Industrial designer, observer, tinkerer, systems thinker, lifelong learner, and storyteller.
Hallo! Wie geht’s?
My name is Charlotte and I’m a German-American industrial designer currently living in Brooklyn, New York. I am driven by complex problem-solving, sustainable futures, and behavioral transformation.
I received my Bachelor’s in economics (with minors in journalism and art history) from Georgetown University in 2020, and will complete my Master’s in industrial design in May of 2023. Read on to learn about some of my favorite projects to date!
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One of seven teams selected to participate in CERN Idea Square’s six-month “Challenge-Based Innovation” program for 2023. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world's largest and most respected centers for scientific research.
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One of six finalists for the 2022 Lexus Design Award, selected from among 1,726 entries from 57 countries/regions by a panel of design luminaries.
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Student team runner-up in an international design sprint competition run by Biodesign Challenge and Google’s Hardware team.
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Waste Management and the Slow Factory Foundation have joined forces to foster the next generation of designers. Focused on building regenerative fashion that is recycled and remade into new, we were one of six design teams engaged in a seven-month incubator.
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Winning team selected for Pratt’s 2021 Material Lab Prize for use of innovative and regenerative material. Project covered by Dezeen.
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I am currently developing my graduate thesis and working in tandem with talented surgeons from New York Presbyterian and Columbia Presbyterian. Our goal is to change the ostomate experience for the better.
