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I was born in GdaÅ?sk in 1981. My adventure with industrial design began at the Academy of Fine Arts in GdaÅ?sk in 2001. I graduated in 2007, by presenting a diploma project prepared under the supervision of Assistant Professor Marek Å?redniawa in the Third Studio of Design.
During my studies I started cooperating with Akademicka Telewizja Edukacyjna (Academic Educational Television). As a consequence, while still a student I could be professionally involved in arranging photography exhibitions and pursue my other hobby, photography, taking photographs for the film entitled â??Natural History of Polandâ?? and aerial photographs for the film â??SÅ?owiÅ?ski National Parkâ??. I have been in regular touch with the company since then.
I have twice designed the exhibition area for the â??Amberâ?? company at the â??Amberifâ?? International Fair of Amber, Jewellery and Gemstones in GdaÅ?sk.
In my second year of studies (2003), I took a Dean's leave from the Academy and left for Sydney, Australia, where I participated in elective classes in design and screen printing (College of Fine Arts UNSW).
In 2005, under the Erasmus student exchange programme, I spent one academic year at the Fachhochschule Mainz University of Applied Sciences, where I studied at the product studio under Prof. Florian Seiffert and had a chance of working on projects in cooperation with AMOENA (design for improving postmastectomy prostheses), SENNHEISER (design for headphones) and OPEL (design for a trolley suitcase).
While cooperating with OPEL, I learnt the ropes of working in modeling materials under the professional guidance of designer Kurt Beyer.
In 2004 I received an honorary mention for the design of drinking glasses in a contest organised by Krosno Glassworks. After graduation, I worked at Tomek Rygalikâ??s Studio in Å?ódź. At the moment I am thinking about setting up my own design business.
