Cecilia Suárez

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Born in México City, México

Lives & works in Frankfurt am Main, De.  /  Guadalajara, Mex.

Education

 

2008 - 2013           Bachelor in Industrial Design / Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus GDL
2012                      HAW Hamburg Design School 
2011                      Hochschule für Gestaltung Pforzheim
2009                      Art History / École du Louvre, Paris

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Experience

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Present                 Independent Designer
2015 - 2016          Architecture, Store & Shop Design / HUGO BOSS AG Headquarters 

2015                     Industrial Designer / Tinz.DCC Design Agency (Reutlingen, DE)
2013 - 2015          Exhibition Manager and Designer / La Tlapalería, Design Collective 
2013 - Present      Freelance / Book, Catalogue and Magazine Design and Edition 
2013                      Designer / Páramo, Art Gallery (Guadalajara, MX)
2013                      Industrial Designer / Plásticos Beta, Polymer Injection

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Workshops

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2014                      Innovation Inspired by Nature: Biomimicry and Design Workshop
2013                      Así Se Conoce Jalisco by Flaviano Celaschi and Carmen Malvar

2010                      Luxury Workshop by Fanny Perrier
2010                      Material Selection Workshop by Carmelo di Bartolo
2010                      Furniture Design (Life Cabinet) by Mikael Löfström

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Volunteer Work

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2018                       Translation, interpretation and subtitles for documentary GAMEoverFISHING

2016                       The Clipperton Project (La Paz, MX)
2011 - Present       SEMARNAT Turtle Preservation Camp (Chalacatepec, MX)
2010                       MAZ Zapopan’s Museum of Art (Zapopan, MX)

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Conferences

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2014                      Keynote TED Talk Speaker at TEDxZapopan *link at bottom of this page

2014                      Speaker at Conversation Series by The Museum of Arts & Design and WantedDesign

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Awards

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2014                      Most Wanted Design by the American Society of Interior Designers ASID
2014                      1st. Place in Trend Antenna Prototype Lab by Continental Corporation
2013                      3rd. Place in Así se Conoce Jalisco workshop
2012                      Publication in the Arigato Book by Tokyo Designers Week
2010                      1st. Place in luxury design workshop with Fanny Perrier
2010                      Best Students of Industrial Design, Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Gdl.

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Skills

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Languages            Spanish / Native proficiency
                              English / Full professional proficiency
                              French / Full professional proficiency
                              German / Full professional proficiency

Software                Adobe Suite / Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
                              3D Modeling / SolidWorks, Rhinoceros, AutoCad
                              Rendering & Animating / Keyshot, 3D Blender
                              Outlook, iWork & Microsoft Office