Born in 1980 in Recreo, Catamarca in Argentina, Cristián was raised among people making things: his mother weaving, his grandmother painting watercolors, old artisans of his town creating with their own hands at the street fair. Crafts were a major presence in his life since childhood, from fixing an old chair to rearranging the house’s furniture, drawing faces or natural landscapes. Curiosity about the act of making and how things are done has been a driving force in his approach as a designer.

Cristián studied industrial design at Córdoba National University and, inspired by renowned designers and artists such as Ricardo Blanco (AR), the Campana Brothers (BR) and Lucio Fontana (AR). Over the past decade, he has gained global recognition designing, curating and creating across a broad spectrum of projects. Pieces that range all the way from small objects to site-specific installations, including furniture collections, luminous compositions, sculptures and even drawings.

In his practice, Cristián blends contemporary expressions, material research and techniques with the influence of his natal landscape: mountains, salt flats, sand dunes and volcanoes.

BIOGRAPHY

Cristián Mohaded is an Argentinian artist and designer born in the countryside (Catamarca, 1980). As a designer, he has always worked closely with artisans from his home country, exploring traditions, crafts and local culture, blurring the line between design and art.

He also works internationally as an independent designer in the fields of furniture, lighting, objects, spaces and installations. From private commissions to industrial companies, he is dedicated to developing and designing products with a strong focus on materiality, artisanal techniques and production processes. Some of his latest collaborations include collections for Louis Vuitton, Loro Piana, Roche Bobois, CC-Tapis, Moooi and Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, among others.

His works have been selected and incorporated into the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum (Denver, 2024), the Museum of Arts and Design (New York, 2022), the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, 2019), and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris, 2014).

In 2021, he presented Territorio Hibrido, his first individual exhibition, at the National Museum of Decorative Art (Buenos Aires), and more recently he staged Protomorfosis, a solo exhibition, at the Emilio Caraffa Museum (Córdoba, 2023). Cristián was also awarded the Konex Diploma of Merit Award 2022 (Visual Arts), Argentina’s most prestigious cultural award, by the Konex Foundation.