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Katarzyna Staszel-Chmiel
Hej! I am a product and graphic designer sharing my life through Älmhult, where I live with my family, and Zakopane – my hometown, located in Polish Tatra Mountains - a place which had the biggest impact on me as a human and as a designer. My heart belongs to traditional crafts, folklore and natural materials, but my mind can’t stop thinking about our new habits, innovations, new solutions and technologies – so I do my best to combine it all and make some positive impact on modern users life! : )
ANALOG SKILLS:
WORK EXPERIENCE:
sketching and drawing
painting
fast prototyping
ceramics
woodworks
sculpture (clay, wood, stone)
embroidery
sewing
textile dying
block printing
since 2017 | KAHA | Product and Graphic Designer | Self-employed
I am running my own studio where I develop projects on both - product and graphic design fields. I work on a variety of topics – textiles, furniture, home accessories, branding and more. I love to combine all of my skills to provide complex and unique solutions
Jun 2020 - Jun 2021 | BARDACH | Industrial Designer | Freelance
I have been working on several home products which involve different materials like glass, metal and wood. My task was to build the whole design process - from idea, through sketches, 3D models, renders, prototypes and final technical drawings to satisfying final result - beautifull and useful product which Bardach store could successfully sell.
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 | Tatra Museum | Graphic Designer | Internship
My responsibility was to design visual identifications for exhibitions.
I have also designed a set of local folk and nature themed souvenirs for
the Museum shop.
EDUCATION:
Sep - Nov 2019 | Viz Academy
3D Visualizations Class
Oct 2015 - Mar 2019 | Jan Matejko's Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
Bachelor degree on Faculty of Industrial Design
Sep 2009 - May 2015 r. Antoni Kenar's High School of Art
Faculty of Graphic Design
May 2014 - Private Art&Design Highschool in Žilina, Slovakia
Exchange on Faculty of Graphic Design
SOFTWARE SKILLS:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe inDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Affinity Designer
Rhino
SolidWorks
3dsMax + CoronaRenderer
Microsoft Office
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2019 GAJA in the finals of the international MakeMe design competition
2019 GAJA at Łódź Design Festival Exhibition
2018 KAHAWA coffee maker at Must See exhibition in Warsaw
2018 KAHAWA coffee maker was awarded in the See & Say portfolio review
2014 "Jedlicka" carpet won the competition for the Agnella "Folk" collection
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