I am a Colombian designer, educator and researcher, currently working as an Assistant Professor in design at IE University (Madrid/Segovia). I studied a bachelor in Industrial Design at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (2008), Social Design (Master in Design) at the Design Academy of Eindhoven (2013) and I defended my PhD in the Arts with the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) and LUCA School of Arts in 2021.
I have over 14 years of experience developing a (teaching-creative-research) practice through which I attempt to open new paths for designers interested in social justice and the public realm, with a growing interest in eco-social transitions and the roles that creatives can play in them. I have proven experience in participatory design, design anthropology & ethnography and social innovation. Most of my practice has also taken place in public space, or relating to wider notions of the public sphere and, in the last few years, I have become increasingly interested in theories of change and the ways in which sustainable transitions can be triggered or facilitated through the arts.
experience
• Assistant Professor of Design, IE University, Spain, 2024 – Present
• Postdoctoral researcher (scientific collaborator), LUCA School of Arts, Belgium, 2021 – 2023
• Associate Professor, Product Design School, Arts and Design Faculty, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Colombia, 2018 – 2020
• Doctoral researcher and teacher, LUCA School of Arts, Belgium, 2014 – 2018
• Adjunct professor, industrial design program, Arts and Design Faculty, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Colombia, 2009 – 2011
academic background
• Ph.D. in the Arts, KU Leuven / LUCA School of Arts, Belgium, 2021
• MDes in Social Design, Design Academy of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2013
• Course in design pedagogy, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia, 2009
• Bachelor in Industrial Design, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia, 2009