Some of her work was featured in 2008 as part of the exhibit space IDSA.NYC reserved at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). She achieved recognition with "Leaning Molds - Urban Furniture"[1] winning a Red Dot Award 2009 for product design, one of the highest recognitions in the discipline of Design. In the Salone del Mobile, in Milan, on 2009 her work "Green Pockets" was a success too. The idea was to seed plants and flowers on the walls using little flower pots built up on ceramic and mixing them with tiles with the same shape.
All my projects start with a concept. I believe that it is the key element for a good piece or design. The concept is the soul of the piece-- that which establishes its individuality. The majority of my concepts are derived from nature and aspects of daily life that usually go unnoticed or taken for granted. [2]
About her aspirationsEdit
I'm such a dreamer; this is a hard question to answer. I guess, in summary, I want to go as far as I can go with my designs and love the journey.[3]
DeathEdit
Maruja died on June 28, 2010, after losing her battle against leukemia, a type of cancer. She was 32 years old.
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maruja, fuentes, march, 1978, june, 2010, puerto, rican, architect, industrial, environmental, designer, born, 1978, march, 1978ponce, puerto, ricodiedjune, 2010, 2010, aged, nationalitypuerto, ricanknown, forindustrial, design, architecture, environmental, de. Maruja Fuentes March 4 1978 June 28 2010 was a Puerto Rican architect and an industrial and environmental designer Maruja FuentesBorn 1978 03 04 March 4 1978Ponce Puerto RicoDiedJune 28 2010 2010 06 28 aged 32 NationalityPuerto RicanKnown forIndustrial Design Architecture Environmental DesignNotable workGreen Pockets Leaning MoldsAwardsRed Dot Award 2009 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 About her work 2 2 About her aspirations 3 Death 4 ReferencesBiography EditA native of Ponce Puerto Rico Maruja studied environmental design at the University of Puerto Rico earned an undergraduate degree in architecture from the Catholic University of America completed her master studies in architecture at Georgia Tech and studied furniture and textile design at Savannah College of Art and Design Works EditSome of her work was featured in 2008 as part of the exhibit space IDSA NYC reserved at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair ICFF She achieved recognition with Leaning Molds Urban Furniture 1 winning a Red Dot Award 2009 for product design one of the highest recognitions in the discipline of Design In the Salone del Mobile in Milan on 2009 her work Green Pockets was a success too The idea was to seed plants and flowers on the walls using little flower pots built up on ceramic and mixing them with tiles with the same shape Green Pockets 2009 Planter Wall Tiles 2009 Eco Friendly Leaning Molds 2008 Flower Pods Bent Glass Nesting LampShe was teacher and Director on the Department of Industrial Design at the Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico Also was a teacher of Architecture in the School of Architecture of Puerto Rico Her last year was teacher and coordinator of the Industrial Design programme of the Escuela Internacional de Diseno of the University of Turabo About her work Edit All my projects start with a concept I believe that it is the key element for a good piece or design The concept is the soul of the piece that which establishes its individuality The majority of my concepts are derived from nature and aspects of daily life that usually go unnoticed or taken for granted 2 About her aspirations Edit I m such a dreamer this is a hard question to answer I guess in summary I want to go as far as I can go with my designs and love the journey 3 Death EditMaruja died on June 28 2010 after losing her battle against leukemia a type of cancer She was 32 years old References Edit Tokyo Design Week 2008 Maruja fuentes About me San Juan Puerto Rico Archived from the original on 2011 07 23 Retrieved 2010 08 13 Maruja Fuentes University of Puerto Rico Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA Archived from the original on 2010 08 21 Retrieved 2010 12 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maruja Fuentes amp oldid 1105847489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
