New York, USA , January - May 2023
BA Exchange Semester, Product Design
UNIVERSITÄT DER KÜNSTE
Berlin, Germany, October 2019 - March 2025
BA, Product Design
UNIVERSIDAD VÉRITAS
San José, Costa Rica, 2017 - 2018
BA foundation year, Product Design
Berlin, Germany, June - Sep 2019
Concrete furniture manufacturing
Aiding in mixture preparation, molding and unmolding.
STUDENT ASSISTANT AT UNIVERSITÄT DER KÜNSTE
Berlin, Germany, Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
Design and Technology department: tutor under Prof. Holger Neumann, aiding students with prototyping by operating the laser cutter, CAD support, maintenance of the computer labs and organisational work.
INTERN AT SENTISINA
Berlin, Germany, Oct 2023 - Jan 2024
Construction of several exhibition stands for the Frankfurt Trade Fair, renderings (Key Shot), prototyping using 3D printing.
INTERN AT FILAMENTAL FURNITURE
Stockholm, Sweden, May - Sept 2024
3D-printed flat pack furniture: learned to design furniture optimized for additive manufacturing, focusing on precise joint and stacking techniques.
INTERN AT IC BERLIN
Berlin, Germany, August 2025 - Present
Support the design team with 3D modeling, visualisation and rapid prototyping for new eyewear collections.
Metal: tube bending, welding, casting, laser cutting
Plastic: casting, 3D printing, laser cutting
Wood: basic machinery, operating a CNC
Fusion
Grasshopper
SolidWorks
Arduino with CC+
InDesign
llustrator
Photoshop
Premier Pro
Lightroom
After Effects
Create Design
Processing
Touch Designer
English (level C2)
German (level C1)
French (level A2)
Isola Design Awards - Cusion Ensemble, Seating Category, 2023
Berlin Design Week
AAAh die Udk
FeldFünf
May 2025
Udk Berlin Rundgang
Straße des 17 Juni 118
20-22 July 2025
Dutch Design Week
Forward Furniture
Eindhoven
October 2025
Vienna Design Week
Command Shift Design at Z57
Vienna
October 2025
(Upcoming) Collectible
Brussels
March 2026
Smow Journal
https://www.smow.com/blog/2025/05/berlin-design-week-2025-compact-standard-non-standard-by-gloriana-valverde/
Zertifikat telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule