Manuela Dechamps Otamendi

Manuela Dechamps Otamendi, of Spanish origin, is today a Brussels based graphic designer where she runs her own company since 2006. She teaches at the Faculty of Architecture of The University of Liège since 2007 as well as at ERG: École de Recherche Graphique, the institution she graduated from in 2000. Prior to her current occupations, she co-founded the studio SalutPublic in 2002. She mainly works for the cultural sector and holds a special interest for architecture. Her unique approach is guided by the quest for an inextricable bond between form and content. Her research process incorporates sensitivity to materials and production methods. The last 3 years she focused on editorial design and won several awards including a bronze medal in 2009 for “Best book design from all over the world”.