Dorothee Mainka is a young German furniture and spatial designer. She studied in the Netherlands, Germany and graduated in furniture and spatial design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Design in Copenhagen (DK) in 2014. Dorothee Mainka is working in the fields of product, furniture, and spatial design. Her travels around the world, her life in the Netherlands & Denmark and the Dutch & Scandinavian design shaped her work, not only in designing with sensitive aesthetics but also with cultural and social significance in her projects.
Education
8/2012-01/2014: Study of ”Furniture and Spatial Design”, at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, København (DK), Master of Arts (excellent)
09/2011-08/2012: Study of Interior Architecture, Master “Spatial Communication”, at the University of Applied Science, Mainz (DE)
08/2008-07/2011: Study of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Maastricht (NL), Bachelor of Arts
09/2007-08/2008: Propedeutical phase at Academy of Fine Arts, Maastricht (NL)
09/1997-06/2006: Gymnasium Georgianum, Vreden (DE), German Abitur (High School Graduation, A-level)
Practical Experience
10/2015: Istanbul’dan, design workshop in Istanbul (TR), craftsmanship in Sishane
10/2014-09/2015: E15, Frankfurt (DE) product & furniture development (design)
08/2010-01/2011: RaiserLopes, Stuttgart (DE) Internship in architecture (architecture/ interior architecture)
03/2005-04/2005: Gesine Moritz, Cologne (DE) Intership in design (design/ fashiondesign)
03/2004-04/2004: Niessing, Vreden (DE) Internship in design (design/ jewel design)
Intercultural Experience
08/2006-03/2007: Worldtrip: South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, USA, volunteerwork (3 months in the slums of Cape Town), backpacking, fruit picking, cultural experience
06/2004-08/2011: RUF Jugendreisen, Bielefeld (DE) Tour guide/advisor for teenager (Italy, Spain, Sweden, summer 2005- 2011) Food & Beverage operations (Spain, summer 2004)
