Noemi Cortizas
I work at the intersection of industrial design, engineering, and material research. Investigating how materials, manufacturing, and emerging technologies shape the future of luxury.

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I work at the intersection of industrial design, engineering, and material research: investigating how materials, manufacturing, and emerging technologies shape the future of luxury.


ABOUT ME

I work in the space just before a surface becomes a decision - when material behavior, production logic, and human expectation are all still negotiable. My practice spans CMF direction, material innovation, and circular systems for premium and luxury brands, from automotive interiors to cosmetics packaging.

I lead projects and teams across that terrain: aligning creative intent with manufacturing reality, and guiding material decisions from concept through to production without losing precision at scale. I came to design through engineering, and to materials through both — the depth underneath the work, not its subject. It lets me read a material at every scale it exists: the chemistry that makes it possible, the process that makes it industrial, and the surface that makes it desirable.

I collaborate with brands, agencies, and research environments as a design and innovation lead — and take on independent projects where material thinking is treated as a strategic, long-term investment rather than a surface decision.MON PROFIL

Je travaille dans l'instant qui précède le moment où une surface devient une décision - quand le comportement du matériau, la logique de production et l'attente humaine sont encore négociables. Ma pratique couvre la direction CMF, l'innovation matière et les systèmes circulaires, pour des marques premium et de luxe, de l'automobile au packaging cosmétique.

Je dirige des projets et des équipes sur ce terrain : aligner l'intention créative sur la réalité industrielle, et accompagner les décisions matières du concept à la production sans perdre en précision à l'échelle. Je suis venue au design par l'ingénierie, et aux matériaux par les deux — la profondeur sous le travail, non son sujet. Cela me permet de lire un matériau à toutes les échelles où il existe : la chimie qui le rend possible, le procédé qui le rend industriel, et la surface qui le rend désirable.

Je collabore avec des marques, des agences et des environnements de recherche en tant que responsable design et innovation — et je mène des projets indépendants où la pensée matière est traitée comme un investissement stratégique et durable.

Recognitions
  • Finalist - France Design Impact Awards 2026
  • Exhibited - Porto Design Biennale 2024
  • Nomination - FROM SPAIN WITH DESIGN 2025 -  Spanish Design Excellence
  • Exhibited - Maison & Objet. Edition of 2025 and 2026
  • Exhibited - MIAD Madrid 2024

Education
Product Design
Creapole ESDI (Paris)
BSc Mechanical Engineering
Polytechnical School of ICAI (Madrid)

Current Roles
Head of Digital Fabrication — ENSCI Les Ateliers, Paris
I lead the digital fabrication workshop and coordinate material production across six disciplines at France's leading design school, managing a team of technicians, equipment, budget and supplier relations.
ENSCI Les Ateliers
Independent design & research practice.
Luxury, consumer goods,  transportation, retail and furniture.
Since 2020
    Focus areas
  • Material research & CMF
  • Industrial Design & Engineering
  • Form, structure & Perception
  • Texture design
  • Trends. Future-oriented design
  • Strategy and Innovation.


Publications, Media & Others
Paris Design Week. BHV Le Marais
Exhibited works.
2026 - Link
Maison et Objet. HALL 5A
 Exhibited works
2026 - Link
France Design Impact Awards
Finalist
2026 - Link
Maker Faire Galicia
Speaker
2025 - Link
Talento Talante
Podcast - Spanish Embassy
2025 - Link
WDO Design Day
Event - Speaker
2025 - Link
Maison et Objet
Project with Inés RiR&Co
2025 - Link
 DS Jules Verne
Coche Global
2025 - Link
MIAD - Madrid Design Exhibition
2024
Porto Design Biennale
Exhibition
2023
FEED - Design Forum
Speaker
2023
DS El Principito
Faro de Vigo
2024
Atlantico Diario
Article & Cover
2024


Languages Spanish
English
French
German
Japanese Native
Bilingual
Bilingual
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Notions
I am interested in collaborations, research-led projects and exchanges where design is approached as a strategic and material practice :)

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