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FOUNDER & design DIRECTOR
claudia burbano de lara
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Claudia graduated with honors, specializing in Integral Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Arts of the Catholic University of Ecuador.
She also completed a Master in Design and Project Management at the School of Design and Engineering Elisava in Barcelona, part of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. And the Postgraduate in Design and Communication Strategies, Direction and Management in Design and Arts and Design in New Exhibition Formats.
Her professional career as Art Director began more than 18 years ago. Among her most important challenges is the highly transformative experience of collaborating with elBullifoundation, as Art Director, working side by side with Ferran Adrià in the design of LABulligrafía, a museum archive based on the creative methodology developed at elBullirestaurant.
She has been Creative Lead & Senior Art Director at The Potlatch, Barcelona, working on concept creation, art direction and branding, with special focus on creating high-impact campaigns for international luxury brands such as The Macallan for the EMEA and APAC markets.
In 2019 she co-founded the Design and Branding Agency Silenceworks in 2019, and previously she was Creative Director and Head of Design in several companies integrated in the Technology Cluster and Living Social Company (Amazon). At Ogilvy Barcelona, also as Art Director, she worked in brand activation, applying methods of "Strategic Behavioral Transformation", Corporate Identity and Digital, Experiential and Retail Design.
Thinknovate (a spin-off company of Elbullifoundation), elBullifoundation, Liceu Opera Barcelona, Cal Tomas, Telefónica, Koan Publishing House, Bacardi, Coca Cola, Ritz-Carlton Luxury Hotels, Apple and MANGO are some of his main clients.
It has received awards such as the World Silver Award at the New York Festival, the Gold Award at FIAP and Best Online Store and Webshop at the Spanish eCommerce Awards.
In the last 6 years she has dedicated herself to developing her passion for color and consulting in Design, Fashion and Trends, training at the NCS Academy. Gratacós is one of the brands she collaborates with and is also part of the trends, colors and materials platform called Color Community.
She has taught Color Theory, Graphic Design and Communication, Visual Identity and Service Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Arts of the Catholic University of Ecuador. She has also taught Creativity, New Products, Development and Food Packaging at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and professional workshops with clients in Barcelona, Spain.