Carmen Malvar, PhD
Lecturer, Director of the Retail Area and Director of the Master in Design for Resilience
Holds a B.S. in Design at the School of Arts and Crafts of Santiago de Compostela, Architect by Pratt Institute New York (with honors) and PhD in Social Design in the field of Arts and Humanities at Southampton University, UK (Vice-Chancellor Award). Her thesis on Social Design, developed in Mexico, has been the origin of her book published with Routledge Editors and the inauguration of a new series on Social Design with the prestigious academic publishers. In addition, her investigation has given rise to the creation of CADA foundation, a platform for the reinforcement of cultural heritage and craftsmanship through design.
She has been part of Zara (Inditex)’s architecture studio under the direct supervision of Amancio Ortega, conceptualizing prototypes to be implemented worldwide. She has also participated as project manager in the globalization of brands such as Camper, Mango, Tous and Desigual, and has participated in the design and conceptualization of spaces such as Helena Rubinstein’s flagship store in New York or the VIP lounges of the TWA airport in the same city, under Naomi Leff’s tutelage, a pioneer of luxury retail in the USA. Throughout her trajectory, Carmen has designed and managed the implementation of international shops in over thirty international locations.
Dr. Malvar is an Adjunct Professor in the Interior Design Department at Pratt Institute, as well as a Faculty at Fashion Management Program at New School Parsons School of Design in New York, where she teaches subjects in the areas of Innovation and Technology, Production and Manufacturing, Systems and Strategy, and Research Capstone.
She collaborates regularly as a consultant and speaker for various institutions, local governments, foundations, corporations, and academia. She has worked with the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education and Culture (OEI), the Chamber of Commerce of the Basque Country, Spain-US Chambers of Commerce in New York, the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) in Mexico, the Association of Fashion Creators of Spain (ACME), the international group IKEA, the Gabarron Foundation for the Arts, and The Retail Marketing Society in New York.
Among her main objectives, it stands out the implementation and development of strategies where the design of the production chain allows local suppliers to be part of the global process without losing identity. At Elisava, she is the director of the retail area, structuring a methodology that applies investigation to professional practice with a progressively more sustainable approach.
Carmen has contributed to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in the Brand Management Certificate Program, and has also collaborated in the Retail programs at the Universidad Tecnológica de Monterrey in Mexico, the Peter Behrens School of Arts in Dusseldorf and the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. She is currently a collaborating member of the UNESCO Chair of Sustainability in Barcelona (UPC) and a member of the international GIS research group for Retail and Service Futures belonging to the Design Research Society (DRS) of London and a researcher affiliated at the Deed Lab New School Parsons in New York.
She has been part of Zara (Inditex)’s architecture studio under the direct supervision of Amancio Ortega, conceptualizing prototypes to be implemented worldwide. She has also participated as project manager in the globalization of brands such as Camper, Mango, Tous and Desigual, and has participated in the design and conceptualization of spaces such as Helena Rubinstein’s flagship store in New York or the VIP lounges of the TWA airport in the same city, under Naomi Leff’s tutelage, a pioneer of luxury retail in the USA. Throughout her trajectory, Carmen has designed and managed the implementation of international shops in over thirty international locations.
Dr. Malvar is an Adjunct Professor in the Interior Design Department at Pratt Institute, as well as a Faculty at Fashion Management Program at New School Parsons School of Design in New York, where she teaches subjects in the areas of Innovation and Technology, Production and Manufacturing, Systems and Strategy, and Research Capstone.
She collaborates regularly as a consultant and speaker for various institutions, local governments, foundations, corporations, and academia. She has worked with the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education and Culture (OEI), the Chamber of Commerce of the Basque Country, Spain-US Chambers of Commerce in New York, the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) in Mexico, the Association of Fashion Creators of Spain (ACME), the international group IKEA, the Gabarron Foundation for the Arts, and The Retail Marketing Society in New York.
Among her main objectives, it stands out the implementation and development of strategies where the design of the production chain allows local suppliers to be part of the global process without losing identity. At Elisava, she is the director of the retail area, structuring a methodology that applies investigation to professional practice with a progressively more sustainable approach.
Carmen has contributed to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in the Brand Management Certificate Program, and has also collaborated in the Retail programs at the Universidad Tecnológica de Monterrey in Mexico, the Peter Behrens School of Arts in Dusseldorf and the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. She is currently a collaborating member of the UNESCO Chair of Sustainability in Barcelona (UPC) and a member of the international GIS research group for Retail and Service Futures belonging to the Design Research Society (DRS) of London and a researcher affiliated at the Deed Lab New School Parsons in New York.
E-mail
cmalvar@elisava.net