Jaime Hayon was born in Madrid in 1974 and studied industrial design in Madrid and Paris. In 1997 he joined Fabrica, the Italian design and communication academy, and led its design department until 2003. He founded his own studio in 2000, and from 2003 devoted himself entirely to his own projects, working between art and design. His collaboration with Viccarbe began in 2017 with Aleta, a chair and stool whose curved details draw on the structure and movement of sharks, with forms that recall fins. The family has since grown to include an executive chair, a lounge chair, an executive lounge chair and a low table, carrying one design language across dining, bar, work and lounge seating. Aleta is offered with a slim metal frame or a wooden base.
