I am passionate about bridging art, technology and society all of which I believe are crucial factors to successful innovation. Applying design and art methodologies not only enables innovation to products but also to services and whole businesses.

Design for me is a process of sensitive problem solving: starting with broad thinking followed by informed decision‐making, then choosing directions which to follow through to the next phases ‐ each phase more precisely defining the end result. I am motivated to make outstanding ideas come
reality.

Interests

• Installation
• Jewellery
• Products

Resume

PROFESSION

July 2009 – now
Entrepreneur, Product- and Business Developer / Vienna, London

July 2008 – Aug. 2008
Klein-Dytham Architecture / Tokyo, Japan
Researcher, Interiors

July 2005 – Sept. 2007
Self Employed Product-Designer / Vienna, Austria

March 2006 – Sept. 2006
Collaborative Supervisor at the Department of Innovation-Management, University of Applied Sciences / Wels, Austria

Oct. 2003 – Feb. 2004
Internship with Michael Sodeau Partnership / London, UK


EDUCATION:

Oct. 2007 – July 2009
MA Industrial Design Engineering, Royal College of Art, London UK
MSc Imperial College, London UK
Design London Fellow, MBA joint course at Imperial College Business School, London UK

Sept. 2007 – Sept. 2007
Vitra Design Workshop / Boisbuchet, France

Feb. 2003 - July 2003
Erasmus Exchange Program, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Industrial Design / Milan, Italy

Aug. 2002 - Aug. 2002
Helsinki University of Technology (Department of Architecture): IHFP for Urban Planning / Helsinki, Finland

Oct. 2001 – June 2005
MSc FH Joanneum,
Degree Course of Industrial Design (w/honours), University of Applied Sciences / Graz, Austria

Oct. 1999 – June 2001 Studies of Communications Sciences and Italian Language, University of Vienna, Austria


LANGUAGES

German - native language
Italian - fluent verbal and written
English - fluent verbal and written
Japanese - beginner ;-)


AWARDS

2009 Dyson Foundation
2009 Matthews Wrightson ‐ Start your own Business Award. Overall Winner
2009 Royal College of Art, Profs. Commendation ‐ Outstanding Quality of Work
2009 Deutsche Bank Award ‐ Fostering creative enterprises
2008 Valpak Recycle‐More Award: Design for a Better Environment
2008 Hutchinson Wampoa Design Award ‐ Best Strategic Concept
2008 Runner up ‐ New Business Challenge, Tanaka Business School / London
2007 Winner of the Imperial College Idea Challenge
2007 Henkel Art Award
2007 Short‐listed for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany
2006 Kind & Jugend Innovation Award, International Toy Fair, Cologne
2006 Glas‐Light Design Award, Stölzle Oberglas, Bärnbach
2005 Short‐listed for the Braun Prize
2005 Adolf Loos Stateprize for experimental Design, Austria


EXHIBITIONS

2010 Biennale Internationale du Design, Saint Étienne
2010 Lab Craft: Digital adventures in contemporary craft, Touring Exhibition, UK
2010 Transformation ‐ The Space at Deutsche Bank / London, UK
2009 Exploring Innovation, Royal College of Art / London, UK
2009 Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design / Tallinn, Estonia
2009 Innovation & Technology ‐ European capital of culture / Vilnius, LIT
2009 European Year of Creativity & Innovation, Flanders Gallery / Brussels, BE
2008 World Design Capital – International Design Casa / Turin, Italy
2008 Seoul Design Olympiad / Jamsil Stadium / Seoul, Korea
2008 World Best Design / CEOX Atlantic Hall / Seoul, Korea
2008 Red Dot Designcenter / Hessen, Germany
2006 Kind & Jugend / International Toy Fair / Cologne, Germany
2006 Designmai / Berlin, Germany
2006 Salone Internazionale del Mobile / Salone Satellite / Milan, Italy
2005‐06 MomA ‐ The Museum of Modern Art: Design takes on risk / NYC, USA
2005 Contemporary Austrian Design / Designblok / Prague, Czeck Republic
2005 Adolf Loos Staatspreisausstellung / Looshaus / Vienna, Austria
2005 World Best Design / Seoul, Korea

Company

Hermann Trebsche Industrial Design

School

Royal College of Art / Imperial College, London, UK