Casa Tamarindo is a bio-research & design house focused on creating a regenerative vernacular future.
Itamar Lilienthal (Ita)
Founder, BFA MArch
Itamar Lilienthal (Ita) is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, author, bio-architect, inventor, researcher and teacher currently living in London. Before starting Casa Tamarindo he received a BFA in Studio Art from New York University. He then spent several years working at numerous places including Otherlab and Mycoworks were his visions for the future became solidified.
He recently completed his MArch in Bio-Integrated Design from the Bartlett School of Architecture where he focused on integrating the use of advanced environmental simulation software into the archtectural and industrial design process.
Recent news:
2023
22/03/2023 - Invited to give a lecture on sustainble design at Royal College of Art, London, UK
03-04/2023 - Invited to be guest tutor for Technologia de Monterrey Industrial Design Program
2022
Invited to give lecture at Escuela Libre de Architectura, Tijuana, on Fog Harvesting within the California context.
2021
Publication of first book "EARTH to San Diego"
Selected as one of the residents for SPACE10 residency on sustainable water futures
2019
Swish Projects, San Diego (solo show)
2018
basileIE Gallery, San Diego (solo show)
Pannikin, San Diego (solo show)
The Music Box, San Diego (group show)
Hayes Burger Gallery, San Diego (solo show)
Recent collaborators:
Patagonia, San Diego Design Week,
A Reason to Survive, Raveena, Space10, Technologia de Monterrey.
Made in
Las Californias
Las Californias spans the State of California in the U.S. and the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. It is home to the most crossed land border in the world, where two mega-cities (San Diego and Tijuana) exist side by side, making it the second-largest trans-border conurbation in the Americas. While they may only be a 15-minute drive apart, these two cities mirror each other in dramatically different ways.
Not only is this region rich in biodiversity due to two climatic pressure systems converging, but it's also a meeting place where two rich cultures overlap. We celebrate this unique space through the work we do and the partnerships we create. Our goal is to create a bridge between the Global North and Global South through art, sustainable design, and heartfelt collaboration.