MIGUEL LEIRO
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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.
SELECTED CLIENTS
Camper
David Chipperfield Architects
Panoramah!
PIN-UP Magazine
Mast Books
Font Barcelona
Marmoles Covarrubias
IED University
SELECTED AWARDS + PRESS
Maison & Objet Rising Talent Award
Rome Prize
AD Best of Spain
El País
Wallpaper Magazine
PIN - UP
AD Spain
Neo2
El Semanal
MAYRIT - 2024 Edition
The Mayrit Biennial 2024, Madrid's key event for design, architecture, and contemporary art, highlights the city as a hub for emerging talent. Themed "Wet Dreams," it explores water's role in eco-social dynamics through decolonial, queer, and hydro-feminist perspectives, led by curator Marina Otero Verzier.
Taking place across venues like CentroCentro, Museo de América, Casa de México, and Matadero Madrid, the event features 97 participants, 15 exhibitions, 5 workshops, 5 talks, and 3 celebrations, fostering interdisciplinary exchange. With an anticipated 482,361 visitors, it solidifies its place in the global cultural discourse.
THEME:
Wet Dreams, Developed by Marina Otero Verzier
CURATORS:
Cecilia Moszce Tham
Grandeza Studio
Hyper Studio
INSTITUNIONAL VENUES:
Matadero Madrid
CentroCentro
Museum of America
National Museum for Decorative Arts
INSTITUNIONAL PARTNERS:
Ministry of Culture of Spain
Madrid City Council
Institut Francais
Acción Cultural Española
Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)
SPONSORS:
Cervezas Alhambra
FINSA
Formica
iED Madrid
BBVA Future Designers
COMPLETE DOSSIER
PROGRAM GUIDE (ESP)
MAYRIT - 2022 Edition
Mayrit Bienal 2022 was the first edition as an architecture and design biennial, held in Madrid from June 16 to July 6, 2022. The event aimed to redefine the traditional biennial format, promoting contemporary design as a cultural force. Its second edition saw the participation of 90 creators, 17 exhibitions, 5 talks, 4 workshops, 4 installations, and 3 performances, attracting 33,152 visitors.
Under the theme "The Drowned Worlds", inspired by J.G. Ballard's novel The Drowned World, the biennial explored speculative design as a tool for addressing ecological and social challenges. Through fiction and radical design practices, the event engaged with concepts of coexistence and alternative aesthetics.
Mayrit featured both Spanish and international talent and fostered a participatory, transgressive approach to design. The event hosted exhibitions and various workshops, performances, and parties, contributing to the vibrant, forward-thinking atmosphere of the biennial
THEME:
Drowned Worlds , developed by the Institute of Postnatural Studies
CURATORS:
Joel Blanco
Sofia Blanco
Sina Sohrab
Victor Clemente
Tres Tipos Gráficos
INSTITUNIONAL VENUES:
National Museum of Decorative Arts
Matadero Madrid
INSTITUNIONAL PARTNERS:
Madrid City Council
Ministry of Culture
Acción Cultural Española
SPONSORS:
Bershka
Cosentino
Finsa
Loreak Mendian
CAP
Fever Tree
Roca
Cervezas Turia
iED Madrid
COMPLETE DOSSIER
PROGRAM GUIDE (ESP)
MAYRIT - 2020 Edition
The first edition of MAYRIT was born as design festival that took place from February 10th to 20th, 2020 in Madrid. It served as a platform to support the local emerging scene, aiming to champion contemporary design as a cultural and intellectual driver. The program of this edition revolves around a series of workshops, conferences, exhibitions, and installations held in various spaces across the city. For the first edition we hosted around 3000 guests in 10 days.
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER:
INJUVE
ETSAM
MEDIA PARTNER:
Neo2
PROGRAM GUIDE (ESP)