Anabella Georgi is a Venezuelan Designer based in Berlin. Dedicated to explore the world of contemporary furniture, object design and graphics. She is known for working with many materials, transforming vivid and colorful shapes and textures into functional furniture and household objects.
Anabella graduated from Prodiseño Visual Communication Institute in Caracas, Venezuela in 1998. As a student, she won the Design Distinction in Student Work award, given by the prestigious design magazine ID, for her participation in the project "Venezuela Inc." with the redesign of the Venezuelan paper money. Taking design as a medium to give a message of her Identity and values is still present in Anabella Georgi's design. After working for several years in the graphic field, she decided to create a line of accessories, which later evolved into her first line of furniture. Being Born and raised in Venezuela has had a lot of influence on her designs. From the country’s Indigenous Crafts to it’s Kinetic Art. Smells, flavors, sounds, light, nature, contrast, rhythms, all together are transformed into design elements. Her passion to explore different solutions opens the path to create her own language. Her designs have its own identity, displaying the joy and dynamism of the Latin American culture. To the present, Anabella works with artisans, combining design and craft disciplines exploring new ideas and materials to enable both beauty and function. The search for materials leads her to mix the handmade with the industrial creating new possibilities and looks for new ways to revive them into unique textures and fabrics. Her creations have been part of exhibitions in Latin America, Europe and the United States.
Exhibitions
• Ro PLASTIC PRIZE Guiltless Plastic
Rossana Orlandi Gallery
Milan, Italy / 2019
• AFRICA and LATIN AMERICA Rising Design
Salone Satellite , Fiera del Mobile di Milano
Curated by Campana Brothers and Hicham Lahlou
Milan, Italy / 2018
• NoMATERIA
Pratt Institute
Curated by Ignacio Urbina Polo
New York, USA / 2018
• SALONE SATELLITE, 20 Years of New Creativity
Salone Satellite, Fabbrica del Vapore
Curated by Beppe Finessi
Milan, Italy / 2017
• NEW TERRITORIES
Amparo Museum
Curated by Lowery Sims
Puebla, Mexico / 2016
• NEW TERRITORIES
MAD Museum
Curated by Lowery Sims
New York, USA / 2014 • 2015
• NoMATERIA
Carlos Cruz Diez Museum
Curated by Ignacio Urbina Polo
Caracas, Venezuela / 2012
• BOOM Design Fair
Complejo Ferial de Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico / 2012
• INVENTORY
Design District, Art Basel
Curated by Thais Fontanelle
Miami, USA / 2012
• SALONE SATELLITE
Fiera del Mobile de Milano
Curated by Marva Griffin
Milano, Italia / 2012
• BID Bienal Iberoamericana de diseño
Matadero Madrid
Madrid, España / 2010
• WORKSHOP Campana Brothers
Facultad de Arquitectura, UCV
Caracas, Venezuela / 2010
• SALONE SATELLITE
Fiera del Mobile de Milano
Curated by Marva Griffin
Milano, Italia / 2009
• IDENTIDAD PARA LLEVAR
SOUVENIRS DEL SIGLO XXI
Carlos Cruz Diez Museum
Curated by British Council
Susy Wood / Graphic Designer, WoodMcGrath, UK
Simon Armstrong / Design Museum London, UK
Teresa Mulet / Graphic Designer, Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela / 2008
• TODOS CON TODOS
Spacio-t , Los Galpones
Curated by Teresa Mullet
Caracas, Venezuela / 2007
• PARA LLEVAR
Spacio-t , Los Galpones
Curated by Teresa Mullet
Caracas, Venezuela / 2007
• HOLANDA 2005
Latin American Design Foundation
Amsterdam, Nederland / 2005
• HOLANDA 2003
Latin American Design Foundation
Amsterdam, Holanda / 2003
• 7º. Exposición de diseño de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina / 2004
• VENEZUELA INCORPORADA
Centro de Arte la Estancia
Caracas, Venezuela / 1999
Awards
Finalist Ro PLASTIC PRIZE Guiltless Plastic
Rossana Orlandi Gallery
Lluvia Lamp
Milan, Italy / 2019
HUBLOT Design Prize
Pre-selected
Proposed by Marva Griffin
Switzerland / 2019
SALONE SATELLITE COLLECTION
20TH ANNIVERSARY
Selva Chair
Marva Griffin
Milan, Italy / 2017
3er. place CORNELIS ZITMAN
Campana Brothers Workshop
Jury: Marva Griffin / Salone Satellite / Milan, Italy
Campana Brothers / Brazilian Designers
Paola Antonelli / Moma / NY, USA
Caracas, Venezuela / 2010
BID Bienal Iberoamericana de diseño
Ritmos Textile design.
Madrid, España / 2010
DESIGN DISTINCTION IN STUDENT WORK
ID magazine, Annual Design Review 2000
Redesign of Venezuelan Paper Money
USA / 2000
Press
• Mas Deco (magazine) / Chile / 2020
• Forn (magazine) / Germany / 2020
• LUSTER (magazine) / Lantin America / Feb /2018
• L’Officiel 1000 Models, (magazine) Special Design Issu Nº15 / France / 2017
• SALONE SATELLITE, (catalogue) 20 years of New Creativity / Italy / 2017
• NEW TERRITORIES (catalogue) / USA / 2014
• EXCLUSIVA (magazine) / Caracas, Venezuela / 2012
• COMPASSES (magazine) / Dubai / 2012
• INTERNI (magazine) / Italy / 2012
• DECONEWS (magazine) / Venezuela / 2010
• BID (catalogue) / Spain / 2010
• GLAMOUR (magazine) / Italy / 2009
• SALONE SATELLITE (catálogo) / Milan / 2009-2012
• “THE BAGS“ (libro) editorial INDEX / Spain / 2007
• EL NACIONAL (newspaper magazine)) / Venezuela / 2005
• PLAY (magazine) / Venezuela / 2004
• EL NACIONAL (newspaper magazine) / Venezuela / 2004
•“HOLANDA 2003”, (catalogue) Latin American Design Foundation / Netherlands / 2003
• CLUB (magazine) / Venezuela / 2002
• EL NACIONAL (newspaper magazine) / Venezuela / 2002
• ID magazine, Annual Design Review 2000 / USA / 2000
• EL NACIONAL (news paper) / Venezuela / 1997
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