At a time when design seems obsessed with the end result, Vicent Orts suggests pausing somewhere else: the joints.

An industrial designer based in Valencia, his practice moves between product design, interiors and small-scale spatial systems. But beyond the disciplines, there is a constant thread in his work: a radical attention to existing resources and to the temporality of materials.

A practice that thinks about time

Vicent's work doesn't look for definitive solutions.
On the contrary, it starts from a key question:

how can objects adapt, transform and endure over time?

Far from designing closed or irreversible pieces, his research focuses on creating open systems, capable of evolving alongside the contexts in which they exist.

The value lies in the joint

In his projects, the technical ambition isn't in the object but in how it's built.

Vicent shifts the focus towards assembly systems, arguing that adjustable, reversible connections are what really add value:
adaptability, repair and continuity.

Joints stop being an invisible detail and become the core of the design.
They are what make it possible to dismantle, reconfigure and extend the lifespan of objects.

Materials with a history

His work is built from existing industrial materials, reused without erasing their past.

Instead of hiding the marks, he incorporates them.
Instead of homogenising, he works with difference.

This means dealing with:
— uneven tolerances
— mixed standards
— materials of uncertain origin

And responding with technical intelligence, not perfection.

A repairable intelligence

His research focuses on elements such as:
clamps, couplings, collars and improvised solutions capable of solving complex situations with accessible means.

In contrast to closed, opaque technology, Vicent proposes a repairable intelligence, based on systems that can be understood, modified and maintained over time.

An approach that connects with local production logics and a more conscious material culture.

Under Pressure: tension as a system

One of his most representative projects, Under Pressure, sums up this way of thinking.

An assembly system that uses recycled materials joined by pressure and tensioned cables.
No drilling. No adhesives. No irreversible processes.

The pieces aren't fixed: they hold each other in balance.
And that balance is precisely what allows them to be constantly transformed.

At La Clandestina

On 18 and 19 April, Vicent Orts comes to La Clandestina to share this way of working through the workshop Under Pressure.

A collective space to work with what's available, explore tension systems and build without compromising the materials.

Because perhaps the future of design isn't about producing more,
but about learning to assemble better.