Alejandro Palandjoglou
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About
Alejandro is an industrial designer who focuses on creating impact through his designs. He has a broad background having worked at a graphic design agency, a furniture manufacturer, founded a successful furniture company, taught at universities and co-founded a medical device startup. He has been featured in the first book of Industrial Design in Argentina as well as in several design magazines.
Alejandro has applied his knowledge to design 100+ products in the market. His designs convey meaning and emotions keeping them simple and functional. He focuses on human-centered design and design thinking to create a deep connection with the users and to identify strategic opportunities. With solid foundation in mechanical engineering and design background, he is closely involved in all aspects of the design process, from ideation to production.
Alejandro holds an MFA in Design from Stanford University, Masters in Furniture Design from Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and Industrial Design also from UBA. -
Education
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MFA in Design Joint Program in Design (Department of Mechanical Engineering)Stanford University2010 - 2012
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Master Furniture DesignUniversity of Buenos Aires2006 - 2006
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Industrial Design Product DesignUniversidad de Buenos Aires2001 - 2005
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Experience
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Project ManagerHouston, TXAug 2015 - Present (7 years 10 months)
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Product DesignerPalan DesignJul 2012 - Present (10 years 11 months)Industrial Design and Interaction Design. Working closely with designers and mechanical engineers to design and build elegant products. Clients: IDEO, The TechMusem at SJ, Welldone International, SRI International, Sparkfactor Design.
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Product Design ConsultantSRI InternationalDec 2012 - Sep 2014 (1 year 9 months)Working at the Robotics Division with Mechanical, Electrical and Software Engineers. Concept Design, Development and Prototyping robots.
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Artist in ResidenceInstructables.comNov 2013 - Feb 2014 (3 months)Instructables, part of the Autodesk Consumer group, is an online space that allows users to explore, document and share their creations. The Artist in Residence Program invites prolific artists, makers and authors to incubate creativity and collaboration in the new Pier 9 Workshop.
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Co-FounderAdaptAirJun 2011 - Oct 2013 (2 years 4 months)AdaptAir is the missing link in effective respiratory care for dying children in the developing world. Based on the concept of a ‘one size fits all’ adapter, AdaptAir converts commonly used, generic nasal prongs into securely fitting, customized nasal interfaces that maintain effective pressure in the delivery of Bubble CPAP.
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Teaching Assistant and Design Thinking CoachStanford UniversitySep 2011 - Jun 2012 (9 months)Assisted undergraduate and graduate students execute and accomplish their design projects. Facilitated brainstorms and helped identify real needs to develop a unique point of view.
Classes:
-Teaching Assistant for ME101: VIsual Thinking 2011
-Teaching Assistant for Design Thinking Boot Camp for executives 2012
-Design Coach for "Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability" 2012
-Design Thinking Coach for Design Bootcamp at the d.school 2012 -
Founder and PresidentPALANJun 2007 - Jun 2012 (5 years)Design and Manufacture of home furniture and lighting.
-Product Development - from sketch to shelf.
-Creation of AGORI, a sustainable and eco-friendly brand that produces furniture from fallen trees in Buenos Aires. blog: www.palan.com.ar/agori
-Design Management: Catalogue of 50 products with 7 different sale-points
-Retail Design: Design for Centro Cultural Recoleta Museum Gift Shop. -
Product DevelopmentNaso y AsociadosSep 2006 - Aug 2007 (11 months)Furniture Development for Lacoste, Puma and Storage Design. http://storagedesign.com.ar/
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Point of Purchase DesignerBridger Conway2006 - 2006Desgined POP displays for high-end customers such as Quilmes, Chandon and Gancia.
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Awards
2012 Core77 Design Award. Social Impact Winner
2012 Featured in book "Industrial Design in Argentina"
2008 Award for Best Family of Products at Presentes 2008 (”Sate-light”)
2008 Award for Best Lighting at the Feria Puro Diseño 2008 fair (”Yo-Yo Lamp”)
2007 First Prize National Museum of Decorative Arts (MNAD) Design Competition for “Redesigning a classical furniture”
2007 Winner of Easy's Homecenter Workshop (”Mamushka Shelving”)
2007 Third Prize Unilever Packaging Design Competition (“On the Go”)
2006 First Prize International Toy Design Competition FEDEMA (”Froggy”) -
Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@palan, member since 2006
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Following 3
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Followers 26
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