January - June 2024
Local Bio-Based Materials, Copenhagen
Design program
In the program, I will produce and craft with biobased materials. Part of the program is a series of lectures from international professionals and a final exhibition.
July 2023
Blanc Förderpreis, Award
Nominated/finalist
With the Växtvägg project, I was nominated for a German sponsorship award and was given the opportunity to present my work to a selected jury.
August 2022 - January 2023
Umeå Institute of Design, Schweden
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design Exchange studies
Exchange studies Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design Exchange studies
My time in Sweden taught me to rethink design patterns, strategies and most of all to work together with different disciplines. During this time, I started to shift my focus to a material-based design, focused on sustainability.
May 2022
Stiftung des deutschen Volkes, Scholarship
Nominated/finalist
After three years of intensive studies, my faculty nominated me to present my work in the scholarship election, where I made it to the final list.
March 2021 - November 2022
act‘ble GmbH, Karlsruhe
Internship and permanent employment
Product Development, Design, Brand Building Internship and permanent employment
I was responsible for the development of a new kind of pointe shoe for classical ballet. From the first prototypes to the production of a high-performance shoe. Learning to work with functional knit, 3D printing and to establish a brand.
March 2020 - February 2021
University Pforzheim, Design Department, Germany
Member of the faculty council & student council
Together, we worked on a more inclusive school, secured funds for our faculty and worked on the new curriculum for the Industrial Design department.
since October 2019 (until February 2024)
University Pforzheim, Design Department, Germany
Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design
Current studies Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design
The design school in Pforzheim is my platform for playing and discovering; to question and challenge traditionally taught industrial design and to develop my own focus. Browse my portfolio to discover my work.
April - July 2019
Carpenter‘s workshop ‚Martin Fuchs‘, Karlsruhe-Durlach
Preliminary internship
Working with wood, by hand and with machines, became a familiar craft. I learned how the material behaves, and to make use of its uniqueness.
March - April 2019
Opera ‚Die Staatstheater Stuttgart‘, Germany
Men‘s Tailor Department for Opera and Ballet
Internship in the crafts of customised tailoring Men‘s Tailor Department for Opera and Ballet
Growing up in a textile family, I learned how to use a sewing machine at the age of three. The theatre taught me to craft with half-a-centimetre measurement and absolute precision. This is where my full devotion to textiles began.
October 2018 - February 2019
University Pforzheim, Design Department, Germany
KATAPULT
Pre-Studies program KATAPULT
The pre-study program KATAPULT was for me, what the title says: a catapult. In a variety of courses, I learned how to use drawing, sketching, and sculptures. With this, I developed a new way of perceiving my surroundings.
January - July 2016
Sunshine Beach State Highschool, Queensland, Australia
Stay Abroad
My times abroad have been my biggest teacher; not only learning a language but also how to rely on myself, stay open and curious, and turn unfamiliarity into home.
2010 - 2018
Windeck-Gymnasium Bühl
A-Levels 