Born in Mexico lives in Norwich, UK. Xorge, is pronounced “hor-hay” (English phonetics) Spanish for George. Studied Industrial Design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (CIDI-UNAM) and holds an MPhil from The University of Cambridge in Industrial Systems, Manufacturing and Management (ACDMM).
His career started designing and manufacturing interactive equipment for museums, furniture, exhibitions, displays, point of sale (POS) and TV sets. Later on became part of a team that designed plastic injection moulding products. His last position was designing refrigerators and developing refrigeration technology, for which he holds a number of patents.
Today he offers design consultancy and works as contract designer for several customers and a wide range of markets.
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