Dipl. Designer FH (final degree 2006, FHNW, CH)
Dipl. Architectural drawer (dipoma 2001, Bern, CH)
Independent designer since 2006, projects in the fields of interior, furniture and accessory, with focus on sustainability.
Since 2009 Teaching Assistant at the UAS Lucerne, dept. Product Design
2010 supporting the Kunst Station Triemli, a public arts programme for the Municipal Hospital Triemli in Zürich, Switzerland
2009/2010 Organising team for the exhibition: “Building for the 2000-Watt-Society”, for the architectural department of the city of Zurich, CH
2009 guest lecturer at the FHNW, dept. Industrial Design
2008 Works with defdef. (collaboration with Daniel Gafner and Thilo Fuente) and for POSTFOSSIL
2007 charter member of the design collective POSTFOSSIL
2006-2007 Collaboration with fuenteYfuente for Sunrise, AYR, Lamy. Projects for Swatch, filles et fils and POSTFOSSIL
2006 founding own Label “filles et fils” with Tina Stieger and Stefan Rechsteiner
2004/2005 Internship at design studio “el ultimo grito” in London, UK, projects in the fields of interior and furniture for Magis, Mathmos, and the West London Academy (by Foster and Partners)
2002 junior designer at Ziswiler and Partners Inc. Zurich, CH, projects in the fields of exhibition design and furniture
1997-2001 apprenticeship as draughtsman at Muller and Messerli Architects in Thun, CH
with diploma A-level in Art and Design (gest. BMS) Bern, CH
Awards and Nominations
2009 second prize for „Aktives Wohnen, wohliches Arbeiten“ at the Designpreis@Embru Ruti, CH
2008 Design Report Award for „first light“ at SaloneSatellite, Milan, IT
2008 Rabbit in bronze for „first light“ at „die Besten ‚08“, Zurich, CH
2007 first prize for „unité de vernissage“ at the Form08 competition, Zurich, CH
2006 nominated with „tischlein deck dich“ for the Designbiennale Award Lucerne, CH
2006 nominated with „Jäkälä“ for the Designboom Award “house party”, JP
Publications
2010 Various Products in „Swiss Design“ by Dorian Lucas (Braun Verlag)
2009 Sabooh&Mitsu in „Once Upon a Chair, Design Beyond the Icon“ (Gestalten Verlag)
2009 Jäkälä-domestic landscape in „Play All Day, Design for Children“ (Gestalten Verlag)
2009 first light in „Limited Edition“ by Sophie Lovell (Birkhäuser Verlag)
2008 „unité de vernissage“ and „first light“ in „desire-the Shape of things to come“ (Gestalten Verlag)
Magazines: Ideales Heim, Wohnrevue, Hochparterre, Elle Decoration, DesignReport, Bravacasa et al.