Sami Hayek
Translating objects into stories and experiences has been good for ‘environmental architect’ Sami Hayek, who runs his own multidisciplinary design practice. If the Hayek surname sounds familiar, it is hardly because his sister is actress Salma Hayek. His early bentwood furniture’s fluid speech is what first intrigued design aficionados.
A recent exclusive limited edition collection, Sami Hayek™ for Target, filled with simple and sophisticated bedding, decorative accessories, furniture and stationary, aimed at college-bound students and the perennially young, was ubiquitous last summer. The collection mixed California modernism with the vibrancy of rural Mexico, Hayek’s native culture. When asked by auto manufacturer Bentley to imagine what it may look like in the future, he created the sleek deluxe jet airliner ‘Raven’.
Staying grounded teaching design at his alma mater, Art Center, in Pasadena, the civic-minded Hayek is also part of the city of West Hollywood’s Design Review Committee. Sami Hayek Studio’s offerings also span furniture, product, residential, commercial and graphic design.
Sami Hayek Studio
(323) 226-0362
www.samihayek.com
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