| Biography |
Jorge Diego Etienne is an industrial designer living and working in Monterrey, Mexico.
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He founded his industrial design studio in 2012, and has worked with firms including Zavotti, Tupperware, and Coca Cola.
He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Designaholic, a design blog.
He is a co-founder of DECODE, a local design proyect that organizes an annual festival and a student exhibition.
He is a founding member of Cooperativa Panoramica, a group of young Mexican designers.
He holds a degree from Tec de Monterrey; and studied at Central Saint Martins, Domus Academy, Parsons School of Design, and the Kyoto Institute of Technology.Â
He is currently a teacher at Tec de Monterrey; and a speaker on design, creativity, and entrepreneurship topics.
Jorge Diego is the only Mexican designer to participate for three consecutive years (2015-2018) in Salone Satellite at the Milan Furniture Fair.
His work has been included in prestigious design exhibitions in Mexico, the Crafts and Folk Arts Museum in Los Angeles, Maison Folies Wazemmes in Lille, and featured in importan design events like ICFF in New York, Maison & Objet in Paris and the BID in Madrid.
His Mesas Candela recieved the Architectural Digest’s Iconos del Diseño 2018 Award for Best Furniture Design of the Year.
Jorge Diego thinks of design as a strategic means to make more and better business for clients, and products that create lasting experiences for users, within a critical and global perspective: design beyond design.
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