Award-Verified Design-Led Brand United States of America Enterprise
Danilo Villanueva & Makina & Co
Danilo Villanueva · Makina & Co
- Winner of the A' Design Award.
- Specialized in Watch Design.
- Creative, Diligent and Innovative.
- Original Design.
Ranked #5,763 worldwide and #508 in United States of America.
World Design Ratings: Forthcoming Professional, tier AD.
Silver 1
About Danilo Villanueva & Makina & Co
Danilo has been in the advertising industry for 15+ years now working in multinational agencies like Saatchi, TBWA Chiat Day, Leo Burnett, BBDO and MRM/Mccann. He's gained global experience working in Los Angeles, Dubai, Beijing/Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York. He has built local and global integrated campaigns for major brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Visa, Emirates Airlines, Sony, General Motors and Tencent.
In 2014, he founded a company called Makina & Co where he's won several design awards from organizations like A' Design Awards, European Product Design Awards, International Design Awards, New York Product Design Awards, Muse Design Awards, London Design awards, London International Creative Competition and others. He has served as jury member for the One Club's ADC 103rd Annual Awards, London Design Award, Muse Design Awards, Adstars/Madstars and others.
His work for Makina have gained recognition from local and international design, watch-expert, news publications like Esquire, Designboom Italy, Monochrome Watches Amsterdam, Time and Tide Watches Melbourne, Worn and Wound USA, Watchpro London, Watch Life News Tokyo, ANCX Philippines, The Manila Times Philippines and more.
About the Brand
Makina means machine - derived from the Spanish word maquina. Makina is born in the Philippines. As a filipino watch brand, we are committed to putting out only eccentric and unconventional designs providing the watch industry bold alternatives since 2017
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Award-Winning Works by Danilo Villanueva & Makina & Co
Design Classifications
Interviews with Danilo Villanueva & Makina & Co
- Designer of the Day Interview 17 May 2024
- Design Interview: Makina Andras I Watch 28 May 2024
- Design Legend Interview 17 May 2024
- Designer Interview 17 May 2024
- Grand Interview: Makina Andras I Watch 22 October 2025