Catalina Muñoz-Arias

 MFA in Design candidate

Design Research and Development (DRD)

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

 Industrial Designer 

Universidad del Valle 

Cali, Colombia

She is a Colombian industrial designer who focuses on sustainability. Her work integrates circular economy, eco-design, renewable materials, and biomimicry. She is inspired by her love for the ocean and nature and is dedicated to developing environmentally responsible designs. 

Research

Materia: A Material Selection Tool for Advancing Bio-based Materials Adoption

Conferences

ANTEC 2025 | Presentation

Advancing bio-based materials adoption: combining technical and experiential qualities in a new tool for material selection.

March 3-6, 2025, Philadelphia, PA

Encuentro Internacional de Estudios en Ingenieria (EIEI) ACOFl | Research Presentation

Paper contribution, “Clean energy for lighting in homes in Non-Interconnected Zones”

September 2020, Cartagena, Colombia

MATERIA

Bio-based Material Explorations

ISPARK Mobile Maker Cart

Designing with Non-humans

SOLAR

Livable Futures