Mexican Design Students Showcase Projects Addressing Ecology and Cultural Identity
In 2025, the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey exhibited student design projects emphasizing Mexican cultural identity and environmental concerns. Among the highlighted creations is Olote, a premium furniture line crafted by Valentina Rodríguez Alarcón and Valentina Azum Sánchez, utilizing corn and made from pucté hardwood and cowhide. Another notable project, Canal-IA, was created by Allison Zoe Rodríguez Balderas and Dylan Alberto González Reyes to track monarch butterfly migration through sensors. Additional works include Semilla Urbana by Elisa Trejo Pedrero, Ashlee Franchesca Facio, and Carolina Paredes Gil; Lumea by Paula Saldaña Sánchez, Ana Paula Camacho Muñoz, and María Fernanda Sánchez Vázquez; and Patomar by Isabella Rincón Moya, all developed under the guidance of tutors like Arturo Guido Márquez.
Key facts
- Student projects from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey were developed in 2025.
- Olote is a furniture collection inspired by Mexican corn, using pucté hardwood and cowhide.
- Canal-IA includes sensors to monitor monarch butterfly migration with AI cameras and environmental gauges.
- Semilla Urbana is a modular bench blending wood and 3D-printed parts, inspired by marigolds.
- Lumea is a floor lamp made from beech wood, PLA, and stainless steel, evoking ocean waves.
- Projects address themes like water contamination, cultural identity, and biodiversity preservation.
- Works were created across multiple campuses in Mexico as part of various design courses.
- Tutors include Arturo Guido Márquez, Leticia Gaytán Hernández, and Mariano García Martínez.
Entities
Artists
- Valentina Rodríguez Alarcón
- Valentina Azum Sánchez
- Allison Zoe Rodríguez Balderas
- Dylan Alberto González Reyes
- Irlanda Guadalupe Chávez Salas
- Landon Alejandro López Mata
- Montserrat Cárdenas Peña
- Nicolás de la Parra Putzova
- Ximena Arriaga Ávila
- Isabella Rincón Moya
- Diego Baruch Carrill
- Julieta Becerril Pérez
- Elisa Trejo Pedrero
- Ashlee Franchesca Facio
- Carolina Paredes Gil
- Paula Saldaña Sánchez
- Ana Paula Camacho Muñoz
- María Fernanda Sánchez Vázquez
- Zabdy Yamilé Hernández Anaya
- Julia Fernanda de la Vega Caamaño
- Maria Emilia Aguilar Peimbert
- Hasidy Alheli Cruz Davila
- Fernanda Vázquez Montufar
- Galilea Oaxaca Moreno
- Arturo Guido Márquez
- Gerardo Sandoval Osio
- Hugo Rubén López Cabrera
- Leticia Gaytán Hernández
- Luis Arturo Gil Islas
- Oliver Gómez Meneses
- Raymundo Alejandro Acosta Ferráez
- Aldo Cañedo
- Fabiola Pérez Solís
- Mariano García Martínez
- Alejandro Acuña López
- Rebeca Elizabeth Torres Castanedo
- Yuliana Tónix Cuahutle
- Joel Olguín
- Mariana Solis
- Montserrat Castañón
- Lobsanth David Ortega Tadeo
- Andrea Pazos
- Miguel Ángel Jiménez
- Romain Roy-Pinot
- Marcos Gallardo Montes
- Julio César Romero Becerril
- Mario Tovar Dorado
- Juan Pablo Quiroz García
- Uriel López
Institutions
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Dezeen
- EAAD
Locations
- Mexico
- State of Mexico
- Amealco
- Mexican Bajío region
Sources
- Dezeen —