Luis A. Domínguez Ramírez
DESIGN RESEARCHER
& INNOVATION STRATEGIST
Luis A. Domínguez Ramírez
I come from El Salvador, from artisanal traditions and communities that design largely forgot. I refused to take that reality for granted. Every unsolved problem is a conversation design hasn't had yet. Let's have one, or four.
FACING
ALIGNED WITH
The unsolved
science, purpose and ethics
The field never determines the method. The conversation does
I build every research framework from zero, calibrated to what each problem actually requires, guided by three things that never change: science, purpose and ethics.
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These four projects are four different conversations design forgot to finish. I found them, traced them to their root, and built from there.
TERBRAS
FACING
ALIGNED WITH
Phytochemistry of artisanal dyes
bio-synthetic functional
innovation for democratized
material access
Developing Responsive Natural Textile Dyes Through Bio-Synthetic Integration at Artisanal Scale
Core Disciplines: Phytochemistry, Material Driven Design, Smart Textiles, Social Innovation
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How can we empower traditional artisans to innovate autonomously at the intersection of biotechnology and smart materials without industrial infrastructure?
This project establishes an open-access, bio-synthetic design framework that bridges ancestral artisanal knowledge with advanced material science. By decoding the molecular mechanics of plant pigments and integrating them with liquid crystal systems, this methodology transforms an inherently unstable natural extract into a high-performance, temperature-responsive smart textile, all executable under kitchen-scale conditions.
01 · Science
Phytochemical
Mechanics
Anthocyanin auxochromes shift HOMO-LUMO gap across pH. Absorption wavelength maps directly to perceived color. Forecastable before extraction.
