UDIT's GENIUS Research Group publishes the book 'Spanish women designers at the end of the 20th century'.
The Design, Visual Culture and Gender Research Group (GENIUS) at UDIT, University of Design, Innovation and Technology, has just published its first book: Spanish women designers at the end of the 20th century, as a result of the internal research project RED-Diseña [INC-UDIT-2025-PRO20].
The work, which includes an important part of their work, has been published by Tirant Editorial, considered the most prestigious academic publishing house in Spain, and is a milestone for this research group, whose work to make visible the work of women designers throughout history does not cease.
Diseñadoras españolas de finales del siglo XX is the result of a research proposal financed by UDIT and coordinated by María del Mar Martínez-Oña, in which researchers from other groups of the University itself, such as Genius, VerSus, DESIRe and ECSiT have also participated, including Rafael Timón, Vanessa García, Ana Vicens, Julia Sainz, Eva Hurtado, Montse Pichel, Elsa Gil, María Beltrán, Mª Eugenia Josa, Eva Santín.
The main objective of the book is to make these creative women visible through a journey through the design made by product designers such as Lola Castelló, Nani Marquina, Carme Pinós or Pati Núñez as a link with Graphic Design, to conclude with two women who have focused their work in the field of Animation: Isabel Herguera and Ángela Iturriza.
A firm step towards making the artistic work of Spanish women designers more visible, which shows the importance of continuing in this direction.
About the GENIUS Group
The Design, Visual Culture and Gender Research Group (GENIUS) at UDIT is an interdisciplinary group that establishes a link between different academic disciplines: the artistic, which is developed around design, incorporating innovation as a factor for the future; communication, analysing the power of images in society; and the gender variable as an element of equity and equality.
Thus, its main objective is to contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge through these academic disciplines.
