- Gastreferentin
- Institute of Architecture and Planning
- Education
- 2004
Diploma in Fashion Illustration: Istituto di Moda Burgo - Milan
- 2003 — 2007
BFA in Product Design: Parsons The New School for Design – New York
o Institutional Honours by the New School
o Departmental Honours by the Parsons Product Design Department - 1997 — 2002
Swiss-Italian Matura Degree with Major in Fine Arts: Liceo Artistico – Zurich
- Career
- since 2020
Product Concept and Development: WASSER FÜR WASSER – Lucerne, Zambia,
Mozambique
WASSER FÜR WASSER (WfW) WfW is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes the sustainable and fair use of water resources in Mozambique, Zambia and Switzerland. - 2019
Project Lead: Transformlabor of STRIDE Transformative Learning – Zurich
Concept development for STRIDE Un-School to test large scale collaboration models. - 2017 — 2019
External Advisor-x-runner Venture (today, Sanima) – Zurich
- 2016
Lecturer: Zurich School of the Arts (ZHDK) – Zurich
Developed and taught the course “Design with Social Impact” to an interdisciplinary group
of design students from Switzerland and Kenya. - 2015 — 2016
Sustainable Sanitation Consultant, ETH Urban Think Tank – Zurich, Cape Town
As part of ETH’s U-TT “ and in collaboration with the local community of Khayelitsha,
Cape Town: Conceptualization, development, and implementation of the construction of
water and sanitation infrastructure using sustainable principles. - 2013 — 2017
Founder, Head of R&D & Fundraising: x-runner Venture, Sanima - Lima
x-runner (today, Sanima) is an award-winning organization tackling the increasing
sanitation crisis for families in urban slums in Peru. www.sanima.pe/en - 2010 — 2013
Founder, CEO: x-runner Venture - New Delhi, Lima, Berlin
- 2010
Co-developer of community co-creation lab: Open Design City – Berlin
- 2009
Innovation Camp Resident & later Consultant: Palomar5 - Berlin
Palomar5 was a 6-weeks incubation and innovation camp for young, creative talents. - 2008 — 2009
Junior Designer: Wolfson Design – London
- 2008
Assistant Designer for Branding and Interior Design: Kessler&Kessler – Zurich
- 2006 — 2007
Creativity workshops with homeless children: Nazareth Homeless Shelter - New York
- 2005 — 2006
3D Printing Technician & CAD Tutor: Parsons School of Design - New York
- 2005
Intern for Structural Packaging Design: Fisher Price - New York
- 2002 — 2003
Intern for Contemporary Art: Maccarone Inc. - New York