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Oscar Diaz

  • PIXO
    PIXO changes the way we use our tablets
    Design News > Product Design
    Oscar Diaz designs a solution for an everyday tech-related problem we didn’t even know we had. >
    14 Apr 16
  • Design Indaba Hot Topic.
    Can creativity save the world?
    Hot Topic > Design Thinking
    It's a loaded question, but eight designers gave us some thoughtful and inspiring answers. >
    6 Dec 14
  • Tube Toys by Oscar Diaz.
    Focus on: Designing for children
    Focus On > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design
    We round up seven kid-conscious projects. >
    27 Jul 14
  • Hot Topic
    Is London the design capital of the world?
    Hot Topic > Creative Economy
    We ask six designers who have made London their home why so many creatives flock to the Big Smoke. >
    18 Jun 14
  • Window display for Maison Hermès, Japan by Oscar Diaz.
    Window shopping
    Design News > Architecture & Interiors
    Oscar Diaz draws on the principle of a kaleidoscope to create a window display for Hermés Japan. >
    14 May 14
  • Brynjar Sigurŏarson.
    Focus On: More than just products
    Focus On > Product Design
    Four designers share their insights into creating products that have an emotional connection to people and tell stories. >
    3 May 14
  • Oscar Diaz at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Oscar Diaz on form and meaning
    Talks > Product Design
    For Oscar Diaz design happens at the intersection where culture and commerce meet. >
    4 Sep 13
  • Tube Toys by Oscar Diaz.
    20Q: Oscar Diaz
    Q&A > Product Design
    "Ideas are worth nothing unless you make them," Oscar Diaz believes. We asked him a couple of questions. >
    5 Jul 13
  • Studio Sketchbook by Oscar Diaz. Photo: Jeremy Liebman.
    Sketches in cabinets
    Design News > Product Design
    Oscar Diaz displayed a variety of sketches in a wooden cabinet to reveal his unique design DNA. >
    2 Jun 13
  • Oscar Diaz ink card
    Oscar Diaz: Designing products with emotion
    Video Interviews > Product Design
    Oscar Diaz designs products that go beyond functionality to form an emotional connection with people. >
    4 Apr 13
  • Futuristic keys
    Design News > Product Design
    Oscar Diaz investigated a solution for replacing lost keys in an efficient, convenient and fun project. >
    29 Jan 13
  • Passing time
    Design News > Product Design
    Oscar Diaz draws on seasons to create an ink calendar denoting days in colour. >
    21 Jan 13
  • Ink-spiration
    Design News > Product Design
    A calligraphic ink bottle is the inspiration for Oscar Diaz’s geometrical CL Lamp. >
    16 Jan 13
  • Tube Toys by Oscar Diaz.
    Toys from tubes
    Design News > Product Design
    Because so often children enjoy the packaging more than the toys inside, Oscar Diaz has created a range of toys that actually incorporate the packaging. >
    16 Jan 13
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