Wrought Iron Designs of Carlos Galvan

Carlos Galvan Esquivias was born in Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo on the 17th of June, 1972.  From an early age, he showed a talent for writing poetry about nature.  Nature enchanted him.

When he was young, he was fortunate to have the privilege of living in the mountains and observing the beautiful scenery around him.

When Carlos was a teenager, he moved to the city of Ameca and there he supported and partiipated in promoting cultural events for children and young people.

Carlos studied for his Bachelor's of Industrial Design at the University of Guadalajara, and leaned towards painting and sculpture.  He was Senior Fellow at the Institute of Industrial Design in Havana, Cuba, where he studied specialty production machinery and ceramics.

Later, he had his own workshop making handmade wrought iron furnishings, sculptures, garden designs - for hotels and private homes.  He planned his designs in accordance with the environment and space allowance for each project.

The technique Carlos Galvan mainly uses is the wrought iron style of the Middle Ages.  Like the premier wrought iron artisan and designer in the late 15th Century, Nicolo Grosso Caparra, Carlos heats his iron in a forge to make it plastic and then shapes it with a mallet and other instruments, all by hand, to get the wrought iron designs he desires.

He sometimes complements his designs with clay, glass, marble and other materials to create a well-balanced and unique piece of art.

LOS Factory is located in Guadalajara, Mexico, founded by Arjan Los and Carlos Galvan, Mexico's most famous wrought iron artist. Carlos' wrought iron designs are described as unique, innovative, and breathtaking, it's not surprising to find his works not only in Mexico, but in the United States, the Philippines, Sweden, Dubai, and many other places.

LOS Factory specializes in mosaic and wrought iron designs and has established itself as one of the most inspiring and refreshing design factories in North and Central America. A few of the types of work they do are:

• Wrought Iron Designs


• Byzantine Mosaic Designs


• Venetial Mosaic Designs


• Marble Designs


• Fusion Designs (Wrought Iron Designs fused with Mosaic Desighs)

Carlos Galvan is, undisputingly, the main artist. Co-founder ARJAN LOS is the Project Director mainly involved with the pixel mosaics. Arturo Talavera is also a Project Director and Javier Jimenez is the Senior Project Engineer.

Their stable of artists is experienced in many types of hospitality projects, including 5-star hotels, and restaurants & bars, as well as private residential projects.

Anna and Jason Hyatt wanted to open a restaurant, their second, combining the simplicity of authentic Mexican food - with fresh, high-quality ingredients, in a charming, contemporary setting. In June, 2009, they opened the Maya Restaurant in Cebu.

Arjan Los and Carlos Galvan helped turn their dream into reality. The restaurant is a blend of local furnishings, such as traditional adobe stone, and hand-made Mexican wrought iron and blown glass light fixtures and tequila glasses.

This is just one of many examples of the world-wide work from LOS-Factory and art of Carlos Galvan.