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michael wolf
designer [german diploma, equivalent ma]
born in stuttgart, germany,
november 5th, 1971


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