FRANCESCA PEZZOTTI
ABOUT ME
I am a designer from Mexico City currently based in Stockholm, where I am completing an MA in Design Ecologies at Konstfack. My practice moves between industrial design, material research, furniture design , and visual storytelling.
My work is driven by an interest in environmental transitions, regenerative systems, and the narratives embedded within materials and landscapes. Through research, experimentation, and making, I explore themes connected to forest ecologies, food systems, temporality, and changing relationships between humans and other- than humans.
Before moving to Sweden, I graduated as valedictorian from the Industrial Design program at Universidad Iberoamericana. My educational background also includes studies in Graphic Design at Parsons School of Design and Design Foundations and Furniture Design at RISD.
I have been an intern in studios and organizations including Fernando Laposse Studio and Noma Projects and collaborated with companies like PaperShell. My practice combines speculative thinking with physical experimentation, often situated at the intersection of design, art and research.
My work has been exhibited internationally, including at Zona Maco and during Stockholm Design Week, and featured in publications such as Dezeen, SVT, and Euronews.
2019
2024 - 2026
MA Design Ecologies
2019 - 2023
BA Industrial Design
2022
DPL Graphic Design
DPL Design Foundations and Furniture Design
Konstfack University of Arts Crafts and Design Stockholm, Sweden
Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City, Mexico
Parsons, The New School. New York, USA.
RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), Providence, USA
2024
First Place Mexico National Design Award - Best University Project
First Place Mexico National Design Award - Best Social Innovation Project
For project "Las Hermanas de Troncones"
Service design project supporting a non-profit with community engagement and sustainability
2026
Konstfack, Stockholm
Umeå Stadshus
Axfoundation
2025
Konstfack, Stockholm
Helsingborg
Universeum Gothenburg
Design Week Stockholm
2024
Museo Franz Mayer
2022
Zona Maco, Mexico Art Week
2019
Woods Gerry Gallery
"Wet Soil for a Burning World"- Konstfack Spring Exhibition. Stockholm, Sweden
" Scentual Nourishment" . Degrees of A School Lunch. Umea Stadshus
" Scentual Nourishment" . Degrees of A School Lunch. Axfoundation, Stockholm
"Ecologies of Fire". On- Site Insight. Konstfack. Stockholm, Sweden.
" Scentual Nourishment" . Degrees of A School Lunch. Helsingborg
" Scentual Nourishment" . Degrees of A School Lunch. Universeum Museum Gothenburg,
" Scentual Nourishment" . Degrees of A School Lunch. Konstfack, Stockholm.
" Las Hermanas de Troncones " . Mexico Design Award Exhibition. Franz Mayer Museum. Mexico City, Mexico
" Manobi" . IBERO diseño. Zona Maco. Mexico City, Mexico.
" Impilati" . Furniture design. Providence, Rhode Island. USA
2023- present
Independent designer
Stockholm / Mexico City
Noma Projects- Material Research Intern
Copenhaguen/ Stockholm
Developing design research, furniture and product design projects in collaboration with companies, cultural institutions and research organizations. My practice spans material innovation, sustainability, exhibitions and visual communication.
Collaborated with the Noma Projects team to explore design applications for kombu food waste through material experimentation, prototyping and circular product development.
PaperShell, research collaborator
Stockholm
01 - 07/2026
Collaborated with the PaperShell team throughout the development of my MFA thesis, investigating biochar applications for regenerative forestry. Conducted material testing, prototyping and research into moisture retention, carbon sequestration and ecological product systems, culminating in the project Wet Soil for a Burning World.
05 - 08/ 2025
03 - 07/ 2024
Fernando Laposse Studio -
Design Intern
Mexico City
Contributed to furniture, product and material research projects, supporting concept development, prototyping and visual communication. Worked on projects for Kvadrat and Steinway & Sons, while exploring innovative natural materials (agave fibres, corn leaves, avocado leather) and contemporary craftsmanship within an internationally recognized design studio.
06 - 09/ 2023
Roku Black / Marea Baja
Lead furniture and product designer
Mexico City
Coordinated product development and production for the collection, managing manufacturing processes and production costs. Contributed to new product concepts and supported the development of the brand's identity and product direction.