Design represents, in any of its expressions –industrial,graphic or showroom– a decisive component in the relation between men and the environment. During the last half century, Latin America and the Caribbean have put themselves on the international map by yielding creativity and efficiency, though there’s still a lot to do and shed light on.
Imagination has been the premise of Latin American and Caribbean design. The vast number of creators (or creative as they are also known) in the region represents a singular level of competitiveness and excellence. With their capacity to make up the culture and identity of each country, the regional design has surpassed the physical-geographical space through the network, gaining personality and impact. If you think of design as platform of environmental and cultural qualification for people in society, digital space promotes a new approach to the world of objects and message to be communicated, within an age ruled by immediacy in the production and consumption of icons, images and objects.
On the other hand, the international recognition of projects that are aimed at the rational, the festive, the ecologic, the precariousness and the formal beauty of creators from the region, in design biennials and events such as the International Poster Design Biennial held in Mexico and the Latin American Design Biennial of Madrid, among others; as well as ICOGRADA International Congress, which has had different venues in Latin America, give the idea of strength gained by the practice of design in the Southern region of Rio Bravo.
Conect-art, with its generative capacity, proposes one of the possible maps, whose horizontal structure, in which everybody can fit, presents a plentiful joint of sites on design in the region. Through studios, agencies, creation groups or personal sites in the web, we have access to the finest of Latin American and Caribbean design. And even though there’s lack of balance favoring countries such as Argentina, Mexico or Brazil, in terms of network representativeness, young and acclaimed designers from the region showcase their works in the digital space, with matchless visual value and an even more impressive portfolio of projects.
COSTUME & ACCESSORIES
Cosecha Vintage / Julieta Ganoso (Argentina): www.cosechavintage.com.ar
Rafia Farah (Brasil): www.saopaulocriacao.com.br
Recicla Ahora (Bolivia): www.reciclaahora.com
Music House/ Rodrigo Alonso (Chile): www.musuchouse.com
Paulina Ortiz (Costa Rica): www.paulinaortiz.com
Rodrigo Jacks (Paraguay): www.pombero.com
Susan Wagner (Perú): www.susanwagnerlima.com
Atelier Andrea Llosa (Perú): www.andreallosa.com
Lorena Quiroga (Uruguay): www.quirogaquiroga.com
Nada C.A / Omar Guerra y Carolina Pérez (Venezuela): www.nada.com.ve
GRAPHICS & ADVERTISING
Diseño Shakespear (Argentina): www.shakespearweb.com
Espacio Cabina (Argentina): www.espaciocabina.com.ar
Huerta Tipográfica (Argentina): www.huertatipografica.com.ar
Felipe Taborda (Brasil): www.felipetaborda.com.br
Grupo Bijarí (Brasil): www.bijari.com.br
Ana Couto (Brasil): www.anacouto.com.br
Kilo Farkas (Brasil): www.kikofarkas.com.br
Estudio Infinito / Ruth Klotzel (Brasil): www.estudioinfinito.com
Rico Lins (Brasil): www.ricolins.com
GAD (Brasil): www.gad.com.br
EG Design (Brasil): www.egdesign.com.br
Julian Naranjo (Chile): www.naranjo.cl
Cuartopiso (Colombia): www.cuartopiso.com
Esteban Salgado (Ecuador): www.estebansalgado.com
Giotto Latinbrand (Ecuador): www.latin-brand.com
Pablo Iturralde (Ecuador): www.pabloiturralde.com
Ideograma (México): www.ideograma.com
Dinamomedia / Rogelio López Álvarez (México): www.dinamomedia.com
Jorge Alderete (México): www.jorgealderete.com
Javier Henríquez Lara (México): http://henriquezlara.com
Ají Pintao (Panamá): www.ajipintao.com
Celeste Prieto (Paraguay): www.celesteprieto.com
Into Design Group SA (Perú): www.into.com.pe
Elastic People (Puerto Rico): www.elasticpeople.com
Lourdes Periche Agencia Creativa (Rep. Dominicana): www.lperiche.com
Frida Larios (El Salvador): www.fridalarios.com
MJF Comunicación (Uruguay): www.mjf.com.uy
Trocadero. Gabinete de Diseño (Uruguay): www.trocadero.com.uy
Aerolínea Creativa / Alberto Ciammaricone (Venezuela): www.aerolineacreativa.com
Camelia Ediciones/ Mar Angélica Barreto (Venezuela): www.cameliaediciones.com
INDUSTRIAL & INTERIORS
Alex García (Argentina-EE.UU.): www.alexgarciaart.com
Mesosfera Designe/ Gringo Cardía (Brasil): www.mesosfera.com.br
Proyecto Espacios (Cuba): www.proyectoespacios.com
DeKuba / Luis Ramírez y Miguel Garcés (Cuba):www.dekuba.com
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Suárez (Puerto Rico): www.rsvp-architects.com
Claudia Díaz Mañón / Grupo Amberes S.A (Rep. Dominicana): www.grupoamberes.com
Michelle Urtecho & Asociados (Rep. Dominicana): www.michelleurtecho.com
7mm / Gabriela Pohoski Ortiz y Sergio Ferrando (Uruguay): http://sietemilimetros.blogspot.com
Otai Design / Conrado Cifuentes (Venezuela): www.aerolineacreativa.com
NMD. Nómadas (Venezuela): www.nomadas.net
NETWORKS & DESIGN PARTNERSHIPS
Unión de Diseñadores Gráficos de Argentina: www.udgba.com.ar
Design Brasil: www.designbrasil.org.br
Asociación de Diseño Gráfico (Brasil): www.adg.org.br
Asociación Chilena de Empresas de Diseño: www.qvid.cl
Colegio de Diseñadores (Chile): http://colegiodisenadores.cl
Comité Prográfica Cubana (Cuba): www.prografica.cult.cu
Círculo Creativo de Honduras: http://elcirculodehonduras.blogspot.co
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