I’m an independent Biomaterials Design & Biodesign University Professor and Consultant.
I conduct R&D, design online educational programs, advise students, institutions and brands, and care
for a Biomaterials Archive.

My background spans over 20 years through multiple disciplines but only one subject, Sustainable Design (then known as Eco-Design), and I focused on Biodesign (short for Biodegradable Design). 

Born in Buenos Aires in 1977, I have lived in London through my 20s, was a nomad photojournalist through
my 30s, and most recently spent another cycle in The Netherlands immersed in Academia. 

I graduated with an MA in Design Curating and Writing from Design Academy Eindhoven, where
I investigated how a local breed of designers transformed manufacturing through semi-industrial machines (Human and Machine, Design Department, 2017). I hold a BA (Hons) Degree in Eco-Design from Goldsmiths University of London, where I captured how people solve everyday design problems through instinct
and hacks (instinctivedesign, E-book, 2007).

After completing my BA, I started my career as a sustainable design curator at a small organisation
called [re]design, curating and producing exhibitions and workshops across the UK and China. 

After 7 years in London, I returned to Argentina to find plenty of inspiration, and what started as a humble exhibition turned into Festival Sustentable (2008-09), an educational public event featuring workshops, lectures, films, and a 100-objects exhibition with a Biodegradable Design area. Afterwards, I brought elements of it to other parts of Argentina, curated a collection for MALBA Museum's Store, advised emerging designers and big brands, judged at competitions for Nokia and Maison and Objet, and lectured an audience of 9,000 people at TMDG, the largest design and motion event in Latin America (2010).

In the 7 years that followed, I delved into online journalism contributing to various publications but mostly
to Inhabitat.com, a leading sustainable design, architecture and innovation platform, where I conducted original research, travelled and reported from Design Weeks globally, and even published vegan food recipes.

After completing my MA in 2017, I taught and lectured specifically on Biomaterials Design & Biodesign
in different European contexts, both on-site and online, including Eindhoven University of Technology, Amsterdam University of the Arts, NUOVA Accademia di Belli Arti, Floating University Berlin, Bruxelles Environnement Leefmilieu, and also helped initiate the first BioArt MA in The Netherlands, Ecology Futures (2019). But I mainly dedicated to Make Material Sense (2017-22), my course at Design Academy Eindhoven, where I guided large groups, opened the school’s BioLab, collaborated with Precious Plastic, developed
my teaching methodology and assembled a Biomaterials Archive, showcased at Dutch Design Week (2019).

I was a knowledge partner for a Circular Biobased Building (2020), advised Design Academy’s BA Admissions team (2020-23), and beta-tested an open-source materials database (2023).

I curate when I have something urgent to say. I write when I want to research. I teach but mostly learn.

  • Online Mentor

    Arianna, Private Client, UK, 2023

  • Online University Tutor

    Make Material Sense, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL, 2020

  • Exhibition Curator

    Biomaterials Archive: Samples & Other Stories, Dutch Design Week, NL, 2019

  • Workshop Tutor

    Floating University Berlin, DE, 2019

  • University Tutor

    Make Material Sense, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL, 2018

  • University Tutor-Curator

    Make Material Sense, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL, 2018

  • University Tutor

    Human and Machine, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL, 2018

  • Exhibition Curator

    Design Academy Eindhoven Graduation Show, Dutch Design Week, NL, 2017

  • Exhibition Curator

    Vanabbe Museum, NL, 2017

  • MA Student

    Studio Oliver van Herpt, NL, 2017

  • Online Journalist

    Online Journalist

    Inhabitat.com, WW, 2010-17

  • Design Weeks Reporter

    Dutch Design Week, NL, 2012

  • Speaker

    TMDG10 Festival, AR, 2010

  • Competition Judge

    Embajadores Nokia, AR, 2010

  • Consultant

    MALBA Museum with Pablo Ferraro, AR, 2010

  • Festival Curator

    Festival Sustentable, Jardin Botanico Buenos Aires, AR, 2009

C.V.

