Design is set to be the main theme around which this edition of Hábitat will revolve. The 15th edition of the emerging design platform nude will be featured in the show in Valencia from 19 to 22 of September the twelve design practices and creatives that, on their own merit, have been selected by the jury comprised of designer Vicent Martínez, entrepreneur Vicente Pons, craftsman Juan Carlos Iñesta, journalist Txema Ibarra and experts in trends Nieves Noha and Javier Miguel. The exhibition includes thirteen schools of design and universities not just from Spain but also from South Korea, Mexico and the Dominican Republic, making this the most international nude ever. During the selection process the jury highlighted the new designers’ keenness to bring new materials and uses and applications for them into living spaces as a way of improving user experience. The jury also singled out the pursuit of new solutions to fitting out living environments that combine functionality and design. The group of designers and practices taking part in nude 2017 are from all over Spain and include Alejandro Gómez Slok and Diego Bernardeau, Borja Sepulcre, Calamina, Emilio Marín Lillo, Jaume Molina, Life Art Design Group,Manuel Suero, Miguel Torregrosa, Octavio Asensio, Samu Architects, Tabuhome, Totó Lampes and We are Forms. nude 2017 is also set to be a showcase for universities and schools of design and will have a distinctly international accent. Institutions that have already confirmed their participation: Barreira Arte + Diseño (València), CEU San Pablo (Valencia), College of Design Art – Yeungnam University ( South Korea), Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny de València (Valencia), Escola d’Art i Superior de Ceràmica de Manises (Valencia), Escuela Diseño Anahuec (Mexico), Kongju National University (South Korea), Sangmyung University Korea (South Korea), Universidad Motolinía del Pedregal (Mexico), Universidad Anáhuac México Norte (Mexico), UNIBE Universidad Iberoamericana Campus Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), CENTRO de Diseño, Cine&Televisión (Mexico) y la Universitat Jaume I (Castellón). Famous names such as the Miguel Milá and Mario Ruiz National Design Awards will be the lead speakers in the nude Ágora star lectures, a discussion forum that runs in parallel with the nude young designers show and will also be hosting top level international figures such as Argentinian architect Diego Gronda, who specializes in large projects, and Latin American professionals Guillermo Acosta, Sandra Gómez, Adrián Rosado and Enrique Gómez de la Torre. The nude Ágora will also be featuring presentations by industrial designer Aitor García de Vicuña, architect and digital communications expert Jorge Consuegra, designer Javier Pastor and architects and artisans Millán Garrido and Maribel Femenía. Rounding out the forum there will be presentations by the Observatory for Trends in Interiors (OTH) and the awards ceremony for the Intercidec’17 Prizes given by manufacturer Belta&Frajumar.
