Gustavo Messias
Senior Product Designer
Milan, ItalyWork Experience
Design Group Italia
Senior Product Designer
DGI is a Brand and Design firm with an over forty-year track record of creating value for local and global companies through Design Powered Innovation, where I’m involved on projects for many international clients like PEPSICO, Unilever, 3M, Panasonic, UNICEF, Etto Helmets and others.
October 2013
- Present
Italy
Reverse
Product Designer
At REVERSE we combine creative skill with solid experience in both brand and structural design to arrive at fresh solutions in a wide variety of sectors. Our solid background in both design theory and practice, allows us to approach each project with a unique combination of logical, analytical thinking, inspired creativity and imagination.
September 2009
- October 2013
Italy
Inoda + Sveje
Product Designer
INODA+SVEJE is a design duo comprising Kyoko Inoda (Japan) and Nils Sveje (Denmark). Together they have developed an harmonious and sensitive approach applied in both the design process and the resulting form and aesthetics.
January 2009
- August 2009
Milan, Italy
Artexpress
Product Design - Internship
Brazilian P.O.S. design office, where I had the opportunity to develop projects for brands such as Coca-Cola, Camel, Lucky Strike, and Heineken. I participated in all aspects of the projects from concept development and client presentation to prototyping and production management.
December 2006
- December 2007
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Education
Instituto Europeo Di Design (IED) - Milan
MASTER INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, Research Study Program
Projects for: Whirlpool, 3M, Nikon, JVC, Fontana Arte
BEST MASTER PROJECT voted by Whirlpool Innovation Team
Project: Kitchen Waste Management Concept
BEST MASTER PROJECT voted by Whirlpool Innovation Team
Project: Kitchen Waste Management Concept
January 2008
- December 2008
Italy
Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro
Bachelor, Industrial Design
2001
- 2006
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Languages
Portuguese (Native),
Italian (Fluent),
English (Fluent),
Spanish (Conversational),
Awards
A' Design Award
2015
Red Dot Design Award
2014
Good Design Award
2014
A' Design Award
2014
The Dieline Award
2014
Pentawards
2014
A' Design Award
2013
Good Design Award
2012
Pentawards
2012
Seoul Cycle Design Competition
2010