Out of the Cage (Red 2) by Gala Fernandez
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About This Piece

Exceptional Contemporary Design

Out of the Cage (Red 2)is a lyrical, experimental glass sculpture conceived by Spanish-born, Mexican-based designer Gala Fernandez and realized by acclaimed glass manufacturer Nouvel Studio in Mexico City.

For her new collection, Out of the Cage, Fernandez worked with the skilled artisans of Nouvel Studio to blow liquid glass in and through found metal birdcages of various sizes and shapes. Once homes to colorful pet birds, these discarded cages have had new life (literally) blown into them—such a wonderful and vibrant conversation piece!

Fernandez is a Spanish designer currently living and working in Mexico City. Citizen of the world, she has lived in Italy, France, the UK, Portugal, and Spain and has worked with Jaime Hayon at Fabrica and consulted for El Ultimo Grito, among others. To boot, she is partner and consultant at Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, the Mexico City Design Festival founded in 2013.

In addition to this beautiful red sculpture, there is the possibility to commission a custom piece. Just inquire with us!

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Creator	Gala Fernández
Manufacturer	Nouvel Studio
Design Period	From 2000
Year	2014
Production Period	2010 to Present
Country of Manufacture	Mexico
Style	Contemporary, Hand-Crafted
Edition Number	One of a Kind
Product Code	LXI-63443
Limited Edition	Yes
Additional Information	One of a Kind Made by Hand
Materials	Glass
Color	Red
Height	56 cm 56 cm
Diameter	38 cm

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Dealer	Marion Friedmann Gallery
Ships from	United Kingdom
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About the Creator

Gala Fernández

Born in Madrid in 1969, designer Gala Fernández studied art and design at Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor’s degree. She did her postgraduate studies in industrial design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, earning her Master’s degree in 1994. In 1995, Fernández cofounded a Madrid studio called Assembla Design with Riccardo Marzullo. In 2000, she moved to Treviso, Italy to work with Jaime Hayon at the Benetton Group’s Fabrica studio. Together, they oversaw the development of multiple interior and product design projects in the studio until 2004.

In 2005, Fernández moved to London and established her eponymous design studio. Fernández’s multidisciplinary work ranges from art and design to curating, as well as interior and product design, graphic design, and publishing. In 2006, she returned to Madrid and began an ongoing collaboration with artist and designer Oscar Mariné. In 2008, she became studio manager for El Ultimo Grito in Berlin, but kept a foot in Madrid, where she returned to live the subsequent couple of years. In 2011, she moved to Lessac, France to direct the summer courses at the esteemed Domaine de Boisbuchet.

From 2012 to 2015, Fernández divided her time between Mexico City—where she launched a multidisciplinary creative studio called Piopio Design Labs, in partnership with Berta Roda—and Madrid. In 2013, Fernández helped establish Abierto Mexicano de Diseño (the Mexico City Design Festival); she acted as a partner and consultant for the project until 2015.

In 2015, Fernández relocated to Marbella in Andalussia, Spain. She continues to work with Berta Roda as Piopio Design Labs. In 2016, the pair launched an art and design gallery called Bergman Rd. Gallery.

Since March of 2016, Fernández also works at CuldeSac Editions, a project with Valencia-based design and communications studio Culdesac. She researches and edits special design projects in collaboration with designers and artists from around the world.

Fernández has exhibited her work in several galleries and museums across the globe, including, but not limited to: The Buccaneer’s Booty – Gala Fernández Recent Works, curated by Maria Cristina Didero at Bergman Rd. Gallery (2016); Lámparas de la Real Fábrica de Cristales s.XVIII – s. XXI, an exhibition featuring the lamp collection One Off Worlds and the chandelier Hail! Bright Cecilia, made in collaboration with renown Spanish glass manufactory La Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja and presented in their 18th-century Real Sitio de San Ildefonso de la Granja factory and museum (2016); Not Straight Worlds, a join exhibition with David Trullo at La Galería Factoría in Madrid (2015); This is not a Duet, curated by Maria Cristina Didero, a join exhibition with Sung Jang, featuring Caro Ettore, a collection of small stone sculptures produced in Mexico, at Chamber Gallery in New York (2015); and Out of the Cage, presented by Marion Friedmann Gallery during the London Design Festival (2014).

The designer has also taught and lectured at numerous institutions, including the Design School of Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City; the Instituto Europeo di Design in Madrid; Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa (FAUTL) in Lisbon; NAi Nederland Architectuurinstituut in Rotterdam; and both the Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths in London.