Interest in interaction of design and social media, culture and nationality, working atmosphere and team spirit, fun and effectiveness, professionalism and knowledge enhancement — Interactive, multimedial, analog, virtual, accessible, emotional, didactic, playful. In short: The crossing of boundaries and disciplines.

Working and living in Munich. Previous stops Dusseldorf (Germany) and Ghent (Belgium). Master of Arts in Exhibition Design and Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design. Trained Media Consultant and Planner. Worked for prize winning projects as Red Dot Design Award, Architizer Award & Bayerischer Staatspreis Special Mention. German Design Award Nominee. PAGE & Novum Newcomer talent. Scholar of German National Academic Foundation. 

Awards
→ Red Dot Design Award Winner ›Genesis Mint concept, Blackspace‹ 2020
→ German Design Award Nominee ›Newcomer talent‹ 2018
→ 100 Beste Plakate 2018 Nominee ›Vanessa Kiefert‹ 2018
→ Architizer Award ›Guga S‘Thebe Children’s Theatre‹ 2017
→ German National Academic Foundation ›Young talent‹ 2016—2017
→ German National Academic Foundation ›Young talent‹ 2013—2016
→ Bayerischer Staatspreis Special Mention ›Space for remembrance‹ 2016

Publications
→ ›New Exhibition Design 03‹ av edition, Stuttgart 2020
→ ›Exhibition Design Reader‹ Publisher TBA, Release TBA
→ ›Novum Newcomer talent Vanessa Kiefert‹ Munich 2018
→ ›PAGE Newcomer talent Vanessa Kiefert‹ Hamburg 2018
→ ›Rudi Assmann‹, Hochschule Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf 2017
→ ›Walter Sauer‹ Self-publishing, Dusseldorf 2015

Exhibitions ∕ Events
→ ›NRW DESIGN ISSUE‹, NRW Forum, Dusseldorf 2018
→ ›AUFTAKT Festival‹ Studiobühne Köln, Cologne 2018
→ ›Rudi Assmann‹ Ninasagt Galerie, Dusseldorf 2018
→ ›set now—ausstellung ausstellen‹ Nilsons, Dusseldorf 2017
→ ›entweder oder.‹ NRW Forum, Dusseldorf 2017
→ ›Welcomeback‹ Japanhaus, Dusseldorf 2016 ∕ 2017
→ ›Vorstadt ausstellen‹ Westfälischer Kunstverein, Muenster 2016
→ ›Erinnerungsort‹ Hochschule Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf 2016
→ ›sieraad Art Fair 2015‹, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam 2015 (Netherlands)
→ ›Reduce to the max‹ Playspace, Rotterdam 2015 (Netherlands)
→ ›Between Manifesto and Silence‹ De Witte Moor, Ghent 2014 (Belgium)
→ ›Werkkonferenz 2013‹ Japanhaus, Dusseldorf 2013

Skillset
→ Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino 3D, Keyshot, Cinema 4D
→ Editorial Design, Final Artwork, Production
→ Design Research, Design Thinking
→ Project Management, Editing, Tutoring, Presentation
→ Exhibition Design, Scenography, Event Design
→ Branding, Illustration, Typography, Concept, Corporate Identity
→ Consulting, Planning
→ Construction, Workshop experience
→ Apple Keynote, Microsoft Powerpoint, Office

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