Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Sami Hayek is a contemporary furniture designer, at the forefront of Los Angeles’ design scene.
- He is famed for his modern and sustainable furniture designs and home accessories. He even designed a concept jet for Bentley.
- His name hit the headlines in 2014 when the car he was driving crashed and killed a Grammy winning art director Ian Cuttler Sala.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Sami born in 1972 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico and is the brother of actress Salma Hayek.
- His father is Lebanese Mexican an oil company executive in Mexico. His mother is of Mexican Spanish descent working as an opera singer and talent scout.
- His upbringing was in that of a wealthy devout Roman Catholic family.
- He is married to fellow Mexican designer Daniela Villegas and both are fluent Spanish speakers. The live in Los Angeles.
Early Life and Education :
- Sami was bought up in his native Mexico.
- His love of designing grew through his interest in how objects and space made people feel and behave.
- He loves all types of material and loves to experiment by marrying them up.
- He studied at the Art Centre College of Design, Pasadena, California, between 1991 and 1996
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Since 2004 Sami has been a member of the Design Review Committee for Hollywood. Here he contributes to ensuring the quality of commercial and residential projects.
- Not only is Sami a designer he is a teacher, critic and lecturer on international design on the world circuit.
- He exhibits at New York City’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair. In 2011 he exhibited ‘barro negro’ (black clay) pieces which became the obsession of the design world.
- In 2013, the then First Lady, Michelle Obama invited Sami to become part of the National Design Awards at the White House.
- In recent years he has been invited to become an international ambassador for the public contemporary art ‘Tamayo’ museum in Mexico City.
- Sami has his own studio ‘Hayek Studio’ via his website and exhibits his designs in the ‘Twentieth’ showroom in Los Angeles.
- In 2018 Sami began designing a range of outdoor furniture which he will launch with the Brazilian company Tidelli.
- Much of his work is published in the high end Art and Design publications.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Sami likes to wear Gucci.
- He has a Maltipoo dog named Tito.
- Sami is committed to helping artisans in small Mexican communities. He likes to visit to see what materials and tools they are using so that he can keep as authentic as possible in his designs.
- He is the proud owner of a 1984 BMW 633 CSi.
- Both he and his wife love to entertain and play Mexican Dominoes.
- He has designed furniture for celebrities including Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt.