(Buenos Aires, 1943) holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and a Master's in Social Anthropology and Politics from the Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLACSO). She is a specialized consultant in social perspectives for the textile and garment sector Sociology of Fashion Institute. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Pro-Tejer Foundation and part of the Advisory Board of IDA Foundation. She was tenure Professor of Sociology in the Garment and Textile Design program at the School of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism of the UBA. There, she currently heads the specialty in Sociology of Design and performs as a member of the faculty in both the Strategic Management of Design postgraduate program and the doctorate program. She taught the Graduation in Industrial Design Project class at the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMDP) and several university courses in Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. She authored Historia de la moda argentina (Buenos Aires, Emecé, 2006), ¿Por qué Argentina? (Buenos Aires, Ediciones del Paraíso, 2008), La muerte de la moda, el día después (Buenos Aires, Paidós, 2010), and Política de las apariencias (Buenos Aires, Paidós, 2014).

(Berlin, 1929 - Buenos Aires, 2017) was an industrial engineer graduate from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), as well as a designer and administrator. He participated in the foundation of the Research Center of Industrial Design (CIDI), a key institution for the consolidation and showcase of the discipline in Argentina. He was the director of Agens, agency that developed the publicity, identity, and development of Siam di Tella's products. In 1978 he settled in Barcelona where he opened R&M (Rolando-Memelsdorff), alongside Carlos Rolando. This design, communication, and consultant office became a referent in Spain. He also founded the branding and management think tank GMI-Memelsdorff Ibérica, endeavor that he developed in Madrid after closing R&M in 1985 and before his return to Buenos Aires in 2007. He taught in Argentina, Spain, and Italy. He was also a benefactor associate of the Industrial Design Center of the National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI), consultant of the Metropolitan Center of Design (CMD), and honorary member of Madrid's Association of Designers (DIMAD). Between 2013 and 2017 he partook of IDA Foundation's Advisory Board, heading the Theory and Management section. He wrote Diseño: Imagen & Empresa (Barcelona, Ediciones Folio, 1984), in co-authorship with Rolando; Rediseñar para un mundo en cambio (Barcelona, Blur Ediciones, 2004); and Estrategia y diseño. Diálogo entre empresas y diseñadores (Buenos Aires, Wolkowicz Editores, 2011), among other work.

(Buenos Aires, 1942) studied Philosophy and Architecture in the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). His dual formation, both theoretical and technical, was synthesized in the Semiology of Architecture course he took with professor César Jannello and catalyzed his career as analyst and professor of Architecture, Design, and Communication. In 1977 he migrated to Barcelona, where he developed intense teaching activities along with tasks related to institution management and the promotion of Spanish design. He collaborated as a scholar with many Latin American universities since the 90's; he was appointed Special Guest Professor by the Instituto Superior para el Desarrollo del Internet (ISDI, Spain); and was given the National Design Award by Cuba's National Design Office (ONDi, Cuba). For four decades, sided by alongside his partners Oriol Pibernat, Carles Pibernat, and Raúl Belluccia, provided advice about identity, communication, and branding to institutions, companies, and major corporations both in Spain and Argentina. He is a member of IDA Foundation's Advisory Board in the Concept area. His ideas are expressed in the many books and articles he provided authored. He published groundbreaking essays about homosexuality and postmodern culture, as well as books of poetry and aphorisms.

(Buenos Aires, 1942) is a graphic designer and printer. He was a member of the Graphic Design Department of the Torcuato Di Tella Institute (TDT) and researcher/professor of the Mass Communication, Art and Technology Research Center (CICMAT). He incorporated the Typography and Editorial Design courses to the Graphic Design program of the School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the University of Buenos Aires (FADU-UBA) and co-created the postgraduate studies curriculum and Typography Masters program at that same school (2007-2013), both directed by him in their first years of implementation. He has led Fontanadiseño studio for the past 45 years, a space devoted to design production and the execution of institutional and corporate identity programs. In 1987, he founded tipoGráfica, a magazine of broad internationational reach that was published until 2006. His typographic families were adopted by important companies and graphic media, locally and internationally. During this period, his writings were included in American, Asian, and European publications. He is currently a member of IDA Foundation as part of the Graphic design and Visual Communication area. He was awarded the Konex Platinum award in 1992 for his trajectory in the graphic design field and some of his pieces belong to New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) collection.

(Buenos Aires, 1976) studied in the Advertising Association of Argentina (AAP) and in Milan's Domus Academy. She entered the garment design scene with the launching of Grupo Pampa. From 2001 to 2014, she led the organization of Buenos Aires Fashion Week (BAFWeek), the pivotal fashion event in Argentina that transformed Buenos Aires into a capital of the fashion world. On top of this, she created the UBA-BAFWeek Seedbed. She lived for two years in Italy, where she made the significant connections that enabled the organization of Fashion Week in Argentina. During her Italian sojourn she represented local designers in Milan's Fashion Week. Between 2015 and 2016, as content director and one of the instigators of the Fashion Meets, published in La Nación journal, she was in charge of Fashion Meets Rock, a series of interdisciplinary encounters that intended to connect the fashion world with other fields in order to achieve unique creative experiences. She was the godmother of Sr. Amor, an independent company linked to the Salvation Army. In the world of publications, she directed the fashion section of Ohlalá magazine for three years. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board of IDA Foundation in the Textile and Garment Design area.

(Rosario, 1971) holds a Bachelor's in Fine Arts with a specialty in painting from the School of Arts and Humanities at the National University of Rosario (UNR). She is currently working on her master's thesis on Conservation and Restoration of National Artistic and Bibliographic Patrimony at the National University of San Martín (UNSAM) and is a doctorate student of the Comparative Theories of Art graduate program at the Tres de Febrero National University (UNTREF). She has been awarded formative scholarships in the fields of Conservation and Restoration of Contemporary and Modern Art, by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and Preventive Conservation in the Simón Bolivar Andes University (UASB), Quito. She has attended academic conferences in the United States and Spain. She was head of the restoration department at the Juan Castagnino Fine Arts Museum and head of the conservation area at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rosario (MACRO). Also in Rosario, she currently directs the Institute for Research, Conservation, and Restoration of Modern and Contemporary Art (IICRAMC). In Buenos Aires, she is part of the Advisory Board of IDA Foundation, within the Restoration and Conservation area. She has participated in publications about conservation, classification, and reorganization of patrimonial repositories.

(Buenos Aires, 1934) is an industrial designer and promoter for the institutionalization of design in Argentina and Latin America, and strategic consultant focused on innovation. He was a member of the committee that founded the Industrial Design and Graphic Design programs of the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Buenos Aires, (FAU-UBA), where he performed as teacher and coordinator. He worked for enterprises such as Phillips, Tonomac, and Aurora, where he created a vast number of products: televisions, portable radios, flashlights, and even the iconic Magiclick piezoelectric lighter. He created and directed, alongside Ricardo Blanco and Reinaldo Leiro, the avant-garde design company Visiva (1983). He founded consulting firms in graphic and industrial design, and served as a consultant of the state programs Argentina Exporta Diseño and Innovar. He is currently a member of the Advisory Board of IDA Foundation, in the Industrial and Product Design area. Most of his pieces have been recognized by the Industrial Design Research Center (CIDI), while being three times recipient of the Kronex Awards Merit Diploma (1992, 2002, and 2012).