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Curriculum Vitae2018 – 2019Designer at Bold StockholmCompleted Art and Design Science Master Studies at the Folkwang University of the Arts and the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (Master of Arts with honours)Internship at Bold Stockholm2016 – 2017Educational and research stay in the United States, Taos (NM), San Francisco (CA)Educational and cultural trip through northern IndiaScholarship from the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" at the University of Southampton (UK)
2015 – 2014Initiation, conception and organization of the congress "Zum Begriff der Gestaltung" at the Folkwang University of the Arts, opening speaker and lecture speaker about the history, meaning, and dimensions of the term "Gestaltung"Assistant of Prof Dr Cordula Meier (Folkwang University of the Arts, Germany)Participant of the "Designertagung" in Görlitz of the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes"; Workshops by Axel Kufus, Eike König and Peter Zizka on the topic "Transformation"
2013Started Art and Design Science Master study course at the Folkwang University of the Arts and the University of Duisburg-EssenFinished Communication Design Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Germany (Bachelor of Arts)Assistant of Prof Ilka Helmig (University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Germany)Participant of "Material based Design" Workshop by Max Lipsey (Spring Academy of the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" in Papenburg, Germany)
2012Started as an Independent Freelancer in DesignInternship at the studio "Strichpunkt Design" in Stuttgart, Germany (6 months)Assistant of Prof Dr Melanie Kurz (University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Germany)Winner of the renowned scholarship of the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" (German Academic Scholarship Foundation)
2011Chairwomen of the Students‘ Union (AStA) at the University of Applied Sciences Aachen, GermanyAssistant of Prof Dr Melanie Kurz (University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Germany)
2010 – 2009Social welfare officer of the Students‘ Union (AStA) at the University of Applied Sciences Aachen, GermanyAssistant of Prof Dr Melanie Kurz (University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Germany)Participant of "The Afternoon Travel Type Performance" (Workshop at University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Germany)
2008Started Studies of Communication Design at the University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Germany
2007 – 2005Finished secondary school "Staatliche Fachoberschule Augsburg", faculty "Gestaltung", Germany (German specialised A-levels)Internship at the architect‘s studio "Freiraum" in Augsburg, Germany (8 months)Finished secondary school "Maria-Ward-Realschule" in Neuburg a.d. Donau, Germany (German intermediate school-leaving certificate)
* 1987 in Neuburg a.d. Donau, Germany
Publications / Mentionsforsch – forscher – am forschen: Ein Schulheft für forschendes Lernen und Studieren, edited by Christine Heil and Sabine Sutter, fabrico Verlag 2017.Cordula Meier, Christoph Dorsz: Abenteuer Universität. In: Öffnungszeiten. Papiere zur Designwissenschaft, Issue 29, Design & Research, Kassel university press 2015, p. 40-48.International Yearbook Communication Design 2014/2015, Vol 2, edited by Peter Zec, Ostfilden 2014, p. 477.V mag, issue 3, 2013, p. 42-43.PAGE, issue 3, 2012, p. 21.Green Graphics, edited by Vicky Eckert, Efrén Zúñiga, Ana Freixas, Barcelona 2011, p. 203-204.Körper, Flächen, Schnitte: Bildlexikon für Gestalter, edited by Melanie Kurz, Ludwigsburg 2011.Boxhorn, issue 24, 2011, p. 26-27.Zeichnen in allen Lebenslagen, edited by Ilka Helmig, Aachen 2009.
AwardsRed Dot Communication Design Award 2014 in the category Social Responsibility for the project Inventarium, 2014Scholarship of the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" (German Academic Scholarship Foundation), 2012Winner of the CHIO Poster Contest, 2012Winner of the Sustainability Packaging-Design contest of the company Alesco with the draft for fruit and vegetable bags made from compostable biofilm, 2010GWA Junior Agency Award (Bronze), 2009