ABOUT

 

Portfolio Development & Mentoring for creatives

The goal is not only to develop a compelling portfolio, but also to gain greater clarity and confidence in your own creative work.

 

I offer personalized mentoring for high school students, college students, and recent graduates.

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Portfolio Development & Applications

For applicants who are putting together a portfolio for art and design colleges or similar institutions and want to prepare specifically for the application process.

Refine your creative work in line with your own artistic vision. A compelling portfolio is essential for success in the creative industry.

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Mentoring for Students & Young Professionals I Artistic Research & Biodesign

For students and young professionals who wish to further develop their own practice using sustainable and forward-thinking approaches. Depending on the focus, topics such as biodesign, circular design, more-than-human perspectives, and other practices can be incorporated. Support is provided in developing projects, portfolios, and concepts, as well as in refining artistic work. 

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This program is aimed at creatives from various fields.

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Lectures, Workshops & Masterclasses 

Practice-oriented teaching that combines creativity with research

Topics:​

Material research & sustainable design practices, particularly biomaterials, more-than-human futures, post-capitalist & circular design practices, artistic-scientific research

Creative processes & concept development in socio-ecological design

Formats:

Universities | Schools | Institutions | Organizations

→ Customizable (online or in-person)

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My work draws on my experience as an artist and designer with an international exhibition record, as well as my experience of teaching at institutions such as the Royal College of Art in London (MA Fashion, Bio platform). During our mentoring sessions, I provide substantive feedback, encourage experimentation, and offer a clear structure, all of which are tailored to your specific situation.

 

I believe that every creative individual has their own unique form of expression. My goal is to strengthen this and support you in taking your next concrete steps.

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What to expect(depending on your needs)​

• Developing and compiling a portfolio & interview preparation

• Preparing applications (undergraduate & postgraduate) & career positioning

• Feedback on projects, presentations and concepts

• Support during your studies (semester projects, final dissertations)

• Developing your own artistic language

• Further development in sustainable and future-oriented design / artistic research 

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How?

• One-to-one coaching (online or in person in Berlin)

• Tailored to your specific situation

• Focusing on clarity, structure, and implementation

• Combining experimental and practical methods

• Balancing artistic ambition with practical feasibility

• interested in Biodesign and artistic research

 

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Who is it for?

 

This programme is aimed at:

• Applicants to art and design colleges

• Design students and graduates

• Creative professionals in the early stages of their careers or at a crossroads

• Individuals wishing to deepen their professional practice, particularly in the field of sustainable and forward-looking approaches

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Prices

Introductory session (30 mins): €25

Individual session (60 mins): €60

 

Packages:

Intensive support for portfolio & application: €450

10 sessions of 60 mins each, including interview preparation

(1–2 sessions per week recommended)

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Prices for workshops available on request

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My Experience

Education

• MA in Fashion, Royal College of Art, London (Distinction; Opportunities Scholarship)

• BA in Fashion, Textile and Costume Design, HAW Hamburg (1.3)

• Exchange semester at California State University, Long Beach, USA (DAAD Scholarship)

 

Artistic and professional practice (selection):

• International exhibitions and projects (in London, Berlin, New York and Beijing), including Berlin Fashion Week, Grassi Museum and Bucerius Kunst Forum

• Interdisciplinary project work at the intersection of art, science and design (including Fraunhofer Society, HAW Hamburg and TU Berlin/EXIST scholarship)

• Solo exhibitions and short films (supported by CSS, Hamburgische Kulturstiftung and Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft)

• Film and theatre practice in costume, direction and conception in collaborative and independently realised works

• Multiple award-winning work (including Gucci x ARTSTHREAD Award, Silberstreifen Award and WESLDET Exhibition Award)

• Co-founder and material designer, Mycelium start-up, EXIST scholarship

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Teaching

• Lecturer at the Royal College of Art (MA Fashion/Biodesign)

• Workshops and artistic accompaniment in cooperation with Deichtorhallen Hamburg and the Museum of Art and Crafts Hamburg ("Kunstpioniere Plus")

• Teaching and lecture activity in an international design and research context

QUESTIONS ?​

 

Send an email to

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bruecker.bea@gmail.com​​​​