Fernando Laposse

Fernando Laposse (1988) is a Mexican designer, he trained in Central Saint Martins as a product designer. Fernando specializes in transforming humble natural materials into refined design pieces. He has worked extensively with overlooked plant fibers such as sisal, loofah, and corn leaves. His works are the result of extensive research which culminate into self-produced objects of “endemic design” where the location of materials and their historical and cultural connotations take center stage. His projects are informative and address a variety of topics such as: sustainability, the loss of biodiversity, community dissolution, and the negative impacts of global trade. He does so by documenting the issues and announcing possible resolutions through the transformative power of design. His work has been exhibited in the Triennale di Milano, Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, The Design Museum in London, Victoria and Albert, and the World Economic Forum to name a few.