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Carina Buhlert

Hello, I'm Carina Buhlert

I am an interior, retail and exhibition designer, focusing on design thinking and design management. Having my roots in Germany, East-Africa and South America, I am internationally based and pursue a holistic design approach.

After completing my apprenticeship at IKEA and after eight years of experience in self-employment, my areas of expertise are retail interiors, brand spaces, as well as residential projects. During my studies at Köln International School of Design and BAU Escola Superior de Disseny in Barcelona I gained valuable insights into different areas of design. In 2016 I graduated with honors from the Exhibition Design Institute Düsseldorf, where I specialized in the design of museums and modern techniques of exhibitions, such as curatorial practice. Currently I am working as Leader Brand Environments and Experiences at LIXIL Global Design / Grohe AG, responsible for international showrooms, trade fairs and brand spaces. Furthermore I create digital and hybrid brand experiences for the consumers of tomorrow.

As a member of the Digital Advisory Board Messe Frankfurt and as a member of the Advisory Board of the European Visual Marketing and Merchandising Association I give impulses for the future trends and developments in design. I also offer talks, workshops and lectures in my field of expertise.

Vita

2020 - Leader LIXIL Global Design, Brand Environments and Experiences
2019 - Creative Director Brand Environments and Experiences, Grohe AG
2018 - Senior Brand Environments and Experiences Manager, Grohe AG
2017 - Interior & Retail Design Management at Sommerburg & Winterschloss, Nörvenich
2014 - 2016 - Master of Arts in Exhibition Design at EDI Exhibition-Design-Institute / HSD, Düsseldorf
2015 - Project Leadership of the Werkkonferenz 2015, EDI & Peter Behrens School of Arts, Düsseldorf
2014 - Member of the Advisory Board of VMM / European Visual Marketing and Merchandising Association
2013 - Conceptual Designer at the Beeline Group, Cooperation with VISUAL, Wuppertal
2013 - Freelance Designer at Yellow Design | Yellow Lab | Yellow Circle, Cologne
2013 - Internship at Yellow Design | Yellow Lab | Yellow Circle, Cologne (3 months)
2012 - 2014 - Area Visual Merchandiser at Dfrost, Stuttgart
2012 - Interior & Retail Design at BAU Escola Superior de Disseny, Barcelona
2011 - National Visual Merchandiser at United, Düsseldorf
2009 - 2014 - Independant Interior Designer (see references)
2009 - 2014 - Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Design at Köln International School of Design, Cologne
2009 - Interior Designer at IKEA (full time)
2008 - JCSP - Junior ComIn Specialist Program - IKEA, Cologne
2006 - 2009 - Apprenticeship as GestalterIn für visuelles Marketing at IKEA, Cologne

Exhibitions

14. -25.07.2016 - ‘Kultur_Konsum‘, exhibition in the Petra Nostheide-Eycke Gallery, Düsseldorf
29.10.2015 - 02.11.2015 - ‘Enter/Escape‘, exhibition at Japanhaus Düsseldorf, Exhibition Design Institute
26. - 28.01.2015 - ‘13 Objekte der Liebe‘, exhibition about objects and things, EDI / HSD
30.10.2014 - 23.11.2014 - ‘Kölner Designpreis 2014‘, exhibition at MAK Museum für angewandte Kunst, Cologne
11. - 18.07.2014 - Graduate exhibition ‘Design Werkschau 2014‘, at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne
28.07.2013 - 10.08.2013 - Photography exhibition ‘Life Style Journalism‘ in cooperation with the University Politecnica de Valencia Campus de Gandia, Cologne / Dénia
23.04.2012 - 04.05.2012 - Design exhibition ‘EXPOBAU N°4 - El refugio, la piel y la obertura‘ in cooperation with BAU Escola Superior de Disseny, Barcelona
01. – 28.12.2010 - ‘The New Radical Design‘ Design exhibition in cooperation with Parsons The New School for Design NY, Cologne / New York
18. - 26.09.2010 - Photography exhibition ‘41°N 2°E Barcelona‘ / Photokina & IPK - 20. Internationale Photoszene Köln, Barcelona / Cologne

References

BMW
Ikea
Cor / Interlübke
Thonet
Walkembach
Nobilia
Toucan-T Carpet Manufacture
IMM Cologne 2011
Le Bloc 2010
Strenesse
Joop
Marc O´Polo
Riani
MarcCain
Paul & Shark
Daniel Hechter
C&A
Beeline
Garcia
Tom Tailor
Coccinelle
Guess
Valentino
Nike
Puma
Converse
Lavaboom
Dotfly
Durable
Bork
L´Oréal
Dove
Amaro Ramazzotti
Campua Coffee
Bacchus Weinhaus Graf Eltz
BKaL Berufskolleg
SID Sport-Informations-Dienst

Cooperations & Partners

Franken Architekten
HauserLacour
Dfrost
Visual
United VM
Schuhmacher Solutions
Yellow Design | Yellow Lab | Yellow Circle
Simon Wegener Fotografie
Henrik Balzer Design & Fotografie
Peaklight Productions
C/O Lauscher
Neonpony
Karin Wahl Warenpräsentation
Werben & Wohnen
Sommerburg & Winterschloss

Contact

If you are interested in my work, please feel free to contact me.

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