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Andrés Amaya was born in Mexico City, Andrés Amaya was raised surrounded by plastic arts. He pursued an academic formation on Industrial Design at Universidad Iberoamericana followed by a masters at the Domus Academy in Milan. His work reaches beyond the design of functional objects, working the subjects of erotism, religion or politics in a subtle, polite way with a touch of humor, but just as deep and incisive. He is considered as one of the representatives of the Neo Pop Acid movement and his work has been exhibited at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile of Milan in the Satellite room, at the Messe Frankfurt Loft 4.1, at the Franz Mayer Museum (Import-Export), at Iturbide’s Palace (Banamex) for “Vida y Diseño México”, at the Erotic Art room in Puebla, at the “Rethinking Tradition: Contemporary Design in México” exhibition in Washington and Sonora and in the Modern Art Museum of Mexico for the exhibition “Fabrica Mexicana”

He has been published in several magazines and books such as Sex Design, Young Designers Americas, Diseño México Arquine, Toys for Boys, Love Design and Vida y Diseño México.

Resume

Andrés Amaya Romero

Studies:
Master Industrial Design
Domus Academy (1995)
Milan

Industrial Design (1988-1993)
Universidad Iberoamericana A.C.

Professional Experience
2002 Bala Studio cofounder
1996-2001 Metáfora cofounder, company that explores Mexican Contemporary Design
1991-1994 Unediseño S.A. de C.V., Design consultant company
Position: Designer and Coordinator for automobile projects

Group and solo exhibitions
2011
Group Exhibition
Fabrica mexicana Industrial Design
Modern Art Museum
México
Group Exhibition
Tzompantli Grafico
Vertigo Gallery
Mexico City
Group Exhibition
Drexel Gallery
Monterey
México

2010
Solo Exhibition
Erotic Fantasy
Vertigo Gallery
Mexico City
Solo Exhibition
Creaturas para la Cas/za
Drexel Gallery
San Pedro Garza García
Group Exhibition
Rethinking Tradition: Contemporary Design in Mexico
Washington

2009
Solo Exhibition
TOCA Gallery
Mexico City
Group Exhibition
Vida y Diseño México
Iturbide’s Palace
Fomento Cultural Banamex

2008
Group Exhibition
Participación
De la Plata National Award Hugo Salinas Price
Popular Art Museum/FONART

2007
Group Exhibition
El Salón de Arte Erótico
Puebla
Exhibition
CHISUSProject
KONG Gallery

2006
Group Exhibition “Import Export” Franz Mayer Museum

2005
Group Exhibition Latinamerican Design Holland Foundation
Group Exhibition U.I.A. Industrial Design 50th Anniversary
Group Exhibition Galería Mexicana de Diseño 15th Anniversary

2002
Bala Studio
Group Exhibition
Los muebles…
Celeste / O.M.R. Gallery
Bala Studio
Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan
Bala Studio
Exhibition en Messe Frankfurt Loft 4.1

1997
February
Universidad Iberoamericana.
“Erase una vez un objeto”
Metafora’s finished projects Exhibition
November
Estructura Ausente
Group Exhibition

Awards and recognition
2009 1st Place Award Hornitos Mischieve Contest
Contest by Invitation for Designers
2004 Wallpaper award “Best Young Designers”
2003 Universidad Iberoamericana representative for “Encuentros México –Finlandia”. From Design to Object, Design Forum Finland and Franz Mayer Museum.
2001 First Place. Best Stand Design, Mexican Gift show
1999 First Place Quórum.
Consume product Industrial Design
1996 First Place. Best Stand Design, Mexican Gift show.
1994 First Place. Seguros Tepeyac Trophy

Teaching and other activities:
2011 Judge at the National Silver Contest in Taxco, Gro.
2007 Judge at the Quorum Award for Professional Industrial Design category
2006 Judge at the Quorum Award for Professional Industrial Design category
2005
“Diseño Apasionado” Lecture
“Diseño de lo ExtrYear” Lectures, Querétaro
1994 to date
Universidad Iberoamericana A.C
2005
50 Years of Industrial Design Lectures at U.I.A.
2004
Technical Council member for Graphic and Clothes Industrial Design at Universidad Iberoamericana A.C.
2003
Creation of 2004 study programme for Industrial Design undergraduate program
He currently teaches Industrial Design I and Material Awareness at UIA
He has taught:
Industrial Design VI
Industrial Design V
Industrial Design III
Industrial Design Semiology
Design Theory
Models
2004
National Polytechnic Institute
“Automobile Design” lectures coordinator
Industrial Design Basic course development for Bionic engineering and Mechatronic engineering, Industrial robot engineering and Mechanic engineerin programmes

Publishing:
2011
Book
Teoria+Praxis
Arquitectura+Interiorismo+Industrial Design
2009
Book
Love Design
DAAB
Toys for Boys
2008
Book
Vida y Diseño Mexico
Banamex
2006
Book Young Designers Americas
Magazine Made05
May
P. 48,49,50,51
Book Diseño México Arquine
Expo “Import Export” Catalogue, Franz Mayer Museum
2005
2004
Surface #51
P. 64 ,112
Expansion Magazine
# 902 October
P. 146,147
Book Sex Design
Ramon Ubeda
2003
El Universal Newspaper
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2003
Section: Pasiones
Front Page
Magazine: mood
Year: 48.2003
Section: Gioivani contro: I disobbedienti
P. 52-53
Magazine: Di
Year:2003 #24
Section: Reorpadpnyeckne HOBOCTN
P. 42-47
Magazine: Celeste
Year: 2003
Section: urna 1x
P. 95 y 160
Reforma Newspaper
Date: February de 2003
Section: Suplemento Entremuros
P. 6
Magazine: Ottagono
Year: May 2003
Section: un futuro d’idde
P. 116-117
Magazine: Interior Digest
Year: 2003 no4 (37)
P. 14-15
2002
Magazine DX
1999
Reforma Newspaper, March, Suplemento Entremuros, P.. 8 y 9
1998
Magazine Harpers Bazzar January, P.. 84
Reforma Newspaper, March, Suplemento entremuros, P. 26
Reforma Newspaper, May, Suplemento especial, P. 19
Reforma Newspaper, September, Suplemento entremuros, P.26
Reforma Newspaper, October, Suplemento entremuros, P.. 26
Reforma Newspaper, November, Suplemento entremuros, P.. 26
1997
Magazine Celular February, P. 44
Magazine Celular December, P. 46

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