Esteban López Meoño is passionate about art, design, architecture, and aviation. He graduated in Graphic Design from the University of Costa Rica and worked in renowned media and advertising agencies such as La Nación, Garnier BBDO, and McCann Erickson. In 2004, he decided to branch out on his own and founded his design studio, Filisgráfica, and later, in 2016, created the publishing house Sipidipi. Today, he is dedicated to developing brands and to designing and distributing his pop-up books, where he combines creativity, culture, and a deep love for the book as an object.
Work Experience
-2016 to present – Sipidipi Publisher. Founder and graphic designer. San Jose, Costa Rica. http://www.sipidipi.com
-2004 to present – Filisgrafica, Boutique Graphic Design. Founder and graphic designer. San Jose, Costa Rica. http://www.filisgrafica.com
-2011 to 2018 – University of Costa Rica. Design Professor. San Jose, Costa Rica.
-2003 – McCann Erickson Advertising Agency. Art director. San Jose, Costa Rica. Client: The Coca-Cola Company.
-2001 to 2003 – Garnier / BBDO Advertising Agency. Graphic designer. San Jose, Costa Rica. Clients: Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Radio Shack, Dos Pinos, Parque Nacional de Diversiones, Librería Internacional and Phillip Morris.
-2000 to 2001 – McCann Erickson Advertising Agency. Graphic designer. San Jose, Costa Rica. Client: The Coca-Cola Company.
-1997 to 2000 – La Nación Newspaper. Graphic designer. San Jose, Costa Rica.
Education
–Student of the Professional Master’s in Arts. SEP. University of Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica.
-2000 – Bachelor in Fine Arts with emphasis on Graphic Design. Universidad de Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica.
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Exhibitions
-2022- Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño. Madrid, Spain.
-2022- Sin Pena, con Gloria. Costa Rica Design Week. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo. San José Costa Rica.
-2020 – Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño. Madrid, Spain.
-2019- Individual exhibition “Landscapes to Go”. Galería del Consejo Universitario, Universidad de Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica.
-2019 – Mundos Ilustrados of Viva el Arte, Plaza del Sol. San José, Costa Rica.
– 2018 – Bienal -2018 – Invited and selected at the Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño. Madrid, Spain.
-2015 – Equilátero Gallery. Collective exhibition of students of the Master of Arts of the Universidad of Costa Rica. San Jose Costa Rica. https://filisgrafica.wordpress.com/fantasias-neoclasicas-liberales/
Talks and Workshops
-2025 – Pop-up Design as a Tool for Social, Heritage, and Educational Mediation. Latin American Design Colloquium UNA – Costa Rica.
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