Octavio Asensio is a designer and university lecturer based in Madrid. He founded Octavio Asensio Studio in Madrid in 2014. His work focuses mainly on the aesthetic values, manufacturing processes and meaningful details that stand out in each of his designs.
In each product he develops and researches a proper and essential language, paying special attention to the relationship between user and object, sustainability and spatial balance.
His job is to design furniture, lighting and consumer products. He is continuously experimenting with shapes, materials and manufacturing processes. This workflow allows him to discover new lines of research and innovation that he transfers to his designs.
Octavio has carried out several design teaching collaborations, currently being the tutor of final studies at the IED in Madrid campus, specializing in Home.
PUBLICATIONS
To date, projects and interviews have appeared in various publications including: Elle Decor, Room Diseño, AD Spain, AD Russia, Diseño Interior, Nuevo Estilo, Desingsori Seoul, Glocal Design Magazine, Material Soul, DXI Magazine, Leski and Design-Milk, Designboom, Core77 among others.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño BID24, Madrid.
Objeto de Deseo - IKB191, Madrid.
SaloneSatellite 25 - Salone del Mobile Milan
2023
SaloneSatellite 24 - Salone del Mobile, Milan.
2022
SaloneSatellite 23 - Salone del Mobile, Milan.
2021
Producto Fresco 10º Anniversary, Madrid.
2020
Producto Fresco 2020, Madrid.
2019
Greenhouse - Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, Stockholm.
Producto Fresco 2019, Madrid.
2018
Nude, Feria Hábitat, Valencia.
Producto Fresco 2018, Madrid.
Milan Design Market, Milan.
2017
Nude, Feria Hábitat, Valencia.
2016
Producto Fresco 2016, Madrid.
2015
Producto Fresco 2015, Madrid.
Home Casa Home, Madrid.
2014
Replicage, Madrid.
3D Printing the Future, Science Museum London.