Alvaro Uribe is an American born, Colombian raised and New York-based designer. He graduated from Pratt Institute with honors and soon after started his own boutique and design studio in the up-and-coming design center of Brooklyn. He quickly got worldwide attention with his iconic Plum Series 1, which paired high-tech materials with a sculptural and structural approach never used before. The innovative approach of the stool leads it to be featured in M. Night Shyamalan futuristic vision “After Earth”, featuring Will and Jaden Smith. Following the success of -Series 1-, Alvaro continued to expand by applying the principles into a three-legged stool, the Plum Series 2. -Series 2-, was immediately awarded the Red Dot Design Award and attracted the eyes of luxury car manufacturer BMW, who used both Series 1 and 2 for the introduction of their BMW i8 Car in Beijing.
