Liliana Ovalle

Liliana Ovalle

From The Crit by Disegno

January 20, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 31

About this episode

Designer Liliana Ovalle discusses her exploration of making cultures and the significance of craft processes.

Designer and researcher Liliana Ovalle visits the studio to discuss exploring different making cultures, learning the limitations of working with craft processes, and her dream of making altars for the home. Liliana’s picks for her crit were: Best design: Sinkhole Vessels  Worst design: Encuentros bar set  Most successful design: Fragment of a Staircase  Most impactful feedback: Curator Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher saying she creates designs that look playful but are actually quite serious, similar to the work of designer Shiro Kuramata The Crit Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki This episode of  The Crit  was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Disegno

Guest: Liliana Ovalle

Topics covered

  • design
  • craft processes
  • making cultures
  • home altars
  • feedback in design

Keywords

  • Liliana Ovalle
  • design
  • craft
  • feedback
  • home altars
  • Sinkhole Vessels
  • Encuentros bar set
  • Fragment of a Staircase

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Products: Sinkhole Vessels, Encuentros bar set, Fragment of a Staircase

Places: KEF Music Gallery, London

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