C U R R I C U L U M
V I T A E
SANTIAGO KATTAH E DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH
BOGOTÁ, APRIL 15, 1985
NACIONALITY
COLOMBIAN
CIVIL STATUS
SINGLE
NATIONAL ID
C.C. 80873978, BOGOTÁ
RESIDENCE
CRA 22 Nº 106 B – 73
PHONE NUMBER
(571) 7573384
ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER AND ARCHITECTURE STUDENT. UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
WEBSITE
www.skedesign.com
skattahe@hotmail.com
APTO 301 MOBILE: 300 5677794
ACADEMICAL ACTIVITIES Education Bachelor Degree - Gimnasio Colombo Británico, 2004 Industrial Designer - Universidad de los Andes 2005 – 2009 th 5 semester Architecture Student - Universidad de los Andes 2007 – 2009 Software skills Autodesk 3d Studio Max Corel Digital Studio™ Adobe Photoshop Adobe Flash Microsoft Office
Autodesk Autocad Adobe Premiere Adobe Illustrator
HONORS AND AWARDS 6 Projects published in the Design Catalogs: 'Entre objetos ... (2005-2007) ' (Zapata, F., Kadamani, S. & Barriga, S. Editorial: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2007`). Iber Discap Tecnologías para la discapacidad, Project published: Balanceo. 2008. Biónica Guía de Observación Analítica, Project published: Bio Crutch. 2009. Area Loft Furniture Design Contest 1st place awarded to “Lámpara Pisada”. 2007. Universidad de los Andes Anti Tobacco group image Contest, 1st place. Thesis Project SINCOM, candidate for The Otto de Greiff award, best academic thesis projects. 2010.
Undergraduate at Universidad de los Andes. Featured Academic Projects 2005 Studio 1 – Basic Design. AUSTRALIA CHESS Chess design using formal compositional concepts and study of the use of materials, which conceptualized Australian modernity and indigenous cultural topics. Project published in the Design Catalog: 'Entre objetos ... (2005-2006) ' (Zapata, F., Kadamani, S. & Barriga, S. Editorial: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2006).
2005 Studio 2 – Structure Design. EXHIBI3 Design of soda bottles display. The design is modular, able to fold vertically, and has a lightweight construction with the option of an interchangeable advertising panel. For use on supermarket shelves. Project published in the Design Catalog: 'Entre objetos ... (2007-2008) ' (Zapata, F., Kadamani, S. & Barriga, S. Editorial: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2008).
2006 Studio 3 - Bionics. BIOCRUTCH Design of crutches for orthopedic support based on the analysis of the rabbit's jaw joint. The product has a joint and a shock absorber which absorbs the impact and provides an impulse to the user to achieve a greater distance in each step. Variable height to fit the user's gender and height. Project published in the Design Catalog: 'Entre objetos ... (2007-2008) ' (Zapata, F., Kadamani, S. & Barriga, S. Editorial: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2008). Project published in the memoirs book of the Bionics professors from Universidad de los Andes, Leonardo Morales & Vilma Castellanos: “Biónica: Guía de Observación Analítica” 2009.
2006 Fibers. STEP LAMP Lamp design which integrates the use of wood in an organic shape conceptualized from a footprint in the sand. Use of fluorescent lighting tubes. For use on walls vertically or horizontally, as well as on roofs. Project published Project published in the Design Catalog: 'Entre objetos ... (2007-2008) ' (Zapata, F., Kadamani, S. & Barriga, S. Editorial: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2007`). Area Loft Store Design Contest winner on the furniture cathegory 2007
2006 Design Metodologies. ROTAMPARA Lamp design that allows the light intensity adjustment in indoor spaces through the use of variable consecutive planes. Wood and aluminum construction. Project published Project published in the Design Catalog: 'Entre objetos ... (2007-2008) ' (Zapata, F., Kadamani, S. & Barriga, S. Editorial: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2007`).
Undergraduate at Universidad de los Andes. Featured Academic Projects 2007 Studio 4 Constructivism. SKutEr Single-person foldable and electric vehicle design. With a scooter like structure, it allows the user to make short trips in the city, as an alternative to c o n v e n t i o n a l transportation. Aluminum and plastics, batteries and 12V motor. Project published in the Design Catalog: 'Entre objetos ... (2007-2008) ' (Zapata, F., Kadamani, S. & Barriga, S. Editorial: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2007).
2008 Studio 6 - Pliability. ZELASILLA Design and lightweight folding chair, developed for use by people who in their line of work require standing for long periods of time. The chair allows the user to keep a semisitting position without affecting the visual height and maintaining environmental control. The position prevents vascular lesions in the legs. Aluminum construction and waterproof canvas, with adjustable height to suit conditions and height of users.
