We, as the Designer Interviews ("DI") had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to interview award-winning, most creative and innovative Cynthia Gómez Ramírez ("CGR").
Graduate in Textile Design, master’s in business administration, she studied fashion marketing, lifestyle trends, sustainable fashion, and textile experimentation at Central Saint Martin’s School She has received recognition as the best designer and is considered one of the 50 successful women in Mexico by the Expansión group and the Universal newspaper. She founded her studio in 1996, in which she designs her homonym brand, which has specialized in knitted textiles for Fashion and Home, her style characterized by the richness of his colors. She has participate within Fashion Week México, Desfila and Días de Moda platforms for more than 10 seasons. Her collections have been exhibited at the Carrillo Gil Art Museum in the “Boutique” exhibition, at the Ex Teresa Arte Actual Museum “Modas Terminales”, at Design Week Mexico at Espacio Ciudad de México Museum She is currently coordinator of the Fashion Design and Sustainable Textiles program at the IBERO University Design Department. She has been a teacher for more than 10 years, teaching classes in strategic design, fashion and textile design and business management.
Cynthia Gómez Ramírez Designs
We are pleased to share with you original and innovative design work by Cynthia Gómez Ramírez.
Cynthia Gómez Ramírez Design - Turandot Armor Costume
Designer Interview of Cynthia Gómez Ramírez:
DI: Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
CGR : I come from a textile family, I grew up surrounded by textiles and clothing, I always liked fashion, but above all designing to transform the way fashion was made.
DI: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
CGR : We are dedicated to making iconic pieces that tell a story in each stitch, thinking about innovation, sustainability and fashion.
DI: What is "design" for you?
CGR : Design is having the possibility of creating and transforming the world and the people who inhabit it.
DI: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
CGR : What I like to design the most is textiles and if it is knitted fabric the better, then transform it into clothing.
DI: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
CGR : the design I made during the pandemic, which was to visualize the deaths through an algorithm and capture it on a textile.
DI: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
CGR : I started with commercial collections for department stores in Mexico.
DI: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
CGR : My favorite material is knitting and upcycling.
DI: When do you feel the most creative?
CGR : Design from the origin which is the fiber, then the textile to finish the piece in a piece of clothing
DI: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
CGR : in the creative process
DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
CGR : emotion, passion, excited
DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
CGR : emotion, passion, excited
DI: What makes a design successful?
CGR : that the people that was design for feel happy, and into the cloth.
DI: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
CGR : innovation
DI: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
CGR : We have to think about social, economic and environmental factors so that we can truly transform the world through design.
DI: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
CGR : On the one hand, return to the basics, returning to ancestral techniques, but on the other hand, incorporate technologies that help transform the design.
DI: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
CGR : on November 2023 at Espacio CDMX, Design Week
DI: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
CGR : it depends on the project, but usually i love to work with knitting and different colours.
DI: How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?
CGR : eclectic, with color and textures, always with a story that supports it.
DI: Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?
CGR : I live in Mexico City, my identity as Mexican is fundamental as I am very close to the communities of indigenous peoples, exalting their techniques and processes in my projects.
DI: How do you work with companies?
CGR : From especific projects
DI: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
CGR : Let the design, they know what they are doing.
DI: Can you talk a little about your design process?
CGR : I start with an exhaustive investigation of trends, inspiration, technology, processes, from there I go through the synthesis to highlight the most important things. Then I start the creative process of sketching and textile experimentation to finish with the production of the piece.
DI: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
CGR : my bag, my notebook, my pencil holder, my computer, and studio.
DI: Can you describe a day in your life?
CGR : in the morning i go to the gym, then to the university to give some classes, after that to my studio at the evening, and then back home
DI: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
CGR : be passion for every project that you are inn.
DI: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
CGR : As designers we have the possibility of observing the world in detail, beautifying it and providing solutions to the problems of people, society, country and world.
DI: What is your "golden rule" in design?
CGR : never complain.
DI: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
CGR : colours, markers and pencils.
DI: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
CGR : I try to organize myself as much as possible
DI: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
CGR : it depends on the project it could be a week, a month o more than a month.
DI: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
CGR : how much will it cost
DI: What was your most important job experience?
CGR : Be teacher and coordinate a undergraduate program of Fashion and Textile Design.
DI: Who are some of your clients?
CGR : Arquitects, Festivals, Department stores.
DI: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
CGR : disruptive projects
DI: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
CGR : participate with more projects in exhibitions about sustainability and fashion
DI: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
CGR : it depends on the project
DI: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
CGR : I am working on a solar jacket for migrant farm workers who are exposed to high temperatures.
DI: How can people contact you?
CGR : in my social media or by email cynthia@cynthiagomez.mx