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Curator at ZⓈONAMACO Emergente 2022
For the second time Joel Escalona participated as curator in EMERGENTE, a selection within ZⓈONAMACO DISEÑO that seeks to promote the work of young designers with a curatorial line presented by Cecilia León de la Barra artistic director of ZⓈONAMACO DISEÑO — along with industrial designers Joel Escalona and Jorge Diego Etienne.
Balance review by designaholic.mx
En este episodio, JD y Alex analizan ‘Balance’ por Joel Escalona diseñado en 2018. A través de materiales y procesos con distintos pesos estéticos se crearon 10 piezas que desafían las leyes del equilibrio partiendo de un mismo concepto.
Monocle Magazine, Profile: Breuer Estudio, Creative Director Joel Escalona
Mexico City furniture company Breuer was founded in 1993 by Arturo Verástegui and has since become one of the country's top manufacturers specialising in carpentry. The brand regularly collaborates with designers and architects on collections presented at the Mexican capital's biannual art fair, Zonamaco, but is only just starting to make a name for itself internationally.
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In this episode, JD talks with Joel Escalona about his beginnings and how from an early age he was already making noise on the most important stages of the design world. Joel also shared how his vision of design has changed over the years.
Architectural Digest AD100: Joel Escalona
In a short time, Joel became a sensei for future generations, through a prolific career in industrial design. His journey has led him to creative collaborations of all kinds, with one constant: "Design is a manifesto in itself, so it must always have a strong voice that is technologically challenging, symbolically challenging and, of course, functionally effective." Escalona shared.
Design Manifesto
As you can see, I like rules, order, and lists. Because there are things that are important and there are things that are not, and it's good to write them down to remember them. Now more than ever, we must focus on things that deserve our attention.
Taller Maya's new collection exhibited at Design House 2020
Joel Escalona, curator at ZⓈONAMACO Emergente
L'Officiel Magazine: HONOR THE TRADITION
"We are interested in talking about talent, creativity, and, above all, the self-management of social artisanal enterprises. The objective is to help market the work of all the workshops under fair trade conditions. My role as the new creative director is to shape the project on three levels: internal creative structure, design of new products, and development of communications to reach a broad audience,"
Architectural Digest: Essential lines
"With this collection, we celebrate the happiness of the sculpturally beautiful, the luxury of appreciating nuances in everyday sensations, the freedom to create with clear emotions, and the lyricism of slow, opulent, and imperfect forms," concluded Joel Escalona.
Joel Escalona, Creative Director at BREUER
Joel Escalona, new creative director for BREUER
Toh exhibited at Museo Nacional de Antropología
Toh is being exhibited at Museo Nacional de Antropología, one of the most important cultural venues in the country.