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I am a design researcher working in the intersection of textiles, electronics and biomaterials for creating interactive interfaces. Combining traditional knowledge with material experimentation, my experience ranges from applied research to artistic installations. I am currently part of the Fashion/Textiles Futures research group and the Bioinnovation Center at Aalto University, where I am pursuing my PhD in Sustainable Smart Textiles.
EDUCATION
2022 / PhD Candidate Bioinnovation Center, Aalto University Finland
2019- 2021 / MA Contemporary Design, Aalto University Finland
2017 - 2018 / Fabricademy: A new textile and technology academy. Waag Society. Amsterdam, Holand
2010 – 2014 / Design BA, Pontificia Universidad Católica. Santiago, Chile
Exhibitions
2023 - 2024 / Dutch Design Week, The Netherlands
2023 / Borrowed Matter, Somerset House, UK
2023 / Textile Intersections Exhibition, UK
2022 / Descenlace de la Forma, at Palacio Pereira, Chile
2022 / Dialogues Aalto-Parsons New York, USA
2022 / Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Finland
2019 / PIN Arpilleras, Museo Violeta Parra, Chile
2018 / FabTextiles Exhibition, France
2017 / Fab Festival, Chile
2016 / FabTextiles Exhibition, China
GRANTS/AWARDS
2023 / Finland Fellowship
2022 / Dorothy Waxman International Textile Design Prize (HM)
2019 / Full Grant Aalto University Master Studies Programme
2019 / CONYCIT Grant for Master Studies (Beca Chile)
2019 / Ministry of the Arts, Culture and Heritage grant Fondart
2018 / Ministry of the Arts, Culture and Heritage grant Fondart
ART RESIDENCIES
2021 / SOFTISLAB, Helsinki - Finland
Academic Experience
2023-2024 / Lecturer: Smart Wearables Course, Aalto University
2023-2024 / Lecturer: Sustainable Fashion, Aalto University
2023 / Lecturer: Bio-material elective, Aarhus University
2021 / Lecturer at Postgraduate Program: Costume Design for Stage Performance, Universidad de Chile
2021 / Research Assistant, FinCERES - BIOPTICS, Aalto University Finland
2021 - 2022 / Teacher at digitalFutures Summer Festival
2019 - 2021 / Research Assistant Mobile Cloud Computing Group, Aalto University Finland
2018 – 2019 / Lecturer, Structures and Materials course, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile
2018 / Adjunt Instructor, Technology applied to products course, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Universidad Diego Portales. Santiago, Chile
2018 / Guest teacher, Communicating Textiles workshop, Faculty of Production and Design, Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo. Medellín Colombia
Work Experience (relevant)
2022 - 2024 / Project Coordinator, Smart Wearables TFK Funding, Finland.
2020 - Present / Co-Chair S.U.R Collective, Finland
2019 / Project leader, Fondart: PIN Arpilleras Parlantes. Chile
2019 / Designer at "Museo Taller" Museum, Chile
2018 / Designer and Researcher, Fondart: Circular Textile Economy. Chile
2017 / Project developer and consultant, Saber Hacer Foundation. Chile
2015 – 2018 / Researcher and designer, Open Textiles. Chile
2014 – 2017 / Coordinator and project developer, Fab Lab Santiago. Chile