In the Rdesign universe, nothing is as it seems. Using industrial design to recontextualize everyday objects, a brick is cast in the role of a table lamp, while an eye poses as a keyholder!
Keeping her lines characteristically clean, Anastasiadou likes to experiment with diverse materials and techniques, still her work is easily identifiable and even easier to love.
Taking in every little detail in her surroundings, graphic designer and visual artist Ritsa Anastasiadou keeps a backlog of sketches that sooner or later find their way into production, transformed into delectable objects d'art and museum shop favorites. Keeping her lines characteristically clean, she likes to experiment with diverse materials and techniques, still her work is easily identifiable and even easier to love. Take, for example, the R-fan created in collaboration with the Knossos Museum in Crete, inspired by the “Argonaut Fresco” from the late Minoan period, depicting octopus! “The awards alone will tell you that Greek designers don’t lack creativity and innovation,” she says. “The local market simply lacks the appropriate infrastructure.” With a lot of manufacturers going out of business and consumers unable to support the pricey homegrown production, industrial design has certainly seen better days, but the passionate always find a way to survive. A quick look at Rdesign’s magnificent Qrator profile and you’ll know the brand is here to stay. Inspired by nature, everyday life and even fragments of conversations, Anastasiadou loves to redefine and recontextualize objects, casting a brick in the role of a table lamp, or transforming an eye into a key holder. In her whimsical, yet fully functional universe, nothing is as it seems...