ALEJANDRO MAZAI N T E R I O R A R C H I T E C T

[ CV ]

EXPERIENCE

> July 2013 – PresentWORTH magazine

Digital fashion publication

Position: Fashion Editor of Les Zazous section.

Column for menswear focused on fashion trends, latest worldwide catwalks and specific analysis on designer’s seasonal statements.

DF, Mexico [ www.worthmagazine.mx ]

> August 2011 – March 2012Renata Bonfanti studio

International Senior Internship through AIDE Agency

Position: Junior Project Manager

Responsible of interior architecture, lighting, digital modeling, furniture design & production.

Achievements

Showcase designer and member of Renanta Bonfanti’s team exhibitor at the Design and Decor fair by D&D magazine, 2nd edition. Work Published.

Author of the 2012’s furniture collection for Renata Bonfanti firm.Space Identity, visual merchandising & display design for Navarro Ache’s Marble boutique (Argentinian

brand of stone tiles and finishes for decor).

Buenos Aires, Argentina [ www.renatabonfanti.com.ar ]

>Summer 2011SO studioCollaboration

Position: Interior designer and 3d visualizer.In charge of project’s visual communication, space styling, materials and art selections.

Achievements

The Casa Gomez project. Executed in Puerto Cancun, one of the most luxurious residential developments in the city.

Cancun, Mexico [ www.sostudio.com.mx ]

>August 2010 – May 2011MOD.H studio

Internship

Position: Coordinator of Interior design & prototyping.

AchievementsParticipation at the International Velux Award 2010. Project: light of tomorrow.

Furniture design and concept development for residential projects.

Puebla, Mexico [ www.modh.com.mx ]

EDUCATION

August 2007 – December 2013<

University of the Americas Puebla

Graduated from School of Arts and Humanities in:

Major of Interior Architecture

Achievements

Chosen Student to represent the Interior Architecture faculty by The University of the Americas Puebla at the first Interior Design students demonstration for best projects convened by the ENIDAM (National Association of Mexican Interior Design Schools) under the 5º Interina-tional Congress of the SIM’s council (Mexican Interior Designer’s Society) October 2012.

Staff member of the cultural and performative events by the University of the Americas Puebla. Set designer for the musicals West Side Story, Hansel & Gretel Opera and the play The Luna’s Books. September 2012 – May 2013.

Adress:Camino Atzala, San Andres Cholula Puebla.

Date of Birth: 21 - 12 - 1989Place of Birth: Cancun, Q.Roo

Nationality: MexicanMaritial Status: Single

Email: alexm.maza@gmail.com

Phone: [044] 22 23 51 97 77

STUDY ABROAD

>March – July 2012

Major University of Chile

Faculty of Architecture, Design and Construction

Elective specializations from:

Major of Interior & Ambient Design

Senior Workshop of Interior Design Lighting

Photography

Major of Industrial Design

Senior Workshop of design & development of productLaboratory of Models and Prototypes

Santiago de Chile, Chile [ www.umayor.cl ]

HIGH SCHOOL

>2004 - 2007

International American School of Cancun

foundation studies:

painting & art history, sculpture, drawing I, II, wood working & editorial.

Cancun, Mexico [ www.iasces.com ]

LANGUAGE

Spanish Native Speaker

EnglishFair Professional Level Comprehension.

WORKSHOPS

January – May 2013<

Creation and development of Corporate ImageUniversity of The Americas Puebla by Marketing Expert Patricia Ruiz Azcarraga

Enterprise strategies for inner and outer structuration. Visual solutions and branding placement.

ProductThe making of KITSCH.EN CHOLULA, an incubation project consisted on innovating concepts such as food and art into an experimental approach where this fusion can be seen from the architecture of the brand to the space itself.

Puebla, Mexico [ www.udlap.edu.mx ]

July 2012<

Palermo Design: VII Latin American Gathering.By The University of Palermo.

Seminars:

Design of retail spaces for fashion.By Expert Interior Designer Marisol Leal Leal.

Theorization and materialization of brandscaping. Analyzing the creative and commercial solutions into three-dimensional process in order to maximize the retail experience. Arguments of lighting, space, product information, installation, interactivity & sensory inputs (activation of senses through design elements).

ProductConceptualization of different retails strategies through quick drafts such as models and floor planning. Study case: Shoe stores.

Fashion design through unconventional materials.By Expert Fashion Designer Eugenia Aryan.

Recognition of materiality in disposable, reusable and emergent supplies as a trigger factor for fashion innovation. Theorization. Matter acquires its own language as the subject interprets, transforms and redefines it. Material’s reality: multiple meanings.

ProductCollective dress representing the cultural diversity of the team members through mannequin modeling technique. Generation of textured surfaces based on deformation and translation of national iconic elements overlapping them to dress the body.

Fashion Illustration: sketched silhouettesBy Expert Graphic & Fashion Designer Cynthia Smith

Rendering, deformation and stylization of human silhouette.

skillsAcquired knowledge on mixed techniques (plastic and digital) to communicate fashion drawing. Geometral and body shapes.

Buenos Aires, Argentina [ www.palermo.edu ]

April 2012<

Crearte InstituteCourse of Pattern making and garment construction

SkillsBasic representation, deformation, design and assembly techniques for fashion apparel.

Santiago de Chile, Chile [ www.institutocrearte.cl ]

Architectural Congress by UDLAP

>2009ten paths of design

workshop: movil urban stages by Architect Horacio Cinto

>2008

setting + time + space workshop: sustainable design of spaces through cardboard patterns by Architect Horacio Cinto

Puebla, Mexico [ www.udlap.edu.mx ]

AWARDS & COMPETITIONS

>December – 2010

Branta Design award of children’s bedroom & furniture second collection

category: little wizard room 1st award

Puebla, Mexico [ www.branta.org ]

>August - 2010

International Velux Award 2010

project: [ light of tomorrow ] transition of light. Intervention and installation of lighting furniture as module parasite on the urban scene [ city configuration - lighting experiment ]

Work Published on: TEORIA + PRAXIS (architecture and interior design magazine).

[ iva.velux.com ]

COMPUTER SKILLS

PARALLEL PRACTICE

January 2013 - Present<

Trendy Boys Manifesto Mexican Fashion blog

Position: CEO Founder and Editor of Trendy Boys Manifesto.

Site Focused on menswear trends through personal style editorial.

Achievements

Currently working with Nike Mexico as one of the three official street style bloggers for the latest Nike air force sneakers.Official blogger press to cover MBFWMx (Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Mexico). Since 2013.

[ trendyboysmanifesto.blogspot.mx ]

Featured on:

Worth Magazine (DF, Mexico)

Menswear editor and street style reference

[ www.worthmagazine.mx ]

HipHunters Magazine (Barcelona,Spain)

Winner of Best weekly street style

Mention: One of the best styles of the year. 2013

[ www.hiphunters.com ]

Chictopia (fashion community, US.)

Multiple times chosen for stylish men section.

[ www.chictopia.com ]

e x p e r t

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autoCAD3D Max Studio

Sketch UpRevit

IllustratorPhotoshop

FlashInDesign

Model & CADprocess

Adobe

Product Softwares

PRESS / PUBLICATIONS

2014 / Worth Mag 2013 / Worth Mag 2012 / D&D Mag 2010 / Teoria+Praxis

Les Zazous Les Zazous Renata Bonfanti Studio Velux project