Trained as a product designer at Central Saint Martins, Fernando Laposse (@fernandolaposse) specializes in transforming humble natural materials into refined design pieces. His works are the result of extensive research which culminates in objects of “endemic design” where materials and their historical and cultural ties to a particular location and its people take center stage. He often works with Indigenous communities in his native Mexico to create local employment opportunities and raise awareness about the challenges they face in a globalized world.
Fernando’s work has been exhibited at the Triennale di Milano; the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum; the Design Museum, in London; the Victoria and Albert Museum; and the World Economic Forum. His designs are held in the permanent collections of the Design Museum Gent, Le centre national des arts plastiques, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This seminar is presented in partnership with SAIC’s (@saicpics) Visiting Artists Program and the Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Design Objects.
The UIC School of Design public seminar series serves as a research platform for the school’s MDes program, stimulating broad intellectual inquiry about the values guiding the designer by promoting discourse across industrial and graphic design.
Note: This event will be live captioned by Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services. The auditorium is wheelchair accessible and hearing assisted devices are available. For additional access requests, including ASL interpretation or audio description, visit saic.edu/access.
* Free and open to the public.
