Laura Noriega
Industrial and Interiorist Designer
In addition to the design of products and interiors, Laura Noriega assumes various research projects that have to do with the relationship between Mexican artisanal work and the vision of contemporary industrial design. Hence the birth of its tribute brand, with which it designs “timeless and honest” objects, as an response to unintentable practices and overproduction. «It is an offering to the dynamic exchange processes between creative human activities,» said the designer. «By emphasizing the dialogue process that arises from the displacements, we generate traces that translate into objects.»
Melissa Aldrete
Ceramist
Melissa Aldrete co -founded the Popdots ceramic study, along with Luis Cárdenas, in London. Upon their return to Mexico, they incorporated the knowledge of local artisans into their vision of experimentation and play, and that synergy ended up shapeing the project. The imperfection, the reflections behind the creative process and the relationship with other materials are part of the study collections. «It moves me a lot to try to communicate with different materials or low multidisciplinary media,» warned the designer. Even so, about ceramics, he has assured that «his infinite capabilities have allowed me to express feelings, share private and vulnerable things, which have no absolute form, are abstractions of our feeling.»
JIS and Tino
Caricaturists
They are the artistic names of the cartoonists José Ignacio Solórzano Pérez and José Trinidad Camacho Orozco, respectively. They met at the Technological and Higher Studies Institute of the West of Guadalajara. In the 1990s, together with other artists, they created graphic publications such as «gallimatisms» and «the mother of the abulon.» As a duo, Jis and Tino are cooked by the mythical «El Santos», as well as other pieces: «The endless chora» and «monitor issues.» Currently, they conduct a podcast full of humor and «high content of psychotropic ingredients and much wisdom.»
Francisco Ruano
Gastronomy
Rebelde, perfectionist and, in his words, «a permanent nonconformist», chef Francisco Ruano assimilated the flavors of the traditional cuisine of his native Jalisco to later incorporate in his proposal his experience as a cook aboard a cruise through Alaska and the Caribbean. In addition, he studied in Spain, at the Luis Irizar school. Ruano has been part of the kitchens of the famous Mugaritz restaurants, Celler de Can Roca and Noma, before leading mayor, one of the best in Mexico. Additionally, it is behind the gastronomic proposals of Eye (in Bangkok) and Ki'is (in the Riviera Maya).
Fabián Delgado
Gastronomy
Professional sociologist, the chef applied his knowledge to the investigation of Jalisco products, while discovering the way of making it self -taught, intuitive and irreverent. His career began in 2006, in Caligari. He is currently a partner and chef in Palreal (next to Isaac “Redman” Padilla), where coffee and good eating are, and leads other spaces, such as Yunaites and Navaja. «I am a person who loves hospitality,» said the chef. «Regardless of the projects I generate, everyone has all my love, my passion and my idiosyncrasy.»
Sergio Ortiz
Architect
Architect and teacher of architects, with forty years of reflexive career, Ortiz runs along a path that moves away from aestheticisms and revolves around the relationships between space, nature and people. Its design addresses «the architecture's ability to reactivate a city and insert itself into the city to enhance its urban or civic life,» said Sergio Ortiz. Recently, «Ten Houses», the anthological exhibition in the Artlecta bookstore, allowed to review their influences and the evolution of their ideas.
Manolo Caro
Film director
He studied architecture, but his need to tell stories led him to study film direction in Cuba and actors address in the study of Juan Carlos Corazza, in Spain. From Manolo Caro it has been said that the genre of the soap opera reinvented with the successful «La Casa de las Flores». The Mexican director is characterized by his versatility, with projects such as the movie «The immoral life of the ideal couple», the miniseries «Someone has to die», the series «Once upon a time … but not anymore», and the plays «I do not know if I cut my veins or leave them long» (which then transferred to the cinema) and «Straight”, Which was presented in the circuit OFF -Broadway.
Pedro Romo
Craftsman
He began in the textile tradition in childhood, inheriting the knowledge of his father's loom, Don Tomás Romo Rangel. The teacher Pedro Romo has dedicated 70 years to preserve the family and cultural legacy of the pedal loom from his workshop, romo tapes. «In each piece not only a wool product goes, but also a part of my spirit,» he said. Not only maintains the technique, but also the history and indigenous symbolisms; However, innovation has allowed him to transcend and collaborate with designers and artists from various parts of the world.
José Antonio López Silva
Architect and designer
The architect is the founder of Joselo Maderista, a classic carpentry workshop that works solid wood through assemblies. His vision focuses on respect for raw material, quality during the process of creation and admiration for the trade. For José Antonio, «the practice of architecture and design have in common the transformation of space» and, in fact, has invited other architects to participate in the workshop with artistic projects. With a sustainable approach, create decorative objects and object art from the reduction; In addition, the workshop promotes the Urban Tree Project, which rescues trees demolished by the municipality of Zapopan.