ensure excellence of the projects they undertake.

SINPATRON

Sinpatron (no patterns) is a new tribe; it is not urban but lives in the city. It does not fill a specific space, but is found everywhere and its main weapon is amusement. It assumes as its own all uses of past folk customs, contemporary tailoring, and its battle cry calls for a new tribal revolution. Sinpatron assumes the freedom of everyone to adopt the look that each wants and spreads it through unique and not serial pieces. In short, a personal way of claiming diversity and breaking the norm.

TRIPORG

Basque application Triporg, selected as best International Tourist Destination Guide 2015 'app'. Awarded in the 'AppTourism Awards 2015', Triporg is an online travel organiser that lets you choose the itinerary to visit the selected city. Triporg has more than 26,000 users and tourist information for more than 190 cities worldwide.

ACXT-IDOM

The close coexistence between two points of view, architecture and engineering, has given us the opportunity to see how extraordinarily productive dialogue between the realm of ideas and art can be. ACXT-IDOM is composed of a multidisciplinary and experienced team of architects and engineers in order to provide a truly integrated service.

MERCEDES DE MIGUEL

Fashion designer Mercedes de Miguel sets up her own company in 1989 with the brand M. de Miguel. She creates a collection for the modern and urban woman seeking a distinguishing feature. She creates, within that freedom which women currently demand, designs according to her own style and decision-making ability. While on the lookout for the market’s demand, and being true to her own style, she expands her creative world launching her second brand, POUPÉE CHIC, in 2008. She creates a collection full of color, freshness and optimism, and adds innovation which contributes to a more rapid internationalization of the business.