Alejandro Arciga

Industrial Designer

Sydney, Australia

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- 15 years experience in product design and project management

- BA degree in Industrial Design (Hons) and Masters degree in Product Design Innovation

- Extensive knowledge of plastic technologies such as injection moulding and blow moulding.

- 8 years experience on plastics product design, homewares and packaging design.

- Extensive knowledge on all product design project stages from idea generation to product validation involving the use of state of the art technologies such as CAD/CAM/CAE.

- Strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and interact with internal and external teams.

- Experience in software packages for graphic and product design such as Adobe Creative Suite and Solid Works.

- Extensive experience in risk analysis techniques such as FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) to shorten project lead times as well as reduce quality issues and project costs.

Specialties: Product Design

Homewares and appliances

Graphic design

Packaging design
Education
- Masters Products Design Innovation
  
  Swinburne University of Technology
  
  2003 - 2004
- BA Industrial Design
  
  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  
  1997 - 2003
  
  Graduated with honours and received the Medal “Gabino Barreda”, given to the best student of each major
Experience
- Design Director
  
  Xpressions design
  
  Sydney, Australia
  
  Feb 2007 - Present (14 years 11 months)
  
  Founder and director of this small studio dedicated to the design of new products, concept development and engineering, packaging, graphic design and product photography
- Product Design Manager
  
  Willow Ware Australia
  
  Nov 2004 - May 2008 (3 years 6 months)
  
  • Design of new products and modifications on existing ones from design brief evaluation and concept realization, CAD modelling, competitor analysis, material optimisation for cost reduction through Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Moldflow technologies, in-house prototyping and Rapid prototyping, Project Presentation to internal and external customers and documentation using ISO 9001 quality standards.
  • Project schedules and task coordination to meet customer / project / company’s deadlines. Liaison with toolmakers and continuous interaction with suppliers and customers. Use of risk analysis techniques such as FMEA for parts manufactured for the automotive industry. Estimate capital expenditure for each project and develop project plans accordingly.
  • Modifications on existing tooling (from drawings to production) to improve product appeal, manufacturability, cost and/or quality. Product and tool drawings, packaging design and pallet configuration.
  • Website maintenance
- Internship project (Masters degree)
  
  The Decor Corporation
  
  Jan 2004 - Jul 2004 (6 months)
  
  Product design and project management, product presentations, understanding of Décor’s processes and requirements for the project, material optimisation, cost reduction, conceptualisation, material selection, design evaluation, rapid prototyping and project documentation.
  Designed a new product using state of the art technologies for Product Design such as Moldflow, Finite Element Analysis.
- Product Designer
  
  Rubbermaid
  
  Jan 2003 - Mar 2004 (1 year 2 months)
  
  • Product design, cost reduction of existing products, packaging design, design of new products and project management.
  • Reduce product cost on SKUs with minimum modifications on existing tooling.
  • Implement the research and new product design department.
Awards

- Graduated with honors (best student in major BA degree)

- Design of children furniture "Bench transformable into bench table" 1st place

- Design of a bike rack for trains (Bombardier Transportation) 2nd place

- Winner of Wolda international logo design awards (2010)
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Coffee maker concepts

Coffee maker concepts from Alejandro Arciga

Coffee maker concepts

Experimental concepts developed of a new coffee maker in 2 styles.

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Some concepts of a coffee maker

Some concepts of a coffee maker - A playful and funky modern coffee maker design. The idea was to integrate all the elements with a continuous shape

Concept in wood ?

Some concepts of a coffee maker - This concept was designed to be used in a funky kitchen

Some concepts of a coffee maker - A more conservative yet modern looking design

Some concepts of a coffee maker - A set of ceramic mugs were designed to be located on top of the product ready to be used

Some concepts of a coffee maker - This concept was developed for minimalist-modern kitchens.

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Coffee maker concepts

Experimental concepts developed of a new coffee maker in 2 styles.

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Comments (5)

Kasey LaCourse

I love the form, the wood grain is sweet!

7 years ago
Alejandro Arciga

Thanks for the comments guys

11 years ago
Patrick McVey

Beautiful, I LOVE the Orange One!

11 years ago
Fatih Baltas

very detailed project, congrats!

11 years ago
Fatih Baltas

Hi Alejandro, nice concepts!

11 years ago

Fatih Baltas

Hi Alejandro, nice concepts!

11 years ago
Fatih Baltas

very detailed project, congrats!

11 years ago
Patrick McVey

Beautiful, I LOVE the Orange One!

11 years ago
Alejandro Arciga

Thanks for the comments guys

11 years ago
Kasey LaCourse

I love the form, the wood grain is sweet!

7 years ago

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