Industrial Designer, former student of the Master of European Design Labs 2008. He has his own studio and manages his own brand: alvinT.
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, 1983, he later graduated as an industrial designer from RMIT University, Melbourne. Some of his designs have already been exhibited at the Salone Satelitte in Milan, Melbourne Design EX, Ambiente’s Talents in Frankfurt and in the solo-exhibitions: “Alvin+Volvo” (2006) and “Mi Casa Su Casa” (2007).
His research project for the Master of European Design Labs 2008 revolved about contemporary Indonesian design. It was focused on combining high quality traditional materials and craftsmanship with innovation, making attractive products for the international market, as the banch Mingle.
About his experience at the master, he has commented: “Besides learning spanish as a language and as a new culture to me, doing this master’s degree has broaden my perspective towards what is design in general, and what can we do with design in a more specific point of view, how to create design with an identity, and what kinda of design we need in the world today, instead of just what we want. But trips to the Salone in Milano, Denmark, Holland and London was my favorites just because the energy towards creative industry there is just so immense”.
After finishing his masters, Alvin worked in the studio of Marcel Wanders. He currently displays his designs in the shop window of Harrods, London, and Interni Magazine has published his design Linger in the April 2010 edition. In August he has participated in ARTjakarta 2010. Indonesian Art Fair with an exclusive design for BMW.
- Name: Alvin Tjitrowirjo
- Area: Industiral Design
- Actual job: manages his own brand alvinT and works as a freelance.
- http://www.alvin-t.com
- Email: info@alvin-t.com
- Press:
Interni (April 2010, Italia)
U Magazine (2008, Hong Kong)
Frankfurter Allgemeine FAZjob.net (February 2008, Alemania)
Harper’s Bazaar (December 2007, Indonesia)
Playboy (December 2006, Indonesia)
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