Dezeen School Shows: a stainless steel lamp featuring moveable 3D pieces is among the projects from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Also included is a storage system that doubles as a seat, and a 3D-printed light fixture.

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Institution: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
School: EAAD
Course: Highlighted Academic Projects – Fall 2025
Tutors: Aldo Cañedo, Mario Tovar, Luis Rodriguez, Eduardo Altamirano, Montserrat Castañón, Óscar Miranda, Pilar Obeso, Iván Jiménez, Mariana Solis, Lobsanth David Ortega Tadeo, Yuliana Tónix Cuahutle, Oliver Gómez, Joel Olguín and Leticia Gaytá

School statement:

"The Top Projects August 2025 Semester selection showcases a curated body of work developed by design students, reflecting the programme's commitment to innovation, critical thinking and real-world impact.

"These projects represent outstanding academic performance across diverse areas including sustainable materials, strategic design, emerging technologies, user-centred research and experiential storytelling.

"Each project demonstrates a rigorous design process – from problem framing and contextual analysis to iterative prototyping and implementation – highlighting the integration of theory and practice that characterises the curriculum.

"Emphasis was placed on interdisciplinary collaboration, industry relevance and socially responsible solutions.

"This selection not only recognises excellence in creative execution, but also underscores the evolving role of design as a strategic, research-driven and transformative discipline."

Punto y Coma by Alexa Paredes Arredondo

"Punto y coma is a table luminaire that doesn't seek closure – it seeks connection, opening doors for the user to shape their own space.

"Combining a stainless steel frame with 3D-printed modules, it comes to life via magnetic joins, echoing the intuitive play of our childhood.

"This assembly serves as a creative pause – an invitation to keep building and reimagining our environment.

"Through its minimalist architectural lens, Punto y Coma weaves together memory and play, reminding us that our atmosphere isn't simply found – it is constructed."

Student: Alexa Paredes Arredondo
Course: Intelligent Materials
Tutors: Aldo Cañedo, Mario Tovar and Luis Rodriguez
Email: a01752337[at]tec.mx

Sinusidad by Mixtli Fatima Godina Soto

"Sinusidad draws inspiration from the movement of water to reflect the emotional currents that flow between two people during an intimate dinner.

"Its organic shapes, soft curves and rippling surfaces embody the way emotions shift – beginning with uncertainty and subtle tension and gradually settling into clarity, warmth and connection.

"At its core, the project is grounded in the idea that the objects around us are not merely functional; they quietly participate in our experiences.

"They witness our conversations, hold our pauses and frame our most vulnerable moments. Sinusidad invites us to slow down, to become present and to recognise in the fluid nature of water a reflection of our own evolving human relationships."

Student: Mixtli Fatima Godina Soto
Course: Product Design
Tutors: Eduardo Altamirano, Montserrat Castañón, Óscar Miranda, Pilar Obeso and Iván Jiménez
Email: a01752825[at]tec.mx

Lapsos by Aaron Isaid Cea Jimenez and Mauricio Ramirez Porras

"Lapsos explores confusion through manufacturing. It is composed of three hourglasses made from thermoformed PETG, aluminium caps and an aluminium pedestal.

"The hourglasses are produced using a combination of processes and materials that are uncommon for this type of object.

"The project highlights the contrast between contemporary industrial logic and an artefact that, while historically functional, now operates more as a symbol of time, having been replaced by new technologies.

"Building on this idea, the cabinet is inspired by a wine cellar: a space where time is stored, observed and transformed, materialised through the sand contained in each hourglass."

Students: Aaron Isaid Cea Jimenez and Mauricio Ramirez Porras
Course: Product Design
Tutors: Eduardo Altamirano, Montserrat Castañón, Óscar Miranda, Pilar Obeso and Iván Jiménez
Emails: a01752746[at]tec.mx and a01751401[at]tec.mx

Ppm by Arantxa López Salgado

"Ppm is a luminaire that makes air quality visible. It uses a CO2 sensor that translates data into subtle light variations, revealing otherwise invisible conditions within the domestic environment.

