I was born in Chur, Switzerland, on June 3, 1983. Our family moved to Singapore due to my father‘s professional assignments, in April 1984, then to Taiwan in 1987, and returned to Switzerland in August 1992. Hence, I grew up bilingually in English and German until I was nine. I got schooling in Taiwan, first nursery school, and then Taipei American School from kindergarten up to 3rd grade. These years in Asia opened my mind to other cultures, widened my horizons, and were an invaluable experience that I am still thankful for today.
Back in Switzerland, I attended public school and graduated from secondary school in 1999. In accordance with my passion for drawing and my interest in art, I then did the one-year prerequisite course for art schools at SBW School in Romanshorn. Its curriculum furthers the arts skills and aims at assisting the students to focus their interest. At that time, I realized that my goal was to become an industrial designer, my parents told me that I hadalready wanted to be an „inventor“ when I was a toddler.
To get a well-rounded knowledge for industrial products and technology, my next step was a 4-year apprenticeship as a technical designer at AZW Winterthur, sponsored by the company Sulzer. The first 2 semesters were full-time schooling, followed by a 12-months mechanical workshop internship and then 2 years with Zimmer Orthopedics, with 3 days work and 2 days high school per week. I graduated both as certified technical designer and with college entrance requirements (Berufsmatura). This technical education was indeed a great basis for studying industrial design.
I have just finished my Bachelor Thesis in Industrial Design at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland in Aarau and am looking forward to gain experience in future job opportunities.
