Javier Palomares

Javier Palomares is an Associate Professor specializing in Integrated Studies, Spatial Experience Design, and Graduate Industrial Design. He brings extensive industry experience through Curve Ahead, his design firm that creates innovative consumer products and furniture for clients such as Disney-Bruckheimer Films, Dellarobbia USA, and Nova Lighting. His work has been showcased at prominent design exhibitions including High Point Market, ICFF at the Javits Center, and Dwell on Design in Los Angeles.

His educational background includes a degree in Industrial Design from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, and a B.S. in Product Design with honors from ArtCenter College of Design.

• Industrial Design
• Product Design
• Spatial Experience Design
• Rapid Prototyping
• 3D Development
• Materials and Methods
• Digital Design Processes

His teaching and professional practice reflect a strong emphasis on applied design, material innovation, and experiential spatial solutions. While no formal research articles are listed, his work demonstrates a practice-based approach to design thinking and product development.

Javier advises students through studio-based courses and has led a Google-sponsored design studio, indicating industry engagement and project-based learning. He teaches courses such as INT-201-01: Rapid Prototyping, IND-601-01: 3D Development 3, IND-505-01: Materials & Methods 1, SXD-151-01: Digital Process 2, IND-531-01: Materials & Methods 2B, IND-571-01: 3D Development 2, and TDS-392G-01: Google Sponsored Studio.

He founded Curve Ahead, a design firm that operates at the intersection of concept development and tangible product innovation, serving as a professional extension of his academic expertise.