Nahuel
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Industrial Designer based in the United States.

Form follows function. Identity follows conviction.

Selected work

Research + ID · 2026

A bicycle bell redesigned to distinguish courtesy from danger.

01

Intent

Research + ID · 2026

Lighting · 2025

A wall lamp built on the logic of breath, printed, minimal, meditative.

02

Flujo

Lighting · 2025

Product · 2024

A modular planter system that adapts to the geometry of small-city living.

03

Incline

Product · 2024

Product Redesign · 2024

Under Armour's performance identity, compressed into a roll-on.

04

Core

Product Redesign · 2024

Add-ons

Furniture · 2024

Outdoor furniture that gives permission to stop.

Pausa

Furniture · 2024

Product Redesign · 2025

A cap redesign that integrates cable and plug storage into the Philips ProMix hand blender.

Promix

Product Redesign · 2025

Industrial Design · 2026

A self-service retail kiosk that brings the store to the pump.

Intervalo

Industrial Design · 2026

Product Design · 2024

A water gun shaped by the manta ray: flowing, minimal, 3D printed.

Manta Blast

Product Design · 2024

About

Experience and skills

Hi, I’m Nahuel, an Argentine industrial designer currently based in the United States and finishing the final semesters of my degree.

When I start a project, something usually bugs me first, a product that doesn’t hold up, a solution that solved the wrong problem, a form that exists for attention rather than reason. That friction is where I begin.

I design with conviction. When I commit to a project I go deep, into the material logic, the use scenario, the thing it needs to communicate without saying it. I see design as a structured system where identity, material, production, and intention must align. And I think it should contribute clarity, not noise.

What frustrates me most about design today is how often the market comes first and the problem second. Form is not decoration, but consequence. Design is not a reaction to trends, it is a position.

Beyond design: ocean, movement, art, music, and videogames.

Experience

Crown Equipment · Fall 2026 – Present

Industrial Design Co-op

Designing for industrial equipment with a focus on operator ergonomics and usability. Work spans iterative sketching, appearance CAD, and rapid prototyping in close collaboration with Engineering and Manufacturing.

Taragüi · Spring 2026

Design Intern

Redesign of the Mate Listo product line. Focused on form refinement and CMF direction, translating the brand's identity into a sharper, more premium kit.

Myke Outdoors · Spring 2024

Design Intern

Development of an outdoor furniture collection using aluminium profiles. Work covered concept development, material research and design for production.

Education

Universidad de Palermo Expected Spring 2027

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design · 3.4 GPA

Universidad de Palermo 2023 – 2026

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Associate Degree in Industrial Design · 3.4 GPA

Villa Devoto School 2018 – 2022

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Social Sciences & Humanities · 3.4 GPA

Core Competencies

Product Design · Concept Development · CMF · Human Factors · Design Research · User-Centered Design · Constraint-Based Design · Rapid Prototyping · Design Thinking · Rendering & Visualization · Storytelling & Presentation

Software

Fusion 360 · KeyShot · Figma · Rhino

Adobe Suite

Illustrator · Photoshop · InDesign

AI Design Tools

Vizcom · Midjourney · Adobe Firefly

Fabrication

3D Printing · Laser Cutting · Wood Lathe · Milling · Paint Spraying · Belt & Disc Sanding

Languages

Spanish. Native
English. Fluent · IB Certificate

Let's work
together.

Email nahue201104@hotmail.com ↗ Instagram @portfolio.villar ↗ LinkedIn Nahuel Villar ↗ Phone 305 307 9391 ↗