Profile
I am a creative allrounder and qualified designer currently based in Kassel, Germany. During my studies in the department of product design at the School of Art and Design Kassel (Kunsthochschule Kassel), I specialized on the design, construction as well as fabrication of parametric systems and structures. In 2015 I worked for Zurich based office Design-to-Production.
Afterwards I continued my studies with a focus on the development of specialized and individualized digital tools for parametric design and digital fabrication processes. During that time, I also worked with the research platform Building Art Invention (Bau Kunst Erfinden) as well as tutoring students at the School of Art and Design Kassel.
In 2019 I became a research and teaching associate at the School of Art and Design Kassel within the Workshop for Digital Design and Fabrication (Digitale 3D-Technik). In parallel I worked on my diploma thesis on knit membranes in architecture. Subsequently, I graduated in 2020 in the field of industrial design.
In 2021 I joined the Digital Design Unit (DDU) at Technical University of Darmstadt as a research associate and PhD candidate.
Furthermore I am producing music using the moniker Efes Twin.
Work Experience
2021 - ONGOING – Research Associate at Digital Design Unit, TU Darmstadt
2019 - 2021 – LfbA at Digitale 3D-Technik Kunsthochschule Kassel
2018 - 2019 – Assistance at Bau Kunst Erfinden
2017 - 2018 – Freelance at Kennwert
2015 - 2018 – Assistance at Digitale 3D-Technik Kunsthochschule Kassel
2015 - 2015 – Internship at designtoproduction, Zürich
2013 - 2015 – Assistance at Digitale 3D-Technik Kunsthochschule Kassel
Publications
2020 – Solar Grove LAGI 2019 competition entry, published in Return to the Source
Digital
2017 – Small Scale Glulam Tool in the digital catalogue of the guest professorship of Yael Mer
Exhibitions
2020 – EXAMEN20, documenta-Halle Kassel
2018 – KASSELCOLLECTION #04, Biennale Interieur Kortrijk
2018 – KASSELCOLLECTION #03, Ambiente Frankfurt
2017 – KASSELCOLLECTION #03, Grassimuseum für Angewandte Kunst Leipzig
2017 - Design Des Monats, KMMN Kassel
2017 – Unterm Untergrund, Café NEU Kassel
2016 – Yellow Pages, Rundgang Kunsthochschule Kassel
2016 – Kunst19, K19 Kassel
2015 – lab.30, Augsburg
2015 – it's a matter of mix, Kassel
2014 – Caulfield Sound Shell Prototype, Rundgang Kunsthochschule Kassel
2014 – Bernsteinzimmer Werkschau, Kassel
2013 – Concrete Curtain, Rundgang Kunsthochschule Kassel
Talks
2018 – "SELBERMACHEN!", Rundgang Kunsthochschule Kassel
2018 – "Do You See The FNORDs?" with Daniel Westhof, Psychedelic Laboratory Kassel
Papers
2017 – Social Design vs. Social Engineering - Nudge Design oder Angst Design?
Awards
2015 – Corian Design Award, Product Winner for Caulfield Sound Shell
2014 – Concrete Design Competition, Book Award for Concrete Curtain
Features
2019 – On The Way, soundtrack for dancing theatre
2018 – Nothing's Alright But That's Okay, featured in the video for Monitoring
2016 – Every Opportunity Missed, featured in the video for DISPL4Y-Alphabet by Olaf Val
2016 – Manches Bleibt Wie Es Bleibt, featured in the video for NO SOUL FOR SALE App by Catrine and Olaf Val
Press
03/2016 – The Social Shot in Frame Magazine #109
Digital
2015 – The Social Shot on Designboom
2015 – The Social Shot on The Creators Project