About Joel Escalona

Photography: Dorian Ulises

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Joel's passion has leaded him to found his own studio, focused on the daily role of design. This has made him aim for an international and multidisciplinary design agency able to provide contemporary, strategic and technical details concerning product development, interior design and creative direction.

Born in Mexico City in 1986 and graduated in Industrial Design in 2009 from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, his work has also been exhibited in the mayor design capitals of the world, such as New York, Paris, Milan and Mexico City.

Listed as one of the 200 best Mexican designers in the “De la creatividad a la Innovación - 200 Diseñadores Mexicanos”, Joel Escalona has been included in specialized books in China, London, Spain, Mexico and France, and has also been introduced as one of “the new wave of young designers to watch for in the world” by Wallpaper* magazine. Also selected as one of the "50 Emergent Talents of the Americas" by Arquine magazine and published in GQ’s extraordinary young people feature, his work has been displayed in leading magazines and publication covers, making him a Mexican contemporary designer who has nowadays become creative and business director of NONO design company, as well as co-founder and active member of Cooperativa Panorámica, a group of young Mexican designers exploring new design territories.

Industrial Design Studio

Industrial Design Studio specialized in product development, interior design and creative direction within fashion, furniture, lifestyle and technology.

Together with our clients we craft business strategies and conceptual explorations for a global market place. Working with a wide range of companies, industries and manufacturing facilities on many levels and contexts, we strive for the perfect balance between desirable concepts, technical feasibility and new business models.

Awards

Exhibitions

Photography: Dorian Ulises

Profile

Joel's passion has leaded him to found his own studio, focused on the daily role of design. This has made him aim for an international and multidisciplinary design agency able to provide contemporary, strategic and technical details concerning product development, interior design and creative direction.

Born in Mexico City in 1986 and graduated in Industrial Design in 2009 from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, his work has also been exhibited in the mayor design capitals of the world, such as New York, Paris, Milan and Mexico City.

Listed as one of the 200 best Mexican designers in the “De la creatividad a la Innovación - 200 Diseñadores Mexicanos”, Joel Escalona has been included in specialized books in China, London, Spain, Mexico and France, and has also been introduced as one of “the new wave of young designers to watch for in the world” by Wallpaper* magazine. Also selected as one of the "50 Emergent Talents of the Americas" by Arquine magazine and published in GQ’s extraordinary young people feature, his work has been displayed in leading magazines and publication covers, making him a Mexican contemporary designer who has nowadays become creative and business director of NONO design company, as well as co-founder and active member of Cooperativa Panorámica, a group of young Mexican designers exploring new design territories.

Industrial Design Studio

Industrial Design Studio specialized in product development, interior design and creative direction within fashion, furniture, lifestyle and technology.

Together with our clients we craft business strategies and conceptual explorations for a global market place. Working with a wide range of companies, industries and manufacturing facilities on many levels and contexts, we strive for the perfect balance between desirable concepts, technical feasibility and new business models.

Awards

Exhibitions

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