“The iF Design Award is the result of our commitment to designing innovative juicing solutions based on our extensive knowledge of customer experience. We focus on convenience for users, striving to create outstanding solutions through creativity and technology. Additionally, we produce long-lasting products in terms of their quality and aesthetics. Our number-one goal is to provide long product life while respecting sustainability.” highlighted José González, Innovation Officer at Zumex.

The Veles e Vents building, in the “Marina de València”, has been the scene of the round table.

During the talk, held 14th of December 2022, within the framework of the World Design Capital of Valencia 2022, the leading companies of the Valencian Region have addressed the involvement of industrial design in the circular economy model.

A collab with Lowpoly. Introducing an eco-design project based on the reuse of orange peel waste. Thanks to materials research and the possibilities offered by additive manufacturing, Zumex and Lowpoly have explored feasible designs and applications for this new material, created from orange peel. The project, developed in collaboration with the company Lowpoly, is part of Zumex’s Open Innovation and Circularity strategy.

Why apply (or not) Open Innovation. Attempts, successes and failures, held on July 13 at CEEI Valencia.

The conference has focused on identify pros and cons of this innovation model for SMEs. Participants: José Alberto González, Chief Innovation Officer at Zumex Group; Nacho Bauset, Director of Innovation and Digital Channels at Aquaservice; Verónica Rodríguez, Executive Director at GREENB2E and Paz López, Director of Open Innovation and Innovation Ecosystems at Barrabés.biz

Sustainability and digitization: Valencian design adds value to industrial transformation

alencia will be the World Capital of Design in 2022 and Valencian designers reflect on the challenges of innovation and how to do more with less. Retos de la innovación(Spanish)

Conexus Foundation and Valencia Design Capital

Valencia will be the World Capital of Design in 2022

Valencia is a guest city at the Madrid Design Festival, with the presence of recognized companies. They exhibit about the circular economy, contemporary industry and crafts, design and art, technology or economics.

https://fundacionconexus.es/el-diseno-junto-a-la-creatividad-son-las-palancas-del-cambio-y-de-la-innovacion/

Next 27th of June 2020 I will be sharing a round table with other experts about creativity in the economy.

Creativos/as en la economía

José González, Chief Innovation Officer de Zumex.

Cesar Taboas, Director de I+D+i de Royo Group.

Pedro López, Director General de Chocolates Valor.

Modera: Olga Broto

Ftalks is an international event to discuss trends and challenges of the food ecosystem through inspiring talks, experts, foodtech startup pitches and networking.

I participated in a round table about “Trends, disruption and challenges in food ecosystem” together with other companies such as Deliveroo, El Tenedor and Basque Culinary.

Zumex Group has participated as ambassador of Innovation for the program “Consolida” organized by AJEV (Young Valencian Entrepeneurs).
Jose Gonzalez was in charge of introduce them how to “Promote Innovation in Organizations” from an executive or CEOs point of view.

Featured on Plaza magazine, for “MADE IN CV” section. Plaza is magazine published by Ediciones Plaza, a montly magazine. It is a print magazine dealing with the trends and people in the spotlight in the Valencian Community.

Plaza magazine

Interview about design impact at Zumex Group.

https://economiadisseny.com/zumex/

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“José González, responsable de Innovación y Creatividad de la empresa, el encargado de transmitir las ganas que Zumex tiene de participar en el Hackathon y su motivación no es otra que seguir avanzando.

En nuestra visita a Zumex vimos con nuestros propios ojos cómo cada detalle, cada estancia, cada espacio de sus oficinas y su planta de Moncada responde a su espíritu innovador, de mejora continua y de expansión que tiene esta compañía.

Cada vez queda menos para que los participantes conozcan el reto de Zumex y puedan ponerse a trabajar para resolverlo de forma disruptiva.”

http://innovayaccionchallenge.com/empresas-retadoras-del-innovaaccion-business-challenge-conoce-zumex

In history, it was never so complex to develop new products. Design and develop products have been reinforced by approaching and “hybridizing” with strategic and services in order to provide greater value to the product.

Event: New product development in complex markets. Lecture.

Place: CEEI Valencia

Valencian design has been a protagonist in the European Parliamen. The main topic “the role of design in European reindustrialization”. This event was organized by Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero, ADCV and the CDICV.
Five Valencian companies Porcelanosa, Zumex, RNB Cosmetics, LZF Lamps and Actiu have intervened to explain how a strategic management of design is a driving force for thier development and have been part of their corporate succes.
José González, Director of Innovation and Creativity at Zumex, has highlighted the fundamental role played by design in the expansion of Zumex, present in a hundred of countries. I have affirmed that innovation is the main driver to its development.

I was invited at Business Mindsets to talk about “Blue oceans” as business model. I had the chance of explain Zumex case and how my company started as pioneer generating a market from scratch.

Business Mindsets explores new possibilities to think and do business in innovative ways. Applying new perspectives and mindsets to existing businesses or creating new opportunities from them. The role that innovation has played in recent years in the transformation of business has led us to explore blue oceans, agile methodologies, new segments in the bottom of the pyramid, new capitals in the form of information and data, and an infinite network of relationships and perspectives with our value chain.

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The electric-power assisted “0 plus minus 0” bicycle designed for Yamaha was featured at Yankodesign:

Yankodesign

Yamaha

Group exhibition design formed by young Spanish designers in the field of product design (furniture, household and everyday objects, musical …) and fashion. The even was held in “Centro Cultural Tegucigalpa” Honduras.

Project:

Jose González joined with his PSR-E253 designed for Yamaha.

Since 2016,  Zumex is recognized as Innovative SME. The Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness recognizes our innovative character for our activity and investment of resources in this area.

We talk about innovation at Zumex.

Jose González has participated as guest teacher for the Master’s Degree in Research for Design and Innovation, degree awarded by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design and Engineering.

The topic was about “Developing innovative products at global corporations and SME”. How to use a “Design Thinking method” through practical examples, at both middle and big corporations.

#4SCD organized by the Association of Students of Industrial Design www.aedisevilla.es have invited Jose Gonzalez to talk about “Technology, design and people” to the next generation of product and industrial designers. This event is largest congress of Industrial Design held in Andalusia (Spain) every year.

Zumex Group, a world leader manufacturing and designing technology solutions for squeezed fruits and vegetables, has named José González director of innovation and creativity of the company.

Related link:
ValenciaPlaza

On next Wednesday May 13 at 19: 30h. Will be start the exhibition “La hora del diseño” curated by Maria Alonso in Room Amadis Youth Institute, organized by INJUVE.

You can find Cp4 Stage which I designed for Yamaha.

Free entrance
Sala Amadís del Injuve
C/ José Ortega y Gasset, 71. 28006 Madrid

This month, April of 2015, Proyecta56 publish my interview about working at Yamaha as Senior Designer. Proyecta 56 is a young Spanish magazine which is based on design articles, especially industrial and product design. You may find highlighted that interview on the cover and back cover. Inside 7 pages with that topic and photos of my past work.

The “zero plus/minus zero” been part of the AH A MAY project, will be exhibited on Yamaha Both at Frankfurt, Musikmesse 2015, which is the biggest music fair in Europe.

Yamaha Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. will present a joint project in the “Ninth Edition of the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne 2015” from March 12 through 22.

I had the opportunity of design a electric bicycle concept for Yamaha Motor. This design is one of the products for “AH A MAY” project, where the design divisions of the two Yamahas exchanged their design fields, and, without any constraints related to production or commercialization, created designs according to each Yamaha’s method and way of thinking.

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Yamaha has launched the flagship subwoofer NS-SW 1000. This design for the Japanese brand is shown in Berlin during at the IFA show. Here are the most important design features:

• Piano finish provides an elegant appearance as well as deep and tight sound
• High texture aluminium front panel and buttons
• Twisted Flare Port produces clear and tight bass
• 1,000W high power, high efficiency digital amp
• Yamaha’s advanced three-way mitered joint construction, heavy 41kg optimum resonance enclosure
• Large, heavy transformer for powerful bass
• Comprehensive low impedance design

NS-SW1000

Proud that CP4 won this years´MIPA Award for Best Stage Piano at musikmesse in Frankfurt!

Check out these videos about Mussikmesse 2014.

Since 2011 I´m working at Yamaha Design Lab. at its headquarter in Japan, being part of the internationals designers of the company.

Colloquium with the students of design at Shizuoka University of Art and Culture www.suac.ac.jp/english/

It was an interesting experience and nice opportunity to talk with the students.

Interview about design concept for Cp4 Stage Piano. I answer some questions for Yamaha to explain my approach to this design project and how was its development process.

Have a look to that interview: Website

Since Yamaha Cp4 Stage has been launched many great artists have selected this piano to play on stage. Names like Chuk Leavell who plays with the Rolling Stones, Matt Johnson from Jamiroquai, Michael W Smith, David Garfiel…

In 2010 my projects Folia and Ceronte was selected to represent Spanish design in a International design exhibition  “Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne” (France). This Spanish representation is part of Living Spain Project.

En 2010 mis proyectos Folia y Ceronte fueron seleccionados entre otros para representar el diseño español en la Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne (Francia). Esta representación de España es parte de Living Spain Project.

I have debuted as coolhunter columnist for Trendhal, which is an observatory related with UPV University that collects, analyzes, filters, decodes and interprets the signals that define the current and future trends of the housing sector.

My first article has been about –The right Japanese balance (sp) – it could not be in other way.

Monographic article about my professional experience in Japan and before in Spain. (SP) Link1  Link2