24/04/2024

IRK Magazine

"With global recognition for both artistic and social impact, Alvaro’s work at Milan Design Week was not just a display of design prowess but a compelling statement on the power of design to effect change," writes Robert Meeder in IKR Magazine featuring PET Lamp Gurunsi + Frafra Tapestry, exhibited during Milan Design Week.

22/04/2024

ROOM Magazine

PET Lamp Gurunsi + Frafra Tapestry collections, which have been released in Alcova Milano during the Milan Design Week, have been featured in ROOM Magazine as editor picks.

18/04/2024

Design Wanted

PET Lamp Gurunsi, the latest collection by PET Lamp made by expert weavers in Bolgatanga (Ghana), has been chosen as one of the standing collection released in ALCOVA during the 2024 Milan Design Week.

11/04/2024

Casa Real

Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, head designer and co-founder of PET Lamp, received the Spanish National Design Award.

18/03/2024

Adorno Design

PET Lamp Eperara-Siapidara, which has been exhibited in International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in 2022, has been included in a piece interviewing Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, co-brand directors of ICFF.

08/02/2024

CC Magazine

Interview with Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, Head Designer and Co-Founder of PET Lamp and ACdO/, about his National Design Award and PET Lamp's upcoming projects.

24/01/2024

Arquitectura y Diseño

The house of one of our co-founders, Enrique Romero de la Llana, has been featured in Arquitectura y Diseño magazine. PET Lamp Pikul, PET Lamp Bolgatanga, Ceramics Cu, Plinto, and Rayuela, collections by ACdO/, are included in this architectural project in Madrid leaded by Blanca Barragán.

19/12/2023

Vogue Living Australia

PET Lamp Eperara Siapidara has been feature in Vogue Living Australia. This collection, made by Colombian artisans from Paja Tetera and upcycled PET plastic bottles, is hung in a kitchen which faces out to a courtyard of beach house in Australia.

06/12/2023

AD Magazine

The PET Lamp project was selected as one of the 19 unique design projects by AD100 talents. As every single year, AD magazine releases a list of 100 must-follow design talents based in Spain. The magazine features our ten year anniversary, and our upcoming collection to be released in 2024.

29/10/2023

Vanitatis | El Confidencial

Interview with Álvaro Catalán de Ocón about the Spanish National Design Prize 2023 and his standing project PET Lamp, which turns 10 years.

25/10/2023

Cadena SER

Alvaro Catalan de Ocon, head designer and co-founder of PET Lamp and ACdO/, shared his thoughts and vision of the present and future of #design in this interview with Aimar Bretos.

25/04/2023

Helsinki Design | Weekly

Interview with Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, co-founder and Creative Director of PET Lamp and ACdO /, about PET Lamp ten year anniversary.

06/03/2023

Artribune

The PET Lamp project ten year celebration featured as one of the most iconic events during the Madrid Design Festival.

04/03/2023

STIR

The exhibition 'PET lamp, 10 años tejiendo historias', displayed at Matadero in Madrid, reveals the stories behind each PET Lamp collection.

21/02/2023

El Confidencial

The PET Lamp project, which is edited by ACdO /, celebrates its ten year anniversary with an exhibition at DIMAD in Madrid.

18/02/2023

AD Spain

PET Lamp, the project by Spanish designer by Alvaro Catalán de Ocón which combines basketry with PET plastic bottles, commemorates its ten year anniversary with a retrospective exhibition.

27/12/2022

Magazine | La Vanguardia

Plinto collection featured on La Vanguardia newspaper online edition.

19/12/2022

Magazine | La Vanguardia

Ceramics Cu selected as one of crafts collections able to bring joy and brightness to the living room.

08/12/2022

ROOM

Plinto collection featured as an example of a perfect combination between artisanry and contemporary design.

29/11/2022

Revista AD España

Álvaro Catalán de Ocón featured in AD 100 2023, which highlights the best designers and architects of the year.

16/11/2022

El Mundo

PET Lamp and ACdO / co-founder, Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, which aims to bring artisanry to street markets.

11/11/2022

stirpad

The Plastic Rivers collection has been chosen by STIR as one of the ten rug that can adorn the floors of your living room, as artworks, social reminders or as bespoke accessories.

31/10/2022

Arquitectura y Diseño

Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, elegido como uno de los 20 líderes que están cambiando el mundo a través de la sostenibilidad.

19/09/2022

Design Wanted

‘Plastic Rivers’, the fascinating collection of rugs woven with yarn made from recycled plastic debris created by Álvaro Catalán de Ocón and Spanish company GAN Rugs, was featured in Design Wanted magazine.

21/08/2022

Design Wanted

With the aim of raising awareness around social and environmental issues – both Álvaro Catalán de Ocón and GAN believe in sustainable, eco-friendly processes as well as the utilization of local craftsmanship.

19/08/2022

Podcast | Design with a human touch

Conversation with Álvaro Catalan De Ocón about how upcycling bottles could create new forms of empowerment to local communities.

19/07/2022

adaPETation

Shining a light on the designs of Álvaro Catalán de Ocón whose social initiative - PET Lamp and Plastic Rivers - are raising awareness around plastic waste and empowering women around the world.

15/06/2022

dezeen

Álvaro Catalán de Ocón has created a collection of rugs for Spanish brand Gan, which aims to expose and tackle the global issue of river pollution.

09/06/2022

El Duende

El estudio Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, situado en el corazón de Carabanchel, es un espacio dedicado a la colaboración y al intercambio de ideas. Es en este lugar donde se encuentran creatividad y acción, que se convierten en experiencias y objetos tangibles.

11/05/2022

NYCxDESIGN Award 2022

Plastic Rivers is a NYCxDESIGN Award Winner 2022 in the Enviromental Impact category!

21/04/2022

Radio Intereconomía

Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, Marisa Santamaría, Matti Hemmi, Antonio Mañas y Miguel Moneo talking about Spanish design on the radio! Do not miss it!

07/04/2022

ADI Awards 2022 Selecction

Plastic Rivers has been shortlisted for the national ADI Awards! The verdict of the juries and the presentation of the awards will take place on 15 June 2022.

18/03/2022

Melbourne Design Week

Plastic Rivers will be part of the Futures Collective Exhibition at Museo Villa Alba during the Melbourne Design Week!

11/03/2022

Madrid Design Festival 2022

New video about our last exhibition! The house of the future is the house of wellness. A commitment to craftsmanship and timeless objects | Mazda, Saco & The Sibarist.

11/03/2022

Madrid Design Festival 2022

New video about The art of living! by Javier Gomá, Elena Goded, Chema Terol & Álvaro Catalán de Ocón | Mazda, SACo & The Sibarist.

27/02/2022

ROOM Diseño

New Spanish article about Destejiendo! "El espacio de ACdO como pentagrama de mimbre. Un pretexto para divulgar las técnicas tradicionales de la cestería, desde la perspectiva de la instalación efímera vinculada a la arquitectura."

24/02/2022

Arquitectura y Diseño

Deeply grateful for the new article about Destejiendo! "Fantasías de mimbre: el arte milenario de la cestería invade Madrid" by Isabel Mardalejo.

23/09/2021

Domus Magazine

Plastic Rivers new publication! "Created thanks to the research work of a company, with the skill of Indian craftsmen, the designer’s latest project starts with a yarn made from PET to denounce the logic of recycling." by Loredana Mascheroni.

13/09/2021

GAN Rugs

PLASTIC RIVERS wins the Ro Plastic Prize 2021 in Milan!