About

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Design researcher working in the intersection of textiles, electronics and biomaterials for creating interactive surfaces. Combining traditional knowledge with material experimentation, her experience ranges from applied research to artistic installations. She is currently part of the Fashion/Textiles Futures research group and the Bioinnovation Center at Aalto University, where she is pursuing her PhD in Sustainable Smart Textiles.

Sofía Guridi Sotomayor
sofia.guridi@aalto.fi
26.06.1990 Santiago, Chile

EDUCATION

2022- PhD Student 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 Designer (professional degree equivalent to five years of univerisity education), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Graduated 5th among a generation of 137 students. Santiago, Chile

2014 Service design workshop by British Design Council. PUC, Chile

2012 Diploma in footwear pattern making and design. Duoc UC. Santiago, Chile

2009 – 2010 College of Arts and Humanities. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile

SOFTWARE / HARDWARE

Rhinoceros, Arduino IDE, Jacquard weaving (TC2), Dobby loom weaving, ADF knitting, Hand-operated knitting, JavaScript, Soldering, PCB Making, CNC router, Laser cutting, 3D printing, Adobe Suite

WORK EXPERIENCE (relevant)

2019 Project leader, Fondart: PIN Arpilleras Parlantes. Santiago, Chile

2018 Designer and Researcher, Fondart: Circular Textile Economy. Santiago, Chile

2018 Guest Mentor, Universidad Mayor. Santiago, Chile

2017 Project developer and consultant, Saber Hacer Foundation. Santiago, Chile

2017 “Violeta 100” Event Coordinator: Event related to the 100th anniversary of chilean artist Violeta Parra , Violeta Parra Museum. Santiago, Chile

2015 – 2018 Researcher and designer, Open Textiles. Santiago, Chile

2014 – 2017 Coordinator and project developer, Fab Lab Santiago. Santiago, Chile

2015 – 2017 Product Designer, Maquinar.io: Digital Fabrication Product Design. Santiago, Chile

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2021
Lecturer at Postgraduate Program: Costume Design for Stage Performance, Universidad de Chile

2021
Research Assistant, FinCERES - BIOPTICS, Aalto University Finland

2021
Teacher at digitalFutures Summer Festival

2019 - Current
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

2015
Assistant, Digital Textiles workshop by Anastasia Pistofidou. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile

EXHIBITIONS / PRESENTATIONS

2023 Descenlace de la Forma, at Palacio Pereira, Santiago, Chile

2022 Dialogues Aalto-Parsons, New York, USA

2022 Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland

2021 ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction TEI21

2019 PIN Arpilleras, Museo Violeta Parra. Santiago, Chile

2018 FabTextiles Exhibition. Paris, France

2018 2º International Congress of Local Governments and Smarts Cities. Santiago, Chile

2017 Fab Festival. Santiago, Chile

2016 FabTextiles Exhibition. Shenzhen, China

2014 BRT Webinar: Transit to the Future, A different perspective on public transit market. Santiago, Chile

GRANTS/AWARDS

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

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