  • 2020-Present, Freelance, WW - Online
    Educational programs, mentorships and advice for students, individuals and brands

    2022-23, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL - Online
    External Mentor for a BA student

    2022, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, NL - Online
    External Mentor for a graduating MA student

    2017-22, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL - Online and On-site
    Make Material Sense, 6-month course for all 2nd year BA departments students

    2020-21, Amsterdam University of the Arts, NL
    Biobased Designs, 2 and 3-weeks courses for 1rst and 2nd years BA Scenography students at ATD Academie voor Theather en Dans

    2020-21, Avans University of Applied Sciences, NL - Online
    Growing Cultures, 6-month course for 2nd year MA Ecology Futures students, Den Bosch 

    2019-21, Avans University of Applied Sciences, NL
    Eco-Materials Culture, 6-month courses, for 1rst year MA Ecology Futures students, Den Bosch

    2017-18, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL
    Human and Machine, unofficial 6-month course for Make Material Sense students

  • 2020-Present, Freelance, WW - Online
    Educational programs, mentorships and advice for students, individuals and brands

    2023-24, Eternal, US/AR
    External advisor for a biotech mycofood company finalists of NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge and XSpace's XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion competition

    2023, Materiom, UK - Online
    Beta-Tester for a new materials database website

    2020-23, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL - Online and On-site
    Interviewer and advisor for the BA Admissions Team

    2020, Company New Heroes/Bio-based Creations, NL  - Online and On-site
    Knowledge Partner for The Exploded View, a circular bio-based building exhibition at Dutch Design Week

    2020, AiR Mobile Workshop, NL
    Training and advise for a private client, with S. Guzman Olmos and N. Ahrenberg, Den Bosch

    2012, Maison&objet, FR
    Parcours Fil Vert Competition’s Judge, Paris

    2011, Yo vivo en Argentina, AR
    Advise initiating an organic cotton children’s clothing line, Buenos Aires

    2011, Cruz Dellacasa, AR
    Products and brand redesign, event curation, strategy and advise to a textiles and jewellery brand, Buenos Aires

    2010, Nokia, AR
    Embajadores Nokia Competition’s Judge, Buenos Aires

    2010, MALBA Latin American Museum of Art, AR
    MALBA Ed. Sustentable, store collection curation and workshop with Pablo Ferraro, Buenos Aires

    2009, Eco Pampa Hostel, AR
    Advise to the first sustainable hostel in Buenos Aires

    2009, Coca-Cola Argentina, AR
    Design and production of a recycled PET objects collection, Buenos Aires

  • 2019, Dutch Design Week, NL
    Biomaterials Archive: Samples & Other Stories, with my student

    2019, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL
    We Need a BioLab exhibition / petition with my students at Make Material Sense

    2018, TAC Temporary Art Center, NL
    Experimental Zoo exhibition with tutor Allard Roeterink and his students

    2017, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL
    Human and Machine exhibit at MINED Graduation Show, Dutch Design Week

    2017, Van Abbemuseum, NL
    Human and Machine exhibition at On Curating Design, MA Design Curating and Writing graduates’ exhibition

    2012, Raumlaborberlin, DE
    The Future of the World with R. Talevi, A. Vogelfang, Berlin Farm Lab and Dinner Exchange, Tempelhof

    2009, Festival Buen Dia, AR
    Sustainable Design exhibition at a public festival, Planetario, Buenos Aires

    2009, Casa de la Cultura de Corrientes, AR
    Curation and production of Festival Sustentable en Corrientes, a 1-week public event with exhibition, workshops, lectures and films

    2008, 2009, Jardin Botanico Buenos Aires, AR
    Curation and production of Festival Sustentable, a 4-day public event with exhibition, workshops, lectures and films

