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Camila Bertolini

Camila Bertolini

London,London, City of

Summary

Talented Multi-disciplinary Designer and Educator with extensive experience delivering bespoke workshops and design projects to exact requirements. Collaborates with colleagues and designers to develop and deliver robust project plans. Presents targeted solutions to technical issues for minimised project delays. Excellent people skills with a multi-cultural background.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Project Designer / Craft Writer

Hobbycraft Trading Limited
london, London, City of
11.2018 - 11.2021

Creative freelance writing for Hobbycraft HQ (Content and Project Designer), I was responsible for designing a wide range of products and craft projects for the brand's creative blog and catalogues.

Craft designer and tutor

Makers Mob
London, London, City of
06.2018 - 11.2021

Makers Mob is a craft company that hosts creative workshops, work event spaces and scholl after club across London. As the co-founder, I was responsible for designing the projects, production and tutoring. I have worked with venues, events companies, and independent designer markets as per below:
• The Stitch Festival | Various Workshops
• Community Projects | Big Beat Playground; Big Grange Local
• Let’s Play | Coal Drops Yard - Easter Workshops
• We are the Fair | Coal Drops Yard - Christmas Workshops
• Drink Shop & Do | Earrings Workshop
• Urban Makers Ltd | Various Workshops
• Crafty Fox Market | Various Workshops
• Here East | Christmas Market

Paper Craft Designer

West Design (Docrafts)
London, London, City of
03.2016 - 10.2018

As part of the Design Team of Docrafts Creativity Magazine, I was responsible for developing craft projects using their latest material and collections. It includes writing tutorials, material research and photography.

Event Assistant / Floor Staff

City of Sydney RSL Club
Sydney, Australia
02.2008 - 05.2014

Waiter staff to the board of directors and event assistant to events like the Melbourne Cup and Australian Derby.

Education

Master of Arts - Culture and Enterprise

Central Saint Martins UAL, City of London
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • A-

Applied Imagination focus on instigating every student to become
a problem-finder and change-maker. Apply your imagination and question existing assumptions in the creative disciplines. The course foregrounds iterative testing, entrepreneurship and stakeholder engagement. It also adopts a critical stance towards cultural, economic, social and political inquiry, using discourses from various disciplines, including anthropology, critical theory, management theory, social enterprise, performance and technology.

Short Course - Arts

Central Saint Martins, London
02.2016 - 03.2016

Visual Merchandising - Fashion

Introductory VM course with a focus on design research and visual outcomes. It explores fundamental principles of VM, techniques and fashion retailers.

Short Course - Arts

Wimbledon University of the Arts London

Prop Making: Professional prop-making course that includes plaster casting & mould making, latex techniques, poly carving, finishes and texture covering.

Bachelor of Arts - Arts

Centro Universitario Belas Artes de Sao Paulo , Sao Paulo - Brazil
01.2000 - 07.2004

Bachelor of Social Communication - Bachelor's degree focusing on Graphic Design, Anthropology, and imagery making. It explores art and design history, photography, illustration, printing techniques, conceptual work, typography, and design projects.

Higher National Diploma - Photography

SENAC - Technical School
01.1998 - 03.2000

Through lectures, demonstrations, guided hands-on sessions, assignments, and class discussions, students learn to effectively operate their film cameras, expose and develop their negatives, apply a wide variety of printing techniques, discover their personal visual styles, and work toward building a cohesive body of work.

Skills

  • Events
  • Costumer Service
  • Visual Arts
  • Printmaking Print Design
  • Prop Building
  • Event Stylist
  • Prop Installation
  • Paper Crafts
  • Creative Writing
  • Teamwork
  • People Management
  • Communication
  • Photography
  • Computer


Languages

English
Fluent
Portuguese
Native
Spanish
Intermediate

Timeline

Central Saint Martins UAL - Master of Arts, Culture and Enterprise
01.2021 - 12.2022
Project Designer / Craft Writer - Hobbycraft Trading Limited
11.2018 - 11.2021
Craft designer and tutor - Makers Mob
06.2018 - 11.2021
Paper Craft Designer - West Design (Docrafts)
03.2016 - 10.2018
Central Saint Martins - Short Course, Arts
02.2016 - 03.2016
Event Assistant / Floor Staff - City of Sydney RSL Club
02.2008 - 05.2014
Centro Universitario Belas Artes de Sao Paulo - Bachelor of Arts, Arts
01.2000 - 07.2004
SENAC - Technical School - Higher National Diploma, Photography
01.1998 - 03.2000
Wimbledon University of the Arts London - Short Course, Arts
Camila Bertolini