Education

PRATT INSTITUTE
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

Employment

INTERN AT WERTWERKE
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.

Materials

Ceramics: 3D printing, mold making, casting, glazing, firing
Metal: tube bending, welding, casting, laser cutting
Plastic: casting, 3D printing, laser cutting
Wood: basic machinery, operating a CNC

Softwares

Rhino 3D
Fusion
Grasshopper
SolidWorks
Arduino with CC+
InDesign
llustrator
Photoshop
Premier Pro
Lightroom
After Effects
Create Design
Processing
Touch Designer

Languages

Spanish (first language)
English (level C2)
German (level C1)
French (level A2)

Exhibitions / Nominations / Press

German Design Award Newcomer Nominee, 2025
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/

Certifications

Tischler-Schreiner-Maschinenschein1
Zertifikat telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule