Your career path is a bit unconventional. Can you tell
us how you got started in design?
I am from a family of doctors. When I was about 16
years old, I studied as an exchange student in Ohio where
I learned to appreciate art and cra more than other times
in my life. I started drawing, painting and experimenting
with materials and objects. I felt something special when
creating. Aer I came back home to Germany, I didn't stop
creating.
My parents thought of my newfound creativity as a
hobby, but I didn't. But when it was time to decide on a
career, I initially chose the expected route to become a
doctor. Very quickly, I realized that medicine wasn't the
path I truly wanted to take. Aer spending some time in
the sciences, I started to explore the world of spatial and
graphic design, as well as product and furniture.
I took my chances and followed my heart by applying
for design school in Hamburg, Germany. It just all fell
together from there. I studied spatial design in undergrad
which was a mix of architecture and graphic design, and
then I went to study contextual design (furniture and
product) at the Design Academy Eindhoven.
It was the best decision I've made and I feel so incredibly
fortunate to have chosen the path that's right for me and I
feel very lucky to be able to do the work I love.
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