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  • Air III
  • VW WIRE
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  • Jewelry
  • Co'tantik
  • Dorito's Packaging
  • Mirror, mirror on the wall
  • Digital Illustration
  • Bubble Focus
  • Air
  • Air II
  • Leftover typography
  • The man who laughs
  • Fashion illustration
  • Architecture
  • Architecture II
  • Dazed&Confused Style
  • Karla Carrillo
  • A dot in space
  • Past dreams
  • Product
  • Furniture
  • Jewelry II
  • Co'tantik II
  • Caged ideas
  • Acquatix Sport Photography
  • Children's book illustration
  • El primer día de clases
  • Logos
  • Canica Campaign
  • Butterflies
    Photographs taken in the Butterflies Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History. December 2012.
    Digital Photography, Photography
    2013
  • J.G. Posada Tribute
    II was invited by the International Poster Biennial of Mexico, among other 49 latin-american designers, to be a part of a series of posters in honor of the centenary of Posada's death. The series will be published in a book and travel the country as an exhibition starting in Mexico City at Franz Mayer Museum.
    For the project I illustrated a skull conformed by his most famous drawings.
    Graphic Design, Illustration, Print Design
    2012
  • Alexander McQueen
    Digital work and design for Alexander McQueen's textiles print for the SS 2011 Pre-Collection
    Print Design, Textile Design, Digital Imaging
    2011
  • Equilátero
    "An analogy of the relationship between the Human Being, Nature and Technology that gets represented as a dysfunctional family but with many possibilities to overcome this"

    Awarded on the 2012 Ecofilm Festival as Best Fiction

    "Una analogí­a de la relación entre Ser Humano, Naturaleza y Tecnologí­a que se plantea como una familia disfuncional pero con muchas posibilidades de recuperar."

    Galardonado en el Ecofilm Festival 2012 como Mejor Ficción
    Art Direction, Cinematography, Film
    2012
  • Stuart Weitzman Celebrity Auction
    Pair of high heels that I did for Stuart Wetizman Celebrity Auction Mexico 2012.
    Benefit for Nosotros por los Niños con Cáncer.
    Crafts, Fashion, Photography
    2012
  • Mirrored images
    The photographs within this book were taken with an iPhone 4S and filtered through Instagram app.
    I edited the book and reflected the images in order to create abstract concepts and spaces.
    Editorial Design, Photography
    2013
  • Air III
    Illustration on handfans.
    Graphic Design, Illustration, Textile Design
    2012
  • VW WIRE
    The VW WIRE project held a challenge due to the complex forms that had to be taken care of, the linear shape that later blends in to a much more organic figure tries to reach out for the green open space it was put on.
    Automotive Design, Industrial Design, Product Design
    2012
  • Jewelry Shop
    Space design for Co'tantik Gallery, where they exhibit the jewelry they make, as well as textiles from Guatemala, Perú and Chiapas and art.
    Interior Design, Architecture
    2011
  • Jewelry
    Jewelry photography for advertisment.
    Digital Photography, Jewelry Design
    2011
  • Co'tantik
    Series of photographs taken for the publicity of Co'tantik's shop, a mexican jewelry brand focused in the production of pieces with amber and silver.
    Art Direction, Jewelry Design, Photography
    2011
  • Dorito's Packaging
    Packaging design proposal for Dorito's chips.
    Packaging, Design
    2011
  • Mirror, mirror on the wall
    Editorial design for the book of the project "Mirror, mirror on the wall", of the photographer Emma Inoccenti.
    Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Photography
    2011
  • Digital Illustration
    Series of exercises using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to create photorealistic images.
    Illustration, Photo Illustration
    2011
  • Bubble Focus
    Photographs taken when in Rome,
    from the Colosseum, through a grid,
    transforming reality into a bubble view.
    Digital Photography, Photography
    2011
  • Air
    A few of the hand fans I've painted throughout the years, modernizing an accessory that tends to be very classical; and making unique pieces.
    Crafts, Graphic Design, Illustration
    2011
  • Air II
    Another few hand fans that I've painted giving a modern twist to a very classical accessory. Every single one is unique and only piece.
    Crafts, Graphic Design, Illustration
    2011
  • Leftover typography
    Hand drawn font inspired and created by the invaluable drawing tool: the pencil.
    Illustration, Design, Typography
    2011
  • The man who laughs
    Graphic design for London based jazz duo The Man Who Laughs' cd "Deep Songs".
    Graphic Design, Music, Digital Art
    2011
  • Fashion illustration
    Series of illustrations drawn in a fashion illustration course,
    some of the designs are inspired by other designers work,
    while others are my own designs inspired by a collage I did.
    Fashion, Illustration, Drawing
    2011
  • Architecture
    Series of pictures taken across different places and different times.
    Photography, Digital Photography
    2011
  • Architecture II
    Photographs taken in different trips.
    Digital Photography
    2011
  • Dazed&Confused Style
    This was my first fashion photography project, while in a London College of Fashion course. The concept was inspired by Dazed&Confused magazine photo shoots.
    Model: Emma McCarthy
    Makeup: Michael Phillips
    Art direction & Photography: Karen Oetling
    Art Direction, Fashion, Photography
    2011
  • Karla Carrillo
    Photoshoot taken to former Miss Mexico Karla Carrillo.
    Photography, Fashion, Art Direction
    2011
  • A dot in space
    Series of paintings done in 2009 inspired by the cosmos.
    Acrylic / Mixed media
    Painting
    2011
  • Past dreams
    Time not only flies away, but burns away.
    The location is an old house that got burned a couple of years ago,
    and with that fire, time stopped and stayed in the past.
    Photography, Fashion, Art Direction
    2011
  • Product
    Photographs taken for Decoretto.
    Photography
    2012
  • Furniture
    Series of photographs taken for architect Alejandro Herrasti.
    Furniture Design, Photography
    2012
  • Jewelry II
    Photography taken for Co'tantik's jewelry collection: Alientos de la tierra.
    Jewelry design based on the corn field and its plants: corn, chile, bean and pumpkin.
    Jewelry Design, Photography
    2012
  • Co'tantik II
    Advertising photography for Co'tantik's 2012 collection: Alientos de la tierra.
    Jewelry Design, Photography
    2012
  • Caged ideas
    Ideas sometimes are trapped... locked in our minds, but that doesn't mean they don't shine.
    Ideas change of shape, change of size, change of color... they evolve.
    They lay in our minds.
    Industrial Design, Interior Design, Photography
    2013
  • Acquatix Sport Photography
    Photographs taken for Acquatix Swimming School in 2010.
    Credits shared with: Benjamín Soto, Ana Laura Rodríguez and Ulises Capda.
    Digital Photography, Photography
    2013
  • Children's book illustration
    Illustration for a children's book, the story aims to explain/present the main disabilities.
    Cartooning, Graphic Design, Illustration
    2013
  • El primer día de clases
    Design of an interactive story for 5-6 year old children.
    Based on an experience that a lot of us felt... The first day of school.
    Character Design, Illustration, Writing
    2013
  • Logos
    Several logos I've done for different clients.
    Branding, Graphic Design
    2013
  • Canica Campaign
    Campaign designed for Canica, an institution that helps kids with cancer. The campaign consists in supporters of cancer bet their hair to their friends and family in order to raise money and help children with cancer.
    Graphic Design, Illustration
    2013
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