ANDEAN
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About
| First name | ALEJANDRO |
| Last Name | MOYANO |
| Username | ANDEAN |
| Studio Name | ANDEAN |
| Designers | ALEJANDRO MOYANO |
| City | Quito |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Biography | ANDEAN is a design studio focused on collectible design, and high-end residential seating and decor collections. The studio combines Ecuadorian artisanship and iconography with modern manufacturing processes. The studio was founded by designer Alejandro Moyano who, after attending Pratt Institute (New York), returned to his native country to join the essence and DNA of his origins with the trend of contemporaneity. The studio's objective is to develop the notion of equatorial design to enhance the Andean material heritage. “Drink from the origin”, techniques, traditions, and materials of the region, to “transpire contemporaneity” through the forms and functions of our daily life. A past that projects us to the collective future of Andean talent and that enchants the world with our Latin American essence. ANDEAN’s practice is an exploration that highlights Ecuador’s iconography and material culture. New items will be added to our ongoing collections every year, each bearing our equatorial design stamp and a distinct aesthetic. ANDEAN is a platform, not only for designers, manufacturers, or artisans but for all those who are committed to enhancing the future of equatorial design. |
Education
| School / Course | Pratt Institute, MID Industrial Design: Product Design 2016 – 2019 |
| School / Course | Emily Carr University of Art + Design, BDes Industrial Design: Industrial and Product Design 2011 – 2015 |
Solo Shows
| Show Name | SALONE MOBILE: SALONE SATELLITE – ÍCONOS COLLECTION An exhibition of ANDEAN’s first collectible design collection ÍCONOS at Salone Satellite, part of Salone Mobile, at Fiera Milano Rho. 2023 |
| Show Name | ICFF WANTED DESIGN MANHATTAN: Launch Pad – ANDEAN PERFIDIA COLLECTION An exhibition of ANDEAN’s first PERFIDIA Collection at ICFF Wanted Design Manhattan at Javits Center. Part of Wanted’s Design Launch Pad platform. 2022 |
| Show Name | DUBAI DESIGN WEEK: GLOBAL GRAD SHOW – INTERWOVEN An exhibition of social impact innovation from graduate students across the world at Dubai Design Week. 2019 |
| Show Name | NYCxDESIGN: Student Design Showcase Talks Annual “Student Design Showcase Night” hosted at Parson’s School of Design. Selected by Chairperson of Industrial Design to represent Pratt Institute’s MID program among 30 students. Featuring leading design students from Parsons, SVA, Pratt Institute, FIT, and Cooper Union. 2019 |
| Show Name | NYCxDESIGN WANTED DESIGN: The Antigua Project Exhibit of unique hand fabricated furniture and textiles collection collaboration with Guatemala local artisans. 2018 |
Awards & Nominations
| Award name | DNA PARIS DESIGN AWARDS – PERFIDIA COLLECTION ANDEAN’s PERFIDIA Collection winner in Product Design: Furniture & Lighting. 2022 |
| Award name | SIT FURNITURE DESIGN AWARD – ASM_01 LOUNGE CHAIR SIT Award Winner in Lounge Chair Category. ASM_01 Lounge Chair is made of steel rods and solid colorado wood with a natural oil finish, Ecuadorian cowhide leather seat and turned bronze hardware. The furniture in the collection is flat-pack, it derives from the need to innovate common materials through unique forms of assembly. 2021 |
Press & Publications
| Publication | INHAUS November 2023 ANDEAN: diseño mirando al sur BY: Andrea Lecaro |
| Link | drive.google.com/file/d/1l6nLcAyKGISCTKeMs1_fZFVjI8usPhqd/view |
| Publication | AD MÉXICO June 2023 Objetos de Colección: Las propuestas de estos creativos latinoamericanos difuminan la línea entre el diseño y el arte. BY: Rebeca Vaisman |
| Link | drive.google.com/file/d/1yu1gtPf-wI3lAuXlCjyHoBdZpXpZJAzE/view?usp=drive_link |
| Publication | DESIGNWANTED April 2023 The SITIERA collection is inspired by baroque and sacral archetypes from Quito BY: Editorial Staff |
| Link | designwanted.com/sitiera-collection-inspired-baroque-sacral-archetypes-quito |
| Publication | EXPERIMENTA April 2023 Los Andes en Milán: Palpitando el Salón Satélite, la propuesta “Iconos” del diseñador ecuatoriano Alejandro Moyano. BY: Luján Cambariere |
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| Publication | DESIGNWANTED February 2023 Ecuadorian design revisited: studio ANDEAN combines artisanship with modern manufacturing BY: Brenda Villafaña |
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| Publication | DESIGN MILK April 2022 Announcing WantedDesign Manhattan’s Launch Pad 2022 Participants BY: Vy Yang |
| Link | design-milk.com/announcing-wanteddesign-manhattans-launch-pad-2022-participants |
| Publication | ARCHIPRODUCTS March 2022 Perfidia Collection by ANDEAN: A Dialogue Between the Artisan and Innovation. BY: Angelo Dell” Olio |
| Link | http://www.archiproducts.com/en/news/handcrafted-furnishings-by-andean_88552 |
| Publication | MUNDO DINERS January 2022 ‘Andean’, mobiliario residencial con vanguardia ecuatoriana BY: Víctor Vergara |
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| Publication | TRAMA MAGAZINE January 2022 ANDEAN Colección Perfidia BY: Evelia Peralta & Rómulo Moya Peralta |
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