Jesús Rentería

Jesús Rentería Franco, offers a contemporary sensitive and original concept Mexican that is based on an innovative technical proposal, Serpentina, as he calls it, takes its name of one of the most traditional objects in Mexican festivities - the classic strip of paper used to decorate - but its formal antecedents can be found in the paper craft techniques that are spread throughout the country. Jesús Renteria Franco, designer and creator of the technique, he takes his references from everyday experience and endows his pieces with a own identity that is transformed to re-signify traditional craft values.

Each of his projects is a narration of memories, emotions and stories that become tangible in forms and colors. In the constant exploration of new forms, Jesus found that the historical and the
traditional are the perfect pattern for creation. That is, he discovered that experiencing our Mexico in the most traditional way gives you the inspiration you need to bring to the world a fresh and new proposal that promotes the richness of the Mexican visual world. Maximize the
characteristics of the Mexican and embodies them in pieces with identity and sophistication through colors, saturated textures and ornate shapes.

Graduated in 2000...

2000, Degree in Industrial Design, Division of Sciences and Arts for Design, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Xochimilco unit, Mexico, Federal District.
2006, Workshop Studio Hood, Vitra Design Museum, Boisbuchet, France.
2008, Consulting for providers of the tourism sector of Mexico City in the industries of: jewelry and decoration items. EUROCENTRO NAFIN and Secretary of Economy.

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2006, 2007, 2008, Mexican Design Gallery, Mexico D.F.
2007, New Traditional Jewellry, SIERAAD-Other Design Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2009, National SME Week 2009. Mexico, D.F.
2009, Life and design. 125 years of industrial design in Mexico, Palacio de Iturbide Fomento Cultural Banamex, A. C., Mexico, D.F.
2009, Crafts, Art and Design. The Two Mexicos, A.C.
2010, “Rethinking Tradition”, Contemporary Design from Mexico. Cultural Institute of Mexico in Washington, DC. USES.
2010, Design Week Mexico, Exhibition "What Illuminates Your Ideas?". CAD Architecture and Design Center. Mexico DF.
2010, SOFA, The world`s Forests, Fairs of Temporary Decorative Art & Design. Chicago, IL, USA. 2010, "Line 20/20" Collective Exhibition at the Mexican Design Gallery, Mexico, D.F.
2010,2011, ”Think Again: New Latin American Jewelry” Museum of Art and Design in New York. USES. 2011, “New Design in Mexico, Create Home”, El Palacio de Hierro. Mexico DF.
2011, “Mexican Factory, Contemporary Industrial Design”, Museum of Modern Art. D.F.
2011, Art / Healthy between Artists 2.0. Popular art museum. CDMX.
2012, “Destination: Mexico”, MoMA store, managed by PROMEXICO, CENTRO. NY, USA.
2012, ARTESANA, auction to benefit the...