"The side panels are rotatable, allowing the user to adjust them to their preference and create a personalised atmosphere at home.

"It is made of aluminium, chosen for its lightness, making it easy to move."

Student: Arantxa López Salgado
Course: Intelligent Materials
Tutors: Aldo Cañedo, Mario Tovar and Luis Rodriguez
Email: arantxa.lopez[at]tec.mx

Bubbla by Daniela de Yave Olivares Campos

"Bubbla is a sensory light fixture for small spaces.

"It allows modulation of colour and atmosphere through digital control, creating an intimate refuge through adaptable light."

Student: Daniela de Yave Olivares Campos
Course: Intelligent Materials
Tutors: Aldo Cañedo, Mario Tovar and Luis Rodriguez
Email: a01753221[at]tec.mx

Pedir un deseo by Maria José Ibarra and Danna Montserrat Miranda Ramírez

"Desire can take the form of an object, or of a physical or emotional state.

"It does not need to be intense; it is enough that it awakens something within us and gives us that feeling of wanting to have it – whether by asking for it or simply imagining it.

"Many times, we have associated it with symbols or rituals that bring us a little closer to achieving it and reaching that long-awaited happiness."

Students: Maria José Ibarra and Danna Montserrat Miranda Ramírez
Course: Product Design
Tutors: Mariana Solis, Montserrat Castañón and Lobsanth David Ortega Tadeo

Anomia by María Luisa Becerril Hernández and Ana Laura Matus Marcos

"This collection explores confusion as a quiet, deliberate condition, not chaos, but nuance.

"Composed of elemental forms, each piece reveals unexpected behaviours through interaction, gently destabilising what first appears clear and resolved.

"Volumes that seem heavy prove unexpectedly light; gestures that imply stability introduce subtle ambiguity.

"The tension between certainty and doubt becomes the unifying language of the family, extending to the cabinet, which conceals and discloses its identity only through engagement.

"Rather than clarifying confusion, the collection gives it form – a precise and restrained body of work that invites reconsideration, encouraging awareness of the subtle misalignments that reshape perception."

Students: María Luisa Becerril Hernández and Ana Laura Matus Marcos
Course: Product Design
Tutors: Mariana Solis, Montserrat Castañón and Lobsanth David Ortega Tadeo

Desasosiego by Cass Rodriguez Castañeda

"Desasosiego is a light fixture made from a balanced blend of stainless steel and 3D printing. It challenges the traditional perception of light by giving it an intimidating appearance that contrasts with its historical meaning.

"The fixture invites the user to interact with it to adjust the intensity of its light using the potentiometer discreetly integrated into its base."

Student: Cass Rodriguez Castañeda
Course: Intelligent Materials
Tutors: Aldo Cañedo, Mario Tovar and Luis Rodriguez
Email: a01751430[at]tec.mx

Floralis by Alex De La Peña and Paolina Ruis Magaña

"Floralis is a dual-role furniture designed to optimise small spaces, serving as a short-term seat and discreet storage system.

"Inspired by the aesthetics of Art Noureau, defined by organic and vegetable lines, it fulfils a visceral function by projecting calm and tranquility in an immediate way."

Students: Alex De La Peña and Paolina Ruis Magaña
Course: Object Configuration
Tutors: Yuliana Tónix Cuahutle, Oliver Gómez, Joel Olguín and Leticia Gaytá

Gama by María Inés Morales Cortés

"Gama is an interactive table lamp with a pop aesthetic, made of stainless steel, moveable 3D pieces, and an ESP32-S2 microcontroller with a touch sensor that regulates the light.

"The variation emerges from the material through a gradation of colour, brightness and transparency that the user modulates with each gesture, creating their own luminous scale and personalised atmosphere."

Student: María Inés Morales Cortés
Course: Intelligent Materials
Tutors: Aldo Cañedo, Mario Tovar and Luis Rodríguez
Email: a01752330[at]tec.mx

Partnership content

This school show is a partnership between Dezeen and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.

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