Madonna's architect exhibiting in CASACOR

Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Robin Williams and Valentino are some of his clients. The architecture is part of his life and he is presenting his work in Casa Cor 2012. He is a South African, but is living in Panama since five years now, after emigrating from Los Angles. Harry Segil is an architect with a colorful proposal, who admires the Panamanian culture and landscape. For him, Panama and South Africa are very much alike. His audacity for colors and fame as designer lead the 'Queen of Pop' to call him to work on the redesign of the offices of her studio in Los Angles in the late 80's and early 90's. The pop diva asked him to work around the pink color and turquoise with white and black.   Another loyal buyer of his furniture is actor Robin William, who not only buys his furniture, but gives them as present to his family.   About Madonna, he said he met her in person.   “She appreciates art very much and that is why she chooses the most creative and innovative persons in the world, that's the key for her success,” he added. The south African artist is creating a completely new concept of the “Panamanian pop art”, that he wishes to introduce in Europe, with the intention of making the diversity of races, colors and beauty of Panama known in foreign land.

 
His furniture show is a “collage” of molas with colorful fabrics, his walls decorated with African motifs combined with local Panamanian expressions.
 
Promoter of molas and graffiti
 
Segil is in our land seeking to take part on a great architectonic project, and he already started to promote the molas and graffiti of the “red devils” as the “Panamanian pop art”. He also has witnessed how other colleagues come to Panama,interested in developing their projects in the country, such as Philipe Starckand Frank Gehry. At his space in Casa Cor, colors have no limits and that is why he wants to educate the Panamanian people not to decorate their homes using only white and beige.
 
He also seeks to encourage students and locals to create their own furniture, using his vast experience, proved by his creations highly valued by trend, decoration and architecture magazines in the United States.
 
Translated from Giovanna Ortiz/Critica
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PANAMANIAN POP CULTURE exhibition at CASACOR, presently on till may 26th.
 
Its in the old CRYSTAL SUITES HOTEL. on the corner of via Brazil and Samuel Lewis,  oppposite Perez TOYOTA
 
 
...from 3pm to 10pm.....
 
 
CASACOR is the main international ART and DESIGN Exhibition in Latin America...showcasing all the newest trends, products, interiors, design etc..