    2007, London Design Festival, UK
    SIT UP: Sustainable Seating Stories, with [re]design at 100% Design, London Design Festival

    2007, British Council China, CN
    Climate Cool by Design with [re]design, Guangzhou

    2007, Dott07 Festival, UK
    Contains, with [re]design, Newcastle

    2007, Nesta, UK
    X-mas installation with [re]design at Nesta Headquarters, London

    2007, Goldsmith University of London, UK
    instinctivedesign at Goldsmiths Design graduation space, New Designers, City Business Center

    2007, Goldsmith University of London, UK
    instinctivedesign at Goldsmiths Design Graduation Show, Free Range, Truman Brewery

  • 2020, Van Eyck Reloaded Festival, BE - Online
    Bioplastics From Food Waste, organised by Glimps

    2020, Luca School of Arts, BE - Online
    Bioplastics From Food Waste, organised by Glimps for Faculty of Architecture

    2019, Precious Plastic Beyond Plastic, NL
    Workshop for Make Material Sense students and collaboration for Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven

    2019, Floating University Berlin, DE
    Workshop with my students S. Guzman Olmos and N. Ahrenberg for Climate Care Festival

    2010, MALBA Latin American Museum of Art, AR
    MALBA Ed. Sustentable, recycled masks for kids with Pablo Ferraro, Buenos Aires

    2010, VILAS Club, AR
    Recycled Banners into Bags for Mother’s Day with Baumm, Buenos Aires

    2010, CMD Centro Metropolitano de Diseño, AR
    Cardboard Workshop with Disenio Cartonero at Futurables event, Buenos Aires

    2009, Fundación OSDE, AR
    Clothes re-design at El Futuro ya no es lo que era exhibition, Buenos Aires

    2007, London Design Festival, UK
    Recycling workshops with [re]design at Royal Albert Hall

  • 2021, Nuova Accademia delle Belle Arti, IT - Online
    Biomaterials: Info and Inspo to D-I-Y, for all design departments, Milan

    2019, Bruxelles Environnement Leefmilieu, BE
    What is Up-and-Coming in Biodesign with my students 

    2019, TU/e Eindhoven Technical University, NL
    Biomaterials & Biodesign From Design Academy Eindhoven

    2019, Kazerne, NL
    The Future of Materials, panel discussion, Eindhoven

    2010, TMDG10 Trimarchi Festival, AR
    My Experience and Sustainable Design, Mar del Plata

    2010, Universidad de Palermo, AR
    Private event, Buenos Aires

    2010, Pecha Kucha, AR
    Public event, Centro Cultural Konex, Buenos Aires

    2009, Centro Cultural Borges, AR
    Public lecture, Foros Creatividad & Etica, Buenos Aires

    2009, Sociedad Central de Arquitectos, AR
    Lecture for architects, Buenos Aires

    2009, Universidad de Córdoba, AR
    Lecture and advise for MA Furniture Design students, Córdoba

  • 2011-17, Inhabitat.com (US), WW - Online
    Photo-Journalist and Design Weeks Reporter 

    2017, DAMN° Magazine, BE - Online
    Contributor

    2013-15, Inhabitat.com (US), WW - Online
    Raw Vegan Food Writer

  • 2015-17, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL
    MA Design Curating and Writing

    2004-07, Goldsmiths University of London UK
    BA (Hons) Eco-Design 

    2003, Camberwell College of Arts, UK
    Experimental Textiles short course, London

    2002-04, Dunstable College, UK
    NVQ1+2 Joinery and Furniture Making, Luton

    2001, Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, AR
    Experimental Textiles Course, Buenos Aires

    1995-99, Academia Yamashita, AR
    Japanese and Shodo, Buenos Aires

    1997, Universidad de Buenos Aires, AR
    Furniture Postgraduate, FADU (unofficial attendance)

    1995-97, Universidad de Buenos Aires, AR
    BA Industrial Design, FADU (unfinished)