Product Design: From the Idea to the Artisan's Workshop
Influences
A course by Mestiz , Design Studio
About the video: Influences
Overview
“When I was twenty years old I went to study in Finland, there I met two authors who changed my way of seeing design and life: Juhanni Pallasmaa and Tapio Wirkkalla. Along with Matisse and Pedro Linares, creators of alebrijes, they have inspired me to generate my own working method. ”
In this video lesson Mestiz addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Product Design: From the Idea to the Artisan's Workshop. Bring your ideas to life by learning how to conceptualize and convey your creative vision to artisans using traditional techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences When I was 20 years old I went to study in Finland. Here I met two authors that changed the way I see design and life: Juhani Pallasmaa and Tapio Wirkkala, who together with Henri Matisse and Pedro Linares, the creator of alebrijes, They have inspired me to generate my own working method. Juhani Pallasmaa's work interested me in his studies on phenomenology in architecture, and when I read your book "The hand that thinks" I felt very inspired. In it he talks about the importance of learning by doing using our hands and senses. touch is vital for our intellectual and creative deve...”
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Course summary for: Product Design: From the Idea to the Artisan's Workshop
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Industrial Design, Product Design

Mestiz
A course by Mestiz
Daniel Valero is the Mexican architect and textile designer behind Mestiz. Founded in 2015, its underlying aim is to create textiles and other items with a strong regional identity, combining traditional techniques with new design methodologies.
Throughout his career, he has been recognized with a Dimueble national furniture design award and received a National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA)/ENSAD applied arts grant, as well as a place on the British Council's Housewarming artist residency. He has also taken part in exhibitions including Miami Design and Collectible in Brussels and had his work published in magazines such as The New York Times Magazine, Vogue Paris, and on the 2021 cover of AD México y Latinoamérica.
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