ABOUT

We are a collective of designers with a studio located in downtown Porto. Going through a normal process of growth, development, and training statement continues to maturity and acquired professional experience with direct involvement in projects of national and international scope, highlighting areas such as Product design, Graphic Design and TIC. Our creativity has been demonstrated in work done for different areas of Design, such as mobility, environments, and editorial.
Through a structure created of partners, and internal and technology solutions production, we can respond to requests from any creative scope.

TEAM

TIAGO CRUZ

Co-founder| Industrial & Graphic designer

Tiago Cruz was born in Oporto, where he currently lives, and graduated in Industrial Design from School of Art and Design -Matosinhos.
Working as a freelancer he carried out some projects in the interior design field.Started his professional career at the style department of the CEIIA Engineering Centre, Centre for Excellence and Innovation in the Automotive Industry, granting him 5 years of experience in the comprehensive product development.As a senior designer he became specialized in the advanced surface modeling and visual technology.At present, both founder and designer of the Suricata Design Studio team, already has 12years which coordinates and develops complete Style projects,, allowing him to work with companies and designers in several areas. He deepened his knowledge in the areas of branding and technologies, with several patents in product development and some awards in design areas.

CÉLIA SANTOS

Graphic & Industrial designer

Born in Paços de Ferreira, where he currently lives.
She started his profissional career in a furniture company, where she acquired practical knowledge in developing and monitoring the production of furniture, as well as Quality management processes.
After 3 years, attended the course in Industrial Design at the School of Industrial Studies and Management - Instituto Politécnico do Porto.
When you finish a graduation, joins the Suricata Design Studio collective, where completed the professional stage, and joins the team with the designer title.
In 2014 complement your training in communication and graphic production, allowing him to relate and explain the graphic area, deepening diverse knowledge in the editorial area.