Hi, I'm Juliana Esquivel—a multidisciplinary industrial designer with extensive experience in furniture, product, toy, and creative workshop delivery. I enjoy turning ideas into tangible, user-centered solutions that are practical, sustainable, and visually compelling. I thrive in collaborative environments, love running workshops for students and professionals, and bring a strong focus on health and safety, risk assessment, and manufacturing feasibility to every project. I'm motivated by well-being, environmental stewardship, and long-term impact in the spaces people use daily.

Juliana Esquivel

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Hi, I'm Juliana Esquivel—a multidisciplinary industrial designer with extensive experience in furniture, product, toy, and creative workshop delivery. I enjoy turning ideas into tangible, user-centered solutions that are practical, sustainable, and visually compelling. I thrive in collaborative environments, love running workshops for students and professionals, and bring a strong focus on health and safety, risk assessment, and manufacturing feasibility to every project. I'm motivated by well-being, environmental stewardship, and long-term impact in the spaces people use daily.

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Hi, I’m Juliana Esquivel—a multidisciplinary industrial designer with extensive experience in furniture, product, toy, and creative workshop delivery. I enjoy turning ideas into tangible, user-centered solutions that are practical, sustainable, and visually compelling.

I thrive in collaborative environments, love running workshops for students and professionals, and bring a strong focus on health and safety, risk assessment, and manufacturing feasibility to every project. I’m motivated by well-being, environmental stewardship, and long-term impact in the spaces people use daily.

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Language

French
Beginner
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Junior furniture designer at Loaf
January 1, 2020 - Present
Creating and sketching new concepts while keeping the brand's image. Developing furniture and accessories through 3D modelling as well as executing 2D CA technical drawings in order to manufacture hallway furniture, mirrors, beds and cupboards. Supporting the team and deciding on colour, materials and finishes.
Freelance Toy Designer at Fabula Toys
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Design and development of toy concepts based on the main theme of the company: popular nursery rhymes toddlers easily identify. Designing based on toddler's needs and what parents want for them: development of cognitive and motor skills through the identification and matching of colours, numbers and shapes. The products were developed considering how it will be packaged as well as using mindful materials such as cardboard and paper. The design process begins by thinking on the main client/user: the carer or parents.
Senior designer at Workplace Group
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Measuring interiors to adjust space-planning layouts to the interior space plan. Updating floor plans with changes according to the client’s feedback and new measurements. Advising the contractor and client depending on their wishes, resources and what is possible, also considering sustainability and future regulations.

Education

Engineering in design and product development, Bachelor’s Degree at Universidade da Coruña
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014
Mechatronics and machinery course - Higher National Diploma at Universidade Laboral
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering in Design and Product Development at Universidade da Coruña
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014
Higher National Diploma in Mechatronics and Machinery at Universidade Laboral
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering in Design and Product Development
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014
Higher National Diploma in Mechatronics and Machinery
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Other