With Radu Călian about design and functionality, on September 22 at B2Bife, Revista din Lemn stand

Radu Călian - Tilion Studio - will be present at the Revista din Lemn booth at BIFE-SIM 2023 on Friday, starting at 14.00, during the B2Bife event. We will talk about "Design, form, functionality, aesthetics in wooden furniture"but also about woodwind instruments and sculpture, Radu's passions. Although his graduation diploma says he is a design engineer/industrial designer, Radu feels he is a visual artist. He will also tell us about his plans for the future, about setting up his new studio, moving to the countryside and many other topics.

Designer, engineer, carpenter, artist

Radu has been drawn to design since high school, when he dreamed of studying automotive design. After high school, he applied to the University of Arts and Design in Cluj Napoca and to the Technical University, industrial design section. He was admitted to both, but the latter was on a budget, with no fees, so he chose this path.

"Looking back, I can say that it was a fortunate occurrence and I'm glad it happened that way. The advantage that a technical university has is that it develops your thinking in a different direction than an arts university, it teaches you how products work and especially how they can be made. Of course, it also has the disadvantage that the creative side and the subjects that involve creation are on the back burner. You're more of an engineer than a designer, but creativity can also be cultivated individually."

He started working with wood as a hobby in autumn 2014. He improvised a small rudimentary workbench on his balcony with a few hand tools. During college he had made a few objects out of various materials, but wood attracted him the most. He made a wooden spoon, a picture frame, a mirror frame and other small things. What he didn't keep he gave away as gifts, and the feedback was positive and encouraging. In addition, the new hobby gave her a chance to express her creativity.

The wooden objects are his own creation from start to finish. Concept, realization, electrical part, everything up to the installation in the beneficiary's house are thought and realized by Radu. And they are unique. The concept is born with the finished product, design, design and execution are intertwined. Without a manufacturing model and a standardised manufacturing process, the realisation of the project is slower but creative.

If you want to meet Radu Călian, come to the Revista din Lemn stand at BIFE-SIM 2023 on Friday, September 22. B2Bife! Come to BIFE!

Wooden Magazine Stand 66A | Pavilion B2 | Romexpo