Dr Luis Vega is a design practitioner, researcher, and educator dedicated to bridging the gap between high-quality practice and rigorous research. His work concentrates on the methodological potential of collective acts of making for knowledge production in design. This focus took him to pursue a practice-led PhD at Aalto University, which he completed with an article-based thesis on the sociomateriality of collaborative and distributed creative processes.

Previously, he directed the BA Design Program at Mexico City’s Tecnológico de Monterrey and taught at the MA and PhD levels across various universities. His most recent work consists of investigating acts of making from a first-person-plural perspective, and it has produced material outcomes that include design products (ranging from furniture to typefaces), participatory frameworks (such as experimental workshops and geographically distributed projects), and research tools (like analytical methods and data visualization systems). Such contributions have been awarded multiple prizes, published in leading peer-reviewed journals, presented in conferences and panels, or exhibited in galleries, museums, fairs, and biennials internationally.

• Doctor of Arts from Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture
• Master of Arts from Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture
• Bachelor of Arts from Tecnológico de Monterrey