Fran Silvestre (born 1976 in Valencia, Spain) graduated with a degree in architecture from Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura in Valencia.  Silvestre also holds a degree in urban planning from the Eindhoven Technical University in the Netherlands, as well as a PhD from the Polytechnic University of Valencia.  In addition to his product designs for Spanish manufacturers, Capdell and Gandia Blasco, Silvestre has won numerous architecture awards for both his private residences as well as public buildings.