Interview with Pierre Cabrera

In 2009 I create the company "Pierre CABRERA". I design unique pieces or small series of lamps, fashion accessories, playful objets, showcases... with metal, wood, bamboo, brick, wicker...

For me, design is creation applied to useful.

Lighting design. Light is life !

One of my favorite is a model of bamboo sunglasses which combines lightness, simplicity, elegance but also technical expertise in the manufacturing process. The idea came to me when I first got to know bamboo. So I did a lot of research in the field of optics and tests on bamboo aimed at achieving these frames. These models should be available to the public in the coming months.

I do not work for other companies, I create my own products.

I have favorite materials per period. Metal, wood, bamboo, old brick... I like to extract them from why they were made, even introduce them to an opposite univers.

Between 4am and 6am!

I focus on the details that often can give a magical side to the design.

It's like a wild ride during which time stops.

After keeping for me during its creation, I am impatient to compare it to other eyes.

Its relevance to integrate into the universe for which it is intended.

For an object, when the desire to touch and / or use it is stronger than the rest.

Our responsability is to show that we can think differently, pushing the standards, surprising and inviting others in this process.

As previously stated, the environment must be a priority and a force in the creation.

Last: March 31 Galery "Dalbe" Toulouse - France
Next: September 2012 "Maison & Objet" Paris - France, December

My inspiration comes from the observation of nature, the movement of elements and objects.

My style is characterized by taut curves and surfaces, simple and pure lines.

Of course my heritage has influence my work, but also the people I have met and the travels I have done.

In general, the idea comes first, then the drawings, a piece of artwork and / or test a new material if necessary, some research on what exists, then comes the finishing with intermittent phases of design details.

A lamp, a pair of sunglasses, an eyeglass case, a shelf, a sculpture of an ear.

Be curious, observe, not to be "locked-in", draw, invent and reinvent, believe in yourself.

The freedom to create is a source of a lot of happiness.
Often not enough time to realize my ideas.

Simplify.

Freedom to think differently.

First tool: my bed between 4am and 6am, second tool: a pencil and paper, third tool: a drawing software if necessary, fourth tool: the workshop

Yes, the time investment is huge but it is essential to "let go" from time to time and get some air.

From one day to several months.

And are you living from what you do?

My biggest project is about to be negotiated at this time.

Criollo Chocolatier, opticiens, individuals.

Those who are more open in terms of creativity. Those who make me meet new people, other trades, other materials and techniques.

Participate in more and more shows and competitions, find partners.

I usually work alone. Sometimes I work with craftsmen to incorporate materials that require expertise and/or specific techniques.

I developed a range of bamboo sunglasses. I have presented at MIDO in Milan last March with great success. A first production is expected to emerge in the coming months.
I also work at the moment with "Esprit Porcelaine" in Limoges - France, on new lighting design that incorporate porcelain, a material truly magical.

Through my website : www.pierre-cabrera.fr