Interior and industrial designer, Francesc Rifé (Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, 1969) founded his studio in Barcelona in 1994. Influenced by minimalism and marked by a family history linked to the world of crafts, his work revolves around spatial order and geometric proportion. The interdisciplinary work of his studio includes interior design projects, industrial design, architecture, concept creation, installations, graphics and art direction.

With a functionalist and meticulous style, simple forms and compositions characterise his work. His projects include the Caro Hotel in Valencia (2010), the residence of the Real Madrid first team (2013), Casa Grande Hotel in La Rioja (2020), Sana Hotel in Berlin (2011), Carhartt (2000-2013) and Camper (2018), Michelin-starred restaurants such as the emblematic Can Fabes (2003) and those designed for chef Ricard Camarena (2010-2022), the Roca Shanghai Gallery (2013-2018), the first flagship offices and All in One of CaixaBank (2013-2019), the showroom of the Swiss brand Laufen in Moscow (2019) and that of Vibia in Gavà (2020), the headquarters of Power Electronics in Llíria (2020) and of the ceramics company Farsight in the Chinese city of Foshan (2022).

He designs products for national and international companies such as Tomasella, Marset, Point, Inclass, Blasco&Vila, Akaba, Mobboli, Kendo, Nosten Argentina, Omelette Editions, JMM, Milan Iluminación, Estiluz, NOW Carpets, Perobell, Dynamobel and Kendo.

During his career he has won several design awards such as the Contract World Awards, the Red Dot, ICFF Editors Awards, the HIP Award in Chicago, the FAD award and several Ascer awards. His work has been widely reported in the general press, as well as in specialised publications and books at a national and international level. Likewise, several books have been published compiling his work. He has dedicated himself to teaching for years and plays an active role in workshops, congresses and conferences.