David Abad, Barcelona 1967
In 1988 he finally joined the family business dedicated to the industrial engineering in the R & D department, later, in 1997, he created his own project ”dab” dedicated to design, editing and production of lighting elements and also special projects where he was responsable in the creative and technical department.
David’s aesthetic conception was amalgamated between their studies and skills in design and engineering and from his childhood, strongly influenced by spending summers in the family metal workshop and the urban upbringing in the eclectic city of Barcelona where the architecture and the mediterranean light are really unique.
In 2004 he began as a project teacher at the Eina Design and Art school where he enjoy as a product teacher giving students his particulary vision of the design world.
During these years his work has been recognised with numerous awards from national and international design as Red Dot, If Awards, Design Plus, Good Design, Design Preis, Delta Selection etc.
Multidisciplinary artist, has always been involved in a variety of projects in different fields such as architecture, art or photography.
Multidisciplinary artist, has always been involved in a variety of projects in different fields such as architecture, art or photography.
In 2012, he creates his new studio ”davidabadesign” which begins a new stage, working with different companies in different fields, especially it begins a relationship with the company ” Blux ” which assumes the technical and creative direction bringing new designs to their collection until mid-2015 that leaves such responsibility to concentrate his effort in the new studio where he developed his signature creations.
Restless, always searching for new challenges that take him to evolve.
Action, don’t think, just feel, create and believe.