Adrian Olabuenaga

ADRIAN OLABUENAGA, born in 1955 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Adrian grew up and was educated in Los Angeles, California. Raised with an architectural background, he has been inspired by architecture, design, and art from a very young age. Primarily working in a medium of functional art, his first solo show in 1983 featured his famous Art Radios and furniture. In 1985, he founded ACME Studios with his wife, Lesley Bailey. His jewelry designs were included in the “MEMPHIS Designers for ACME” collection, as suggested by Ettore Sottsass. His necklace, “Atomic” from that collection won him an award with DESIGN Plus, Germany. His brooch and earrings from the same collection were featured in the MEMPHIS exhibition in 2005, at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Frankfurt, Germany. Not only is he the CEO and Creative Director of ACME, but also is currently designing for Ritzenhoff, Boeing, Disney, Mercedes Benz, Warner Bros and many others, as well as creating corporate identities and branding for many companies.