Edición 89 | Visionarias del espacio
abril/mayo
22 junio 2026
Glocal 89 | Marisabel Gómez: Community, Craft, and Continuity
Marisabel discusses her approach to contemporary design practice, centered on community, long-term collaboration, and respect for creative processes. Her perspective connects craftsmanship, human relationships, and the development of new generations of designers.
Community in contemporary design practice
For Marisabel, contemporary design practice is inseparable from the idea of community. Rather than treating design as an individual discipline, she understands it as a collaborative process built over time through trust, continuity, and shared creative responsibility.
Her work is shaped by long-standing professional relationships, with some collaborators having worked alongside her for nearly four decades. This continuity reinforces her belief that strong design outcomes emerge from sustained collaboration rather than isolated moments of creation.
In this sense, community becomes not only a context for design, but a structural foundation for it.
Respect for creative processes and craft collaboration
A key principle in Marisabel’s design philosophy is respect for creative processes. In an industry often driven by speed and constant production, she advocates for a more conscious approach that values time, craft, and dialogue.
Her practice emphasizes respect across every level of collaboration — from clients and designers to craftsmen and production teams. This includes carpenters, makers, and technical specialists whose knowledge is essential to the realization of each project.
For Marisabel, speaking and working with respect is a defining aspect of professional design practice and a core element of creative responsibility.
Curiosity, passion, and the future of design
When addressing younger generations of designers, Marisabel highlights curiosity and self-awareness as essential drivers of a sustainable creative career. She encourages emerging professionals to identify what motivates them and where their strengths truly lie.
“Take the time to understand what drives you and what you are good at. Talent can be developed and tools can be learned, but passion is what makes you stand out,” she notes.
Beyond technical expertise, she stresses that genuine interest is what allows designers to engage meaningfully with both clients and craftspeople. This attitude, she argues, is what ultimately defines value in contemporary design practice.
Contemporary design practice as a human-centered discipline
Ultimately, Marisabel positions design as a human-centered and process-driven discipline. Technical skill remains important, but it is the depth of relationships, continuity of collaboration, and respect for craft that give design its true meaning.
In her view, the most relevant contemporary design practices are those that understand creation not as an isolated act, but as an evolving collective process grounded in community, care, and shared experience.
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Edición 89 | Visionarias del espacio