2008 Studio 7 – Design for health. BALANCEO.7th semester Final Project. Health
Post traumatic and sport training sliding and rotating surface. helps the user to strenghten the muscles, joints and bones from legs, feet, and hips. the design incluided a feedback analog display with a lyberinth, and bubble level, that allows the user to interact easily and set diferent levels of dificulty on the exercise. This prototype was tested in several orthopedical health institutions and serve to the recovery of at least 3 patients Published on IberDiscap 2008 . Technologies for Disability Support.
2008-2009, Final thesis Project Integrated and Management Design. SINCOM Sincom (Sistema Industrializado Construccion Modular) “Industrialized modular constructive system”. Auto constructive modular housing building system, based on autonomous and specific components, developed to be mainly used on emergency housing and social interest housing. All components are low cost and structure composition is simple and efficient reducing its vulnerability. The project is both structured on Industrial Design and Architecture principles that permit creating a useful coherent spacial order for bein inhabited and the advantages of a fast and easy to develope building sytem with coherency between elements that can be widely variable and recyclable on its lifetime. Honoured project, was chosen by the departmento for participating in Otto de Greiff Contest that awards the best academic thesis projects. It allso participated on Crea PVC award where was chosen to be part of the finals.
Trabajo en proyectos de investigación del Departamento de Diseño Universidad de los Andes. 2008. “Visualización de procesos”. Simulación animada y vistas de procesos de producción industrial como la inyección de de partes plásticas. Presentaciones con un lenguaje simplificado para permitir a diseñadores y estudiantes de otras carreras entender de manera clara y directa los principales aspectos de los procesos productivos. Director. Miguel Angel Ovalle
2009. “Plástica del material en el medio Metal, Comunicación por luz y sombra”. En este proyecto se buscaba desarrollar mobiliario metálico que interactuara con las fuentes de iluminación bien sea naturales que artificiales y generar un mensaje en la sombra que estos producían. El enfoque principal se dirigió hacia mobiliario urbano y se trabajó con cubiertas de paraderos de bus, postes de luz, bancas, etc. Director Fredy Zapata, Samira K.
2009. “Optimización de puesto de trabajo para niños con parálisis cerebral” Chair designed for children with brain paralisis, it helps to improve the sitting posture and avoid this persons to develop problems like scoliosis. The reaserch started designing and building the shape of the sitting and back support and testing the models with kids from diferent institutions that evaluate the use of the system. its dimension must be adjustable so it got to fit to kids from 4 to 8 years. Reaserch director Monica Gonzalez.
Urban furniture design for Districtal planning department, 3 project design and development. 2010 Director Fredy Zapata, Samira Kadamani 1 Cover expansions for street vendor existing modules in Bogotá city. Los Andes University design Department was called to give an economical and easy to install solution that increases the cover of this modules. 2 Flowers and Magazines Street Vendor selling module, modules were disposed to maximize the exhibition area and let the vendor be able of checking and attending the customers. could be safely closed at night and work an urban Lighthouse done on stainless steel. the accesories were replaced easily to allow selling diferent types of products. 3 Refugee houses for attending an eventual city catastrophe. This project intended to design a modular habitat that could be set in parks or large open area spaces and eventually could be used as a refugee, this structures could be stacked in large amounts and can also have diferent uses like small markets places or even gaming zones.
Professional Activities. Industrial design Public Furniture Bus Stop Design 2010 Design, construction supervision and installation of bus stop for the shopping center Potosi in the town of Calera. Stainless steel and polycarbonate construction, flashing lights for advertising. Developed for InStante Soluciones Comerciales.
Beso de Coco store Commercial adecuation at Centro Mayor Shopping Center Bogotá metal and wood Furniture design and interior organization. installation supervision, Developed for InStante Soluciones Comerciales 2010
Sisley store Commercial adecuation at Centro Mayor Shopping Center Bogotá
Brissa store Commercial adecuation at Atlantis Shopping Center Bogotá 2010
metal and wood Furniture design and interior organization.
Furniture design interior organization, production and installation supervision, Developed for InStante Soluciones Comerciales 2010
Production and installation supervision, Developed for InStante Soluciones Comerciales 2010
Pro Estetica 7 Store Commercial Adecuations 7 stores remodeling at different Bogotá shoping centers Unicentro, Santa Fe, Gran Estación, Bulevar, San Martin, Plaza de las Américas, y Calle 100 Cr 15 Furniture design, interior organization, production and installation supervision, Developed for InStante Soluciones Comerciales 2010
Professional Activities. Industrial Design Andino Shopping Center Christmas Decoration 2010 Hanging mobile design with the abstraction of pre-Columbian local figures of animals, human and cultural icons as the Christmas decoration issue, for placing into one of the main spaces of the shopping center in an area of 600 square meters and 3 floors height, totally were produced more than 1500 figures representing 15 different shapes, as this was dedicated for the kids mostly there were produced 6000 masks and crowns with the pre-Columbian icons.
Metalform 2010 – 2011 Design and development of furniture and accesories for home and office. Concept based on sustainability and maximoum utilization of material, all pieces are cutted and bended to transform the metal sheet and turn it into a volumetric product that involves some artistic features of composition and shape. Some of the products are tables, chairs, magazine holders, clocks, clothe rack, pencil holder etc. Currently are sold in some design shops in Bogotå.
Professional Activities. Graphic Design Gimnasio Colombo Britanico School 2001 - 2004 Poster Design for educational campaigns. 2003 – 2004 Cover art design for schools yearbooks. 2001, 2004 Logo design for school classes. 2003 and 2004 Advertising design for magazines and news papers for the school. 2004 Educational Project for the design of 25 large format shhets with academic supports to summarize educational content of subjects such as fisics, chemistry, calculus, trigonometry, all the work was done with the supervision of the teachers who suggest the content shown, for main use in class rooms and for consultin at the library. Santillana Editorial Participated on the project.
Technical Ozone Unit (UTO) Colombia 2005 Design Contest for Postage Stamp. First place. Show the national flag colors, the country and a human figure that is helping to preserve our attmosphere and ozone layer.
Poizettia Farms 2007 Corporate Image Design. Colombian Flowers, Flag Colors tropical image
Design Department Student´s council Logo Design. for of Universidad de los Andes. Concept use The “C” and “D” form a footprint, symbolizes a path to be followed. 2006
100 % Rock Band 2007 Corporate Image Design , Posters Flyers and web site
Plotter Art 2007 Printig Services in Bogotá. Logo Design.
Professional Activities. Graphic Design Anti Tobacco Participation Group. 2008 Universidad de los Andes Design Contest, Poster And Logo. 1st place. Show a clear message, it is used in several locations all arround the university to show people were they are un able to smoke.
EXDAL. SA Metal mechanical company, corporate image redesign. 2010
InStante SAS Name and brand concept development, Corporate Image design 2010
Festival de Teatro de Bogotรก. Logo Design contest 2010. City Flag Colors, the image Spins arround and switches the face gesture, tragedy and comedy
Metalform. 2010 Corporate Image Design
Uniandinos Iniciativa Verde logo design, sustainability and environmental affairs. 2011
Uniandinos Zero G logo design, Aeromodelling and Rocketry group. 2011
Professional Activities. Digital Design, Architecture Platino Warehouses Project in Bogotรก, Modelling and animation through the space 2006. Arch. Guillermo Kattah
Raul Florez Housing Project Casanare 2007, Modelling and animation through the space Arch. elix Bonells
Arista 104 residential Building 2008 Bogotรก. Modelling and animation through the space Arch. Guillermo Kattah
Amancay House, Buenos Aires Argentina, Project Modelling and rendering. 2008 Arch. Natalia Ochoa
El Cedro Residential Building Bogotรก. Project Modelling and rendering. 2009 Arch. Guillermo Kattah
Arrayanes Guymaral Bogotรก Project Modelling and rendering. 2010 Arch. Guillermo Kattah
Mirador del Teusaca La Calera Cundinamarca Project Modelling and rendering. 2010 Arch. Guillermo Kattah
Casa Melgar Melgar Cundinamarca Project Modelling and rendering. 2010 Arch. Guillermo Kattah
SAT Warehouse Bogotรก 2010 Project Design Modelling and animation through the space Arch Santiago Kattah
Professional Activities. Digital Design, Architecture, 3d modelling, and presentations Multiple Building Fontibon. Academic Project Urban Intervention. Multiple uses, like sport fields, parks and offices. 2009
Art Gallery Circunvalar Design based on variable use, natural and artificial light space ilumination. 2009
Metal Stairs design Design construction and installation of stairs. bogotรก 2010
Aero Concept vehicle Design of a future vehicle for 2 passengers. 2006
Chess Gran Estacion. Design Contest for developing a chess of a large sacale for a public park in Bogotรก 2006
Fractal Lyberinth Un endlesly animation and Lyberinth design with fractal patterns. 2009
Anti Tobacco Participation Group. 2008 Protela Active wear collection 2008. Presentation design for the launch of the high tech fabrics for making sport clothes. Divided in two lines, Active wear , high performace, and Casual Wear for daily use. This presentation was firstly introduced in the international fashion show in Bogota 2008, and then used in other major events worldwide.
Professional Activities. Photography Landscape
Nature
Textures
Other Activities. Digital Photograpy Uniandinos 2011
BMX Racing 1999 - 2005 District and National tournaments racer Awards
Workshop Professor and Organizer. Uniandinos
DESIS COLOMBIA PARTICIPANT
Desis Colombia. Workshop directed and guided by Ezio Manzini. 2009. Social Innovation applied to indigenous communities in Sesquile a town near Bogotรก. Red Bull FlugTag Bogotรก
Pandeyumbo team Captain. Concept design and creation. 5Th place. 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTHgfbR_NAA