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Sonido Material
Audio Máquina
Hypar Legacy
UPS: Cellulose Trestle
Little Helper
Volumen Series
The New Final Form
Void Cabinet
Silla Estándar
For the Love of Canti
Extraños
Nail Bottle Opener 
First Arrival
Shanghai Bench
product | research
product
editorial | research
material research
furniture
furniture
product
furniture
furniture
furniture
scenography
product
product | art direction
furniture
self-initiated
self-initiated
écal thesis
écal 
horgenglarus
álbum goods
ceramaret  
ballista space
galería mexicana de diseño
self initiated
ananas ananas
galería mexicana de diseño
&asociados
swedish wood


First Arrival2020
& Asociados was a company based in Guadalajara, Mexico, that focused on creating contemporary everyday objects. The brand’s core mission was to deliver accessible, commercially viable designs to a younger audience while decentralizing design practices away from Mexico City. 

For their debut collection, I decided to recognize Guadalajara’s immense manufacturing potential by exploring over 52 local craftsmanship techniques. This extensive research was narrowed down to four key methods: wood carving, metal spinning, stoneware making, and glass molding. 

Each technique was chosen for its scalability and cost-effective production. While the objects were not designed to mimic traditional heritage pieces, they inherently reflect the material culture of the region where they were crafted, embodying a contemporary narrative rooted in local craftsmanship.

Client: & Asociados


Eduardo Altamirano (MX, 1992) is an independent designer who graduated from Écal Master in Product Design. Since 2017 he has been actively working in the three-dimensional world under the pseudonym of en la superficie

For press, inquiries and commissions, please get in touch with me at: hola@enlasuperficie.com

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His practice constantly strives to combine hyper-local landscapes with the use of advanced manufacturing techniques to produce various material experiments, which often lead to industrial design pieces, limited editions, and self-initiated projects.

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Currently based in Lausanne, Switzerland