- Manuel Saez
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Manuel Saez Born 1973
Concepcion, Tucuman,
ArgentinaNationality Argentine, American Occupation Industrial Designer Manuel Saez (born 1973, Tucuman, Argentina) [1] is an award-winning industrial designer and founder of manuelsaez ltd, the New York City based multidisciplinary design consultancy firm.[2] He has won more than sixty design awards and is a recognized speaker at conferences and design schools around the world. He is considered a prominent figure in the new generation of designers.[3]
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Early life and education
Originally from Tucuman, Argentina, Manuel Saez studied architecture at Argentina’s Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. He graduated with Honors from the University of Bridgeport with a B.S. in Industrial Design, as well as a Masters in Technology Management. Manuel also holds an Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation from M.I.T.[4]
Career
Prior to opening manuelsaez ltd. in 2008, Manuel established the multi-disciplinary in-house design team at Humanscale and served as Design Director there. He designed several award-winning products for both Humanscale and external clients such as GE and Fellowes.
Manuel served as consultant Head of Design for Geiger International a manufacturer of architectural furniture and subsidiary of Herman Miller Inc.
Manuel also worked at Timex Corporation as well as the consulting offices of Anderson Design and Product Ventures with clients including Intel, Gateway, Inc., Black & Decker, Shell, and Procter & Gamble.[5]
He is also extremely active in the design community and writes a regularly as an Expert Blogger in Fast Company.[6]
He has also served as professor of Industrial Design at Pratt Institute in New York from 2004 to 2006.
Designs
Manuel Saez has balanced his strong background in ergonomics, observations in behavior and lifestyle with a highly developed design sensibility to create unique and engaging designs that convey feelings. One of his known designs is the modern Daybed Chair. The chair has a comfortable seating posture, cushions to make it extra mushy and the perfect stand, which holds your laptop with ease.[7]
Other distinguished design is the Switch Mouse, designed to accommodate natural arm positions, reduce repetitive motion stress, intended to mitigate wrist injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome by incorporating a built-in palm rest and encouraging users to move the mouse with arm motions rather than the more vulnerable wrist muscles.[8]
Other resonant product designed by Saez is the M7 monitor arm. The M7 is the most easily adjustable, stable and elegant line of flat panel monitor arms on the market. Built to demanding specifications, any of the M7’s countless configurations will allow users to take full advantage of the benefits of flat panel technology.[9]
Recognitions
His work has been featured in Metropolis,[10] Fast Company, Landscape Architecture, Innovation, Architecture, Buildings, Surface, Contract, I.D. magazine, and the New York Times. Manuel’s designs have won more than sixty design awards in the US and abroad, including Spark Awards, GreenDot Awards, Focus Silver Award, Japan GOOD Design Award, Best of NeoCon Gold, CES honouree, the Chicago Atheneum Good Design Award, the iF Product Design Award, and the Product Designer of the Year Award by the International Design Awards (iDA). His work is part of the MoMA Permanent Collection.[11] Also in its fourth annual report on the intersection of business and design The “Masters of Design” feature in the October 2007 issue of Fast Company identified Manuel Saez as an “idea machine” making his mark in industrial design.[3]
Quotations
“…Our duty as designers is to ensure that our work has a positive impact on society and brings an honest benefit to the user.” [12]
“…Great designs successfully balance both the emotional side- beauty, and the rational side- function, in the context in which they will be used.” [13]
References
- ^ http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O:AD:E:28929&page_number=1&template_id=6&sort_order=1
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/04/13/2009-04-13_raising_healthy_businesses_inspiring_tales_of_startups_in_the_city.html
- ^ a b http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/119/talent-pool.html
- ^ http://manuelsaez.com/
- ^ http://www.fastcompany.com/user/manuel-saez
- ^ http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/manuel-saez/
- ^ http://www.seatingzine.com/2009/03/31/the-daybed-chair-by-manuel-saez/
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/technology/personaltech/09mouse.html?_r=1
- ^ http://www.alternatechoice.ca/uploads/File/Flat%20Panel%20Monitor%20Arms.pdf
- ^ http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20071121/on-the-other-hand
- ^ http://www.idesignawards.com/ida-press/Press_Release_3.html
- ^ http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/manuel-saez/power-design/reasons
- ^ http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/manuel-saez/power-design/great-designs-defined
External links
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- Living people
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