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Miguel Leiro is a designer, curator, and educator based in Madrid who focuses on expanding the cultural value of design. After receiving a bachelor's in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute (New York City) he started a practice in Madrid that specializes in products, creative direction, interiors, and branding. His creative direction practice often overlaps with his curatorial work, creating a dynamic approach to design and cultural engagement.
In 2020, Miguel founded MAYRIT, a biennial that serves as a platform for experimental architecture and design. Having celebrated its third edition in May 2024, MAYRIT reflects a commitment to fostering new approaches and critical discourse in contemporary design. As a writer, Miguel explores themes at the intersection of design, history, and contemporary culture, having been published by PIN-UP Magazine and ICON Design.
Miguel's projects have been exhibited in more than nine countries with a prominent participation in events such as Salone Satellite, Maison & Objet, EDIT Napoli, Collectible Design, Porto Design Biennale among others. These contributions to design have been recognized with awards such as the Rome Design Award at the Spanish Academy (2017–18) and the Maison&Objet Rising Talent Award in Paris.
As an educator at IED Madrid and IE University, Miguel mentors emerging designers, fostering critical perspectives and practical skills. His studio integrates research, history, and contemporary design into projects that engage with diverse contexts. MAYRIT has evolved into a collaborative space, merging local and international perspectives to challenge traditional approaches to design.
Camper
David Chipperfield Architects
Panoramah!
PIN-UP Magazine
Mast Books
Font Barcelona
Marmoles Covarrubias
EDUCATION
New Centre for Research & Practice, Certificate in ‘History, Design, and Worldmaking
Pratt Institute, Bachelors degree in industrial Design
PARTICIPATION IN TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
Conversations in Network: Miguel Leiro and Ana Inés Jabares-Pita, DIDAC
Towards a Design Culture, University of Navarra
Towards a Culture of Design: From Objects to Experiences, at Centro University
Confuencias , Spanish Cultural Center of Mexico
Talking about foodculture, Food Design Festival
Soft and Hairy: Exchanges in the Museum Space
Futures from the Futures. New Bauhaus Generation organized by FAD and Cosentino
"We Weren't Even Born": Conversations Around Spanish Furniture from the 50s to the 70s.
COAM
Challenges to Becoming a Designer, Pratt Institute
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS
EDIT Napoli
Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile
Maison & Objet Rising Talents
La Pastelería, Madrid Design Festival
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Transformando la Piedra, Marmoles Covarrubias
La Belleza del Objeto, Galeria Territorio
Casa Decor
El dormitorio, Centro del Carme
Collective Salon, Collectible Design
Madrid Design Portrait, Madrid Design Festival
Empeza La Casa Por la Ventana, Espacio SVT, Sirvent Apagaron
la luz y se desvistieron en silencio, A10
Liminal Encounter, Panoramah!
O deseño como motor, Porto Design Biennale
Lovisual, Carnicería Tobiana
Lake Como Design Fair, Teatro Sociale
Outreach, Proximity Gallery
Radice del domani, Real Acedemia de San Fernando
Errata, MAST BOOKS
AB69
Formas do Diseño
Zona Maco Design
Award RADO, COAM Madrid
Processi 145, Royal Academy of Spain in Rome
Spazi Aperti, Accademia di Romania
Acopio, Barbecho
Matices de la forma, Experimento Design
Hue of Formsa, Ventura Lambrate
NYC × Design, Pratt Show, Pratt Institute
Ibero-American Design Biennial 2014, Budapest Design Week
DIXXI Ibero-American Design, Cultural Center of Spain in Panama
Ibero-American Design Biennial 2014, DIMAD, Matadero Madrid
Pratt Institute Showcase for Industrial Desig
Maison & Objet Rising Talent Award
Rome Prize
AD Best of Spain
El País
Wallpaper Magazine
PIN - UP
AD Spain
Neo2
El Semanal
APPEARANCE IN PUBLICATIONS
ABC Deseño
El Dormitorio, Centro del Carmen
Formas do Deseño
BilbaoArte
Lake Como Design Fair
Radice del Domani
Processi 145
Imaginación Colectiva, Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño
TEACHING
Elisava - Tutor in Máster in Design for Future Products
IED - Adjunct faculty in the Masters of Product Design
IE - Adjunct faculty in the Bachelors of Design