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Fashion - A Multifaceted Talent
By: Roxana de los Rios | Photos: Courtesy of the Designer
Lorenzo Urbistondo is a Cuban fashion designer with a varied academic background which included some time at the National School of Arts's Faculty of Set and Theatre Design, the School of Industrial Design, and a period at the University of Havana's Architecture School.
Studying these diverse subjects provided him with the skills to tackle many different projects. These included several industrial design projects such as furniture, accessories, and interior design for hotels and homes.
His career took him to fabric design and then the design of institutional uniforms for such diverse areas as banks, restaurants, and offices. His first collection was in 1983 and he won numerous awards at fairs around the world.
Although he was formally educated as an Industrial Designer, his relation with the world of fashion began earlier when he was a model at the La Rampa Experimental Workshop in the late 1960's.
He has released numerous collections in recent years and has worked as a costume designer for dance groups such as Danza Aguas and Ballet Rakatan and for musicical bands such as Sintesis, an icon of Afro-Cuban fusion on the island. He has also worked in fashion and has had a prominent role in wardrobe design for movies.
The list of Cuban films include Papeles Secundarios, Adorables Mentiras, Un Paraíso Bajo las Estrellas, Las Noches de Constantinopla, and Perfecto Amor Equivocado. In the latter
with a varied academic background which included some time at the National School of Arts's Faculty of Set and Theatre Design, the School of Industrial Design, and a period at the University of Havana's Architecture School. 
design of institutional uniforms for such diverse areas as banks, restaurants, and offices. His first collection was in 1983 and he won numerous awards at fairs around the world. 
costume designer for dance groups such as Danza Aguas and Ballet Rakatan and for musicical bands such as Sintesis, an icon of Afro-Cuban fusion on the island. He has also worked in fashion and has had a prominent role in wardrobe design for movies. 
