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With a keen interest in establishing a dialogue between archetype and experimentation, Fabienne Rako creates strong narratives and unconventional projects characterized by intelligent concepts and material innovations. Her work encourages a deeper understanding of materials and products. She advocates for a slow consumerism, and believes that products and textiles should consider both the geographical origins of materials and the environmental impact of a products’ life-cycle. In her upcoming PhD, she investigates and documents topics such as local production and forgotten resources and researches a natural drug delivery system made from sheep's wool. She successfully combines science and design.
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2024 Exposé Scholarship, University of Kassel
2024 Hessen Ideen Scholarship, Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung und dem Hochschulverbund hessischer Universitäten
2017-2023 Product Design Studies, Kunsthochschule Kassel, Germany
Focus: Textile Design
2022-2023 National College of Art and Design Dublin, Ireland
Focus: Textile and Surface Design & Constructed Textiles
2014-2017 High School, Fritzlar
1998 born in Fritzlar
Awards
2024
Exposé Scholarship
Hessen Ideen Scholarship
German Design Award Newcomer Nominee
2023
Ikea Stipendium
2020
Hessen Design Competition Winner
Unikat Competition (Top 10)
Publications
2024
Fachzeitschrift Schafe und Ziegen, AUT
2022
Update der KVG Uniform, publik magazin
2022
Vogue Business, Möglichkeitsformen – junge Designer*innen zwischen Design und Kunst, Recherche und Intuition, Natur und Gesellschaft
2020
Süddeutsche Zeitung Kultur, Schnittmuster für Schutzmasken