
AWARDS <2001> First prize: Digital Sparks
Award 2001: »Stadtwirklichkeit
a platform for the construction of virtual cities«
<2001> Finalist for the Internationalen Browserday Award, Berlin
: project »Stadtwirklichkeit« nominated <2001>
Nachlux-Prize: runner-up [top 17] : »Luculus
an interactive light concept« <2000>
Second prize : Offision 2000 - Innovation prize for office design : Conmax
the office to take away
EXHIBITIONS <2003> [Soundgarten] Learntec Fair, Karlsruhe, Germany : Cebit Fair, Hanover, Germany <2001> [Luculus] International furniture Fair, Cologne, Germany <2000> [Elektra] World Expo, Hanover : [Conmax] Orgatec International Fair, Cologne : [Luculus] Mediathek, Mediapark, Cologne <1999> [Kambium kitchen furniture] International Furniture Fair, Cologne : Passagen
WORK EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS <2002> Research
on interactive toys, tangible interfaces and affective computing : MARS
- Exploratory Media Lab : Fraunhofer Institute for Media Communication [IMK],
St. Augustin, Germany
<2001> German Office for Foreign Trade : Responsible for inhouse
corporate design <1997-2002> Freelance
design : own portfolio of clients in different fields [e.g. World Expo 2000,
Hanover, Germany] <1999> web design and
corporate design : Sevenval, Cologne, Germany <1992>
Advertising : City Graphic Team, Krefeld, Germany <1991>
Reproduction technology, photo-composition [Internship] : Zero Typography,
Moers, Germany
EDUCATION <2002>
Diploma thesis on Human Computer Interaction [HCI] :
A tangible software interface that enables children to record and modify sound
in a playful way : University of Applied Sciences Cologne : Koeln
International School of Design [KISD], Germany : Fraunhofer Institute
for Media Communication [IMK], St. Augustin, Germany
<2000> University design project on urbanism and urbain products
: École Nationale Superieure
de Création Industriélle [ENSCI], Paris, France
<1999> Mid-term examination: Studies on audible product qualities
and sound design : University of Applied Sciences Cologne : Koeln International
School of Design [KISD], Germany <1998>
International design project on a visual identity for a Cambodian Organisation
: University of Applied Sciences Cologne : Koeln International School of Design
[KISD], Germany : Department of Restauration and Conservation, Cologne, Germany
: Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of
Siem Reap [APSARA], Cambodia <1993-1996> Communication
design: Three years full time assistant training : Glockenspitz Technical
College, Krefeld, Germany <1995> International
design project : Participation in LEONARDO : The International Classroom As
A Tool For Developing A European Dimension in Communication, Media and Design
(COMEDE) : Glockenspitz Technical College, Krefeld, Germany : Roskilde Technical
School, Denmark <1991-1993> Civil service
in a youth association : creative and interactive workshops and activities
with children and teenagers [video, drawing
], Krefeld, Germany
<1982-1990> Julius-Stursberg-Gymnasium : High school
LANGUAGES : German native, Englisch fluent, French basic
