Rubén Saldaña Acle was born in Salamanca, Western Spain, in 1976.
He studied Engineering at the James I University in Castellon and graduated with Honours in Technical Engineering in Industrial Design from the Elisava School in Barcelona.
He went on to obtain a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design Management from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Saldaña has been the head Product Director at Arkoslight since 2010 and has been the recipient of >50 international honours for lighting and product design. These include, but are not limited to: the European Product Design Award, the Archiproducts Design Award, the ADCV Gold Award, the iF Design Award and the Iconic Award for Interior Innovation.
designFARM respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. Our showroom is located on the lands of the Whadjuk People of the Noongar Nation. We honour their Elders, past and present, and all of the First Nations’ Peoples of Australia. We acknowledge their deep connection to Country and the continuation of their cultural and spiritual practices.