| ADRIAN OLABUENAGA was born in 1955 in Buenos
Aires Argentina but grew up and was educated in
Los Angeles , California. Raised with an
architectural background,he has from a young age,
been inspired by architecture, design and art.
Primarily working in a medium of functional art, his
first solo show was in 1983, featuring his famous
art radios and furniture. In 1985, he founded ACME
Studios with Lesley Bailey his wife. His jewelry
designs were included in the MEMPHIS Designers
for ACME collection, as suggested by Ettore
Sottsass. His necklace Atomic from that collection
won him an award with DESIGN Plus, Germany . His
brooch and earrings from the same collection were
featured in the MEMPHIS exhibition in 2005, at
Museum of Decorative Arts in Frankfurt , Germany.
Not only is he the CEO, and creative director of
ACME but he also currently designs for Ritzenhoff,
Boeing, Disney, Mercedes Benz, Warner Bros. and
many others, as well as creating corporate identities
and brand ing for many companies. |
