PAPER TOYS, PAPER ART, AND ORIGINAL DESIGN OBJECTS MADE IN CHILE FOR CREATIVES AND FUTURE GENIUSES.
Series 3 “Mexico” by Proyecto Ensamble
Proyecto Ensamble Series 3: “Mexico”
The long-awaited day finally arrived: we launched Proyecto Ensamble Series 3, themed around Mexico. This edition brings together nine Ensamble figures created by Mexican artists. We want to thank Oscar Uzziel from VinylesChiles for making the launch in Mexico possible.
Our warm thanks also go to everyone who helped bring this series to life, starting with the artists themselves. Christopher Cisneros, better known as Choper Nawers, helped create the series cover and contributed a character. Minervagm and Illunatico believed in the project and sent us their proposals. Mr. Kone brought his unmistakable style to one of our beloved templates. Mr. Mitote generously contributed a design and created amazing customs using resin Ensamble figures we sent him; these were exhibited in Chile at our first show in May of that year. Pitayon joined in from far beyond Mexico City with an incredible lizard-like creature. Memoë Campanur captured the unmistakable style of Mexican lucha libre. Rubén Jiménez brought the imagery of ancient Aztec codices to the template, reflecting a style that continues to shape Mexico’s visual identity. Finally, Neuzz, whom I discovered through the graffiti program “Paredes que hablan,” was someone I contacted right away because I wanted his traditional masks represented on an Ensamble figure.
We also want to thank the sponsors who made this series possible: Sony Ericsson, who believed in our project; Linux Latin America, for helping bring digital ideas into the physical world; Ideazzione, whose supermarket shopper became a character on our model; Kirstin at First LEGO League, who commissioned a LEGO Mindstorms robot character; and GlobalGate, whose best-known character was brought to life on our template.
We hope this series marks a new beginning for closer communication between Chile and Mexico through our project. We invite everyone to follow our updates—we are always looking for collaborators for the different series we release each year.
