Sir Ken Robinson y Mike Matas deberían conocerse. Seguro que uno y otro no tardarían ni cinco minutos en encontrarse. Robinson, conocido por su apuesta por una educación que nos ayude a potenciar el lugar donde destrezas y pasiones se encuentran, vería en Mike (Seattle, USA, 1986) el perfecto ejemplo de una persona joven que ha sabido construir su vida al margen de lo preestablecido.
Mike ama el diseño. Y por ende, la belleza. Su enorme talento se aprecia también en sus fotografías. A los 15 años, este americano al que ir al colegio no le ayudaba a avanzar, comenzó a trabajar en Omni Group. La empresa estaba a varios bloques de su casa, y a Mike el software le interesaba más que los libros de textos.
Tras una experiencia terrible en soporte técnico y una experiencia increíble en el equipo de diseño, en Marzo de 2004, a la edad de 18 años, Mike co-fundó su primera start-up, “Delicious Monster”. Fue un salto arriesgado, que sin embargo funcionó muy bien.
Años de intenso trabajo ponen de manifiesto que Mike ama lo hace, y además lo hace muy bien:Apple le fichó para trabaja en la interfaz del Mac OS X y el iPhone O5, entre otras. En el año 2009 Mike decidió dejar la compañía para fundar Push Pop Press, la demostración de la revolución que estamos a punto de vivir en torno a los libros de texto. Su primera aplicación,“Una verdad incómoda” para Al Gore, es una gran demostración. Y el día que la presentó en TED, ¡Mike llevaba unos Preventi shoes!
En la actualidad, además de trabajar para Facebook, Mike trabaja en el diseño de Nest, el termostato más elegante que pudieras imaginar.
Mike Matas, en un puñado de frases inspiradoras
Mi educación es diaria, y se basa en los lugares y objetos que me rodean, en la influencia de las personas con las que colaboro”.“Me gusta observar objetos y pensar en cómo podría mejorarlos”.“Mis diseños favoritos son aquellos que no solo resuelven un problema, sino que también te involucran a nivel emocional”. “Si no trabajas en algo que realmente te importa, es difícil mantenerse lo suficientemente motivado y apasionado como para lanzar una start up y salir al mercado”.
“Quiero poder ofrecer a las personas herramientas mejores que les ayuden a explorar y compartir ideas”.“Es importante seguir adelante sin dejar de prestar atención a lo que estás construyendo“.“Cuando hay un equilibrio entre funcionalidad y emoción, una y otra se amplifican, y el resultado tiene una fuerza increíble”.
Este Otoño, Mike recorrió Estados Unidos de costa a costa con su novia Sharon. Su “roadtrip” comenzó en San Francisco y acabó en Nueva York, dos semanas después.
Roadtrip USA from Mike Matas on Vimeo.
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Preventi by Mike Matas está disponible en nuestro shop on-lineSir Ken Robinson and Mike Matas should get to know each other. They would probably get along very quickly. Robinson, known for its commitment to an education that help us enhance “the Element”, would see in Mike Matas (Seattle, USA, 1986) the perfect example of a young person who has been able to build a life on education, creativity and passion.
Mike loves design. And everything that surrounds his life: his girlfriend Sharon Hwang, his young brother and artist Jonathan Matas, all his friends. At age 15, Mike started feeling that he was more interested in design than school, so he applied to the Omni Group, a company several blocks from home.
After a bad experience in technical support and an amazing experience in the design team, in March 2004 Mike co-founded his first start-up, “Delicious Monster”. He was 18 years old. And it worked incredibly well.
Years of hard work and beautiful projects have shown that Mike loves what he does, and he does it very well: Apple hired him to work for the design interface of Mac OS X and the iPhone O5, among others. In 2009 he decided to leave the company for the launch of Push Pop Press, the start-up that designed the app for Al Gore’s “An inconvenient truth”. Matas was presenting this digital revolution among the textbooks at TED, (wearing a pair of Preventi shoes! )
Mike currently works for Facebook. He’s also involved in the design of Nest, the smartest thermostat ever.
Mike Matas in a bunch of inspiring quotes
“I’m educated every day by the places and things I surround myself with, and the people I collaborated with”. I enjoy looking at things and trying to figure out how they can be improved”.
“My favorite designs are the ones that don’t just solve a problem, but also engage you on anemotional level”.”If you’re not working on something that you yourself really care about, it’s hard to stay motivated and passionate about doing your start up and getting it out there”.
“I like giving people better tools to explore and share ideas”. “When there’s that balance between functionality and emotion, the two amplify each other and the result is really powerful”.
This fall, Mike Matas and his girlfriend drove across the United States. They started in San Francisco and arrived in New York two weeks later.
More about Mike Matas and his collaboration with Preventi shoes on his website, on Twitterand Facebook.
Preventi by Mike Matas is available in our shop on-lineSir Ken Robinson and Mike Matas should get to know each other. They would probably get along very quickly. Robinson, known for its commitment to an education that help us enhance “the Element”, would see in Mike Matas (Seattle, USA, 1986) the perfect example of a young person who has been able to build a life on education, creativity and passion.
Mike loves design. And everything that surrounds his life: his girlfriend Sharon Hwang, his young brother and artist Jonathan Matas, all his friends. At age 15, Mike started feeling that he was more interested in design than school, so he applied to the Omni Group, a company several blocks from home.
After a bad experience in technical support and an amazing experience in the design team, in March 2004 Mike co-founded his first start-up, “Delicious Monster”. He was 18 years old. And it worked incredibly well.
Years of hard work and beautiful projects have shown that Mike loves what he does, and he does it very well: Apple hired him to work for the design interface of Mac OS X and the iPhone O5, among others. In 2009 he decided to leave the company for the launch of Push Pop Press, the start-up that designed the app for Al Gore’s “An inconvenient truth”. Matas was presenting this digital revolution among the textbooks at TED, (wearing a pair of Preventi shoes! )
Mike currently works for Facebook. He’s also involved in the design of Nest, the smartest thermostat ever.
Mike Matas in a bunch of inspiring quotes
“I’m educated every day by the places and things I surround myself with, and the people I collaborated with”. I enjoy looking at things and trying to figure out how they can be improved”.
“My favorite designs are the ones that don’t just solve a problem, but also engage you on anemotional level”.”If you’re not working on something that you yourself really care about, it’s hard to stay motivated and passionate about doing your start up and getting it out there”.
“I like giving people better tools to explore and share ideas”. “When there’s that balance between functionality and emotion, the two amplify each other and the result is really powerful”.
This fall, Mike Matas and his girlfriend drove across the United States. They started in San Francisco and arrived in New York two weeks later.
More about Mike Matas and his collaboration with Preventi shoes on his website, on Twitterand Facebook.
Preventi by Mike Matas is available in our shop on-line
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