About
I am Elīna Bušmane. I was born in Riga, Latvia