Research Areas:
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Industrial
Design, Integrated Design, Design Education, Industrial Design
History |
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Cultural Identity & Crafts, Biomimicry & Bio-Inspired
Design, Eco Design & Design for Sustainability, Visual
Communication & Design |
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Teaching Areas:
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Eco Design and Sustainability, Design Case Study,
Graduation Project Supervision |
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Studio
Year 1 & Studio Year 2 (coordinator), History & Theory of ID
(tutor) |
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Academic/Professional
Qualifications:
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2009- PhD in
Design Theory (Cum Laude) , Kobe Design University, Kobe, Japan
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2006- MAID, Kobe
Design University, Kobe, Japan (Japanese Scholarship Award)
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2000- Diploma in
ISO 9000 Quality Assurance, UIS, Bogota, Colombia |
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1997- BA
Industrial Design, Javeriana University ,Bogota, Colombia
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Awards/Honours (Post-PhD):
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2007 - Top 5
chairs made with repurposed materials ( Inhabitat Ecodesign mag.
) |
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2006 - Most
influential Colombian young designers living abroad (AXXIS
design) |
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2005 - Braun
Prize, Honor Mention, DE. 2004 - Dupont Imagineering, 1st Prize
, JP. |
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Career History:
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(2006-2009)
Visiting Fellow, NUS, Architecture (Industrial Design Programme)
(2001-2003) Lecturer Product Design Eng., EAFIT University,
Medellin, Colombia |
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(2001-2003) Ceramic Design, Colceramica-Org. Corona, Medellin,
Colombia. |
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(1999-2001) Furniture Design, Industrias Exporenso Ltda.,
Bogota, Colombia |
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(1997-1999) Light & Lamp Design, Trazzo Iluminacion Ltda,
Bogota, Colombia.
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(1996)
Electric Appliances Design Trainee: Whirlpool Europe SRL, Italy.
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Administrative Leadership:
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(AY08-09) Project
Leader, Collaborative project with Motorola Design, Singapore. |
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(AY07-08) Project
Leader, Collaborative project with Philips Design, Singapore. |
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Professional/Consulting
Activities:
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2008- External
Examiner for Educational Curriculum, EAFIT University, Colombia |
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2007- Biomimetic
Design for Sustainability- Ministry of Education , Singapore |
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1996-2006
Freelance consultancy for Siemens Colombia, Asocolflores &
others |
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Major Publications (Maximum of 3):
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“BIO-ID4S :
Biomimicry in Industrial Design for Sustainability” (An
Integrated Teaching and Learning Method for Sustainable Product
Design based on Ecodesign, Biomimicry and Human Needs Analysis).
KDU Japan 2009 |
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“Research on
Cultural Identity and Sustainability through Design”
(Sustainable Product Design and Contemporary Handcrafts with
Colombian and Latin-American Identity). KDU Japan 2006 |
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“Product
Design Engineering Study Guides”
Eafit University, Colombia, 2002 |
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| Updated: 25 August 2009 |