ALEXANDER LOTERSZTAIN
BORN 1977
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
LIVES BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND
Alexander Lotersztain is a human-centred designer with a healthy dose of entrepreneurial spirit. It is his unique combination of creativity and business savvy that has seen this Argentinian-born Brisbane-based practitioner establish the prolific, truly multidisciplinary and globally renowned design studio Derlot Group.
A combination of the last three letters of his first name and the first three letters of his last name, Derlot’s practice spans furniture design, architecture, interiors, objects, events, branding and marketing. What began as a single entity is now a collective of brands including Derlot, Derlot Editions, Les Basic, Derlot Interiors and Alexander Lotersztain.
While Lotersztain eschews a signature style, preferring to respond to the needs of each project, the recurring thread through his practice is that human experience is at the centre, both in the design process itself and also for the end user.
QTZ Lounger, 2016
concrete
Taking its cue from the naturally occurring crystalline forms of quartz The QTZ lounger was originally created as a limited-edition series in stainless steel. When Lotersztain was approached by leading Hungarian concrete manufacturer IVANKA to produce the chair in concrete, he recognised the aesthetic and functional possibilities this material offered his design. Cast in tinted concrete, the solid throne-like seat is surprisingly comfortable to sit in. This is no accident. Lotersztain fastidiously refined his prototype seven times to ensure the resulting design was a pleasure to use.