Born in Curitiba, Brazil, Mauricio moved to Toronto to pursue a degree at the Ontario College of Art and Design. During school, he competed in several international competitions, won awards and had his thesis project featured in Azure magazine.

After his studies he went on to collaborate with Canadian design collective Motherbrand, exhibit at Beaver Tales: Canadian Art and Design exhibition at The University of Toronto Art Centre and participate in international summer workshops organized by the Vitra Design Museum and the Centre Georges Pompidou in France.

Dabbling in fashion, Mauricio worked under Canadian design veteran, Joeffer Caoc, before moving to his role as Product Designer and Creative Lead at Umbra.

Mauricio has recently relocated to London where he is pursuing a Master's degree in Design Products at the Royal College of Art.