Rafa Ortega

In 1985, he studied industrial design in Barcelona. In 1992, he returned to Valencia as a freelancer for his own clients and collaborated with different companies. Since 1994, he has run his own studio with Cristina Gutiérrez (diseño gutierrezyortega), focusing on office, contract and home furniture projects. Design of accessories, bathroom accessories and furniture, technical lighting design and habitat.

His work covers a wide range of fields, from the design of exhibitions, stands and temporary installations to interior design projects, including the design of offices and single-family buildings.

He has received several awards and recognitions. In 1996, Rafa Ortega was awarded 1st Prize in the Design category and was selected to represent Valencia at the ‘Biennial of Young Designers from Europe and the Mediterranean’, held in Turin in 1997. In 1998, they were selected to participate in Sarajevo in a competition prior to the Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, held in Rome in 1999. In 2008, in the first Sidi S. XXI selection, the Cubox design, produced by Do + Ce, received first prize in the home furniture selection (at national level). In 2009, they were selected to participate in the exhibition “Suma y sigue del diseño a la comunidad valenciana” (Design continues in the Valencian Community) at the Valencian Museum of Enlightenment and Modernity (MuVIM).