González-Arjona, Miguel Ángel

Product designer based in Mexico City; his interest on the paradoxical perception of quality and the social evolution of dignified daily use products lead him to hold a Master of Advanced Studies on Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship at the École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne (ECAL), in Switzerland. He has creater products and collections for clients such as Chopard, Vacheron Constantin and Retrosuperfuture as he has presented his work in international forums such as the world's leading watch making show Baselworld. He is a full-time professor and former Director of the Industrial Design Program at Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Mexico City, establishing connections between education, industry and the world of art, objects and fashion. He currently teaches the Integrative Project of Art, Object and Fashion courses, as well as Accessories Design. Fundamental human reactions to the unexpected such as contemplation, prediction and amazement are his main exploratory interests to develop products that induce alternative ways of appreciation of things, adding new values to what could be considered ordinary.