Martín Ruiz de Azúa (b. Basque Country, 1965) is currently living in Barcelona. He graduated from the University of Barcelona with a degree in Fine Arts, specialising in Design. He has a postgraduate degree in Architecture and Design of Ephemeral Installations from the Universidad Politécnica de Barcelona and currently works as a designer for different companies. In 2004 he started the design studio Azúamoliné with fellow industrial designer Gerard Moliné. He teaches History of Design at the Elisava School. He collaborates with several companies as an industrial designer, an activity he combines with his research work. The latter has been included in several solo and group exhibitions in Barcelona, Milan, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, etc... Some of his projects have also been published in prestigious international publications. He recently received the Ciudad de Barcelona Award.