Ramon wins European Design Award

Wonderful news just in from BARCELONA - RAMON PONSATI has won a prestigious ART DIRECTORS' CLUB of EUROPE design award for his contribution to the POWER OF SEVEN project!

Ramon remains an old friend ever since he contacted the SEXTON+ studio a few years back saying he was interested in collaborating for what was initially supposed to be a couple of months. He flew over to show some amazing work and we instantly hit it off. He returned a few months later and settled-in on Georges Street for what extended to an adventure-filled year and the beginning of what will be a life-long friendship.

Ramon is a partner of the prolific indy label BANKROBBER RECORDS (founded 2002) and remains active on the Barcelona scene where he produces club nights and djs. No surprise, then, that he was one of the main driving-forces - and guest dj - for the launch party of our Georges Street studio which, I think it's no exaggeration to say - went down in history! (The night also featured budding-dj FRANCESO who has since gone on to make a name for himself with THE ITALIAN FACTORY.)

Ramon's background in design and entertainment led to him managing many of our album branding projects - he was also senior designer for a mammoth 500 page, beautifully illustrated, art book which we produced for a world-renowned business family (confidential I'm afraid). The publication was a private commission to be presented as Christmas gifts to international heads-of-state including NELSON MANDELLA and the POTUS (President of the United States) etc..

The Power of Seven project was created by studio ESIETE (BARCELONA) as a tribute exhibition to the designers CHARLES & RAY EAMES in recognition of their passion towards design and life. (In 1977 Charles & Ray Eames created MATHEMATICA: A WORLD OF NUMBERS ..AND BEYOND - and the film POWERS OF TEN - for IBM, a research on the relative importance of things, somewhere between science, art and design. . The original Mathematica Exhibition is now owned by and on display at the NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCES, more info here.)

The result of the Power of Seven exhibition is a collection of silk serigraphs (each 1000 x 700mm) by influential designers of Barcelona’s contemporary scene and their interpretation of el número - the number seven - its symbolisms and beliefs - the magical number.

Congratulations Ramon!

Prints can be purchased at: www.PowerofSeven.com
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