EN: Ignacia Murtagh is a Chilean designer whose aim is to evoke the poetic beauty of nature and translate it into subtle material expressions. She is passionate about materials and their process of transformation into contemporary objects. Her practice is mainly focused on furniture, textile, and ceramic designs exploring different techniques and approaches to the medium expressed in a minimal and sculptural style. Her work is highly conceptual and is characterized by a strong narrative behind her creations.
Her background includes a mayor in Design from Universidad Catolica de Chile (2007-2011), studies in Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen (2010), a Post Experience Program in Ceramic Design at the Royal College of Art, London (2012), an apprenticeship at the Royal Crown Derby Bonechina Manufacturers in Derby (2012) and a textile design Artist in Residence program at the Textile Arts Center in New York (2016)
Her work has been exhibited in New York, Boston, London, Milan, Madrid and South America. She has been featured in Bloomberg Pursuits, Wallpaper*, Architectural Digest, Forbes, Luxes and Surface Magazine, among others.
SP: Ignacia Murtagh es una diseñadora chilena de objetos. Su trabajo incluye el diseño de objetos principalmente de muebles, cerámica y textil. Explora el uso de distintos materiales y técnicas, el limite entre producción artesanal e industrial.
El sentido de su trabajo es crear objetos significativos, que encuentren un balance entre funcionalidad, estética y concepto, entendiendo el diseño como un medio de difusión cultural. De líneas simples, elegantes y orgánicas, el trabajo de Ignacia Murtagh destaca por su alusión a la naturaleza, la observación de pequeños detalles que después de un profundo estudio se transforman en relevantes objetos.
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Studies
·2015-2016 Textile Design
Artis in Residence. Textile Art Center. New York. United States
·2012 Apprenticeship
Royal Crown Derby Bonechina Manufacturers. Derby. UK.
·2012 Ceramic Design
Post Experience Program. Royal College of Art. London. UK.
·2010. Furniture Design
Exchange Program. Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Copenhagen. Denmark
·2007-2011 Major in Design
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago. Chile.