“UNO® was born from my desire to make the world of high design accessible to as many people as possible so everyone can share in its inspiration and use it as a tool to change the world,” said Pons, an award-winning designer and principal of the Luis Pons Design Lab and the creative mind behind Uno Magnetic.   Uno Magnetic is growing collection of interactive magnetic objects designed to attract the extraordinary and inspire freedom and playfulness. 

Keeping this philosophy in focus, our team strives to engage in socially responsible products, manufacturing processes as well as paying all workers living wages.  We strive to consider the environment in all product and packaging development.  We are a member of the Fair Labor Association and work to insure all levels of manufacturing are free from abusive labor practices.

The company currently distributes through out products in Europe, Asia, Australia, South Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States.  
By finding the extraordinary in ordinary and teaming with numerous partners who share in the desire to expand on this message, UNO® has already touched many around the world, including those who have benefitted from the work of Breast Health International in Italy and MTV’s Ashoka Partnership in the United States.

Over the past 15 years, Pons has become internationally renowned for his designs of private residences, hotels, and commercial properties as well as furniture and home interior objects. His work has been featured in world-leading publications including Vogue, Elle Décor, Interior Design, and Architectural Digest, among many others. Pons’ furniture and lighting collections were shown at the International Furniture Fair in Milan in 2005, his Floating Inflatable Villa and his Deflated Villa were shown during Art Basel Miami in 2005 and 2012 respectively. 
What will you attract when you wear UNO?

 

About Luis Pons

Luis Guillermo Pons is an award-winning designer and the founder of Luis Pons D-LAB, a design firm based in Miami, Florida.  He is “interested in design that really speaks to people who want to engage in a conversation with it, design whose ultimate purpose is revealed by the user, design that allows for the possibility of change, design that touches the senses.” 

A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Pons’ design vision extends to all areas of design, encompassing everything from exteriors to detailed objects found within the space.

Pons’ designs have been featured in leading domestic and international publications including Architectural Digest, Arquitectura Y Diseño, Architecture & Wohnen, Balthazar L’Magazine de l’homme, Casas, Elle Décor, Hotel Design, House & Garden, Interior Design, Metropolitan Home and Vogue.  His works appear in numerous design books, including THE TROPICAL MODERN HOUSE (Rizzoli) and MIAMI INTERIORS (Taschen) and have been featured at leading international art and design expositions, including Art Basel, (Basel, Switzerland and Miami, USA) and the International Furniture Fair (Milan, Italy) 

Luis Pons D-LAB’s projects include private residences, hotels, and commercial properties.

Pons’ furniture collections include “Frame,” the “Beach Collection,” “Illusion” and the “Panama Collection” (created especially for the Guanhani Resort, St. Bart’s).  His lighting, jewelry and other design collections include “Mutables” “Rain” and “Uno” (currently in this licensing application process).

A frequent guest on television, Pons himself was host and presenter of “Así se Hace” (“This is how it’s done”), the first-ever home improvement genre television program produced weekly in Spanish for the US Hispanic and Latin American markets.  

 

UNO Magnetic Short History

UNO Ball Chain and Magnet product was the unique concept and the catalyst that launched the UNO Magnetic brand.  UNO Magnetic originated from the Luis Pons Design Lab based in the Miami Design District in 2005.   Luis Pons then moved forward and obtained U.S. Patent 7,654,112 on July 27, 2006.  The UNO Brand is now marketed and distributed by  “UNO MAGNETIC by Luis Pons”.

 UNO Ball Chain and Magnets are sold and distributed globally by companies such as:  QVC Italia – Italy, Charles & Marie – Europe, Rustan’s – Philippines, Entrex – Japan and Le Bon Marche - France.  UNO Moveable Pockets and Magnetic Belts are being introduced to the retail market Spring, 2013.

 

Learn more about Luis Pons and the LuisPonsDesignLab by visiting www.luispons.com.

 

You may also wish to learn more specifically about Luis Pons' designer furniture available at www.lpdl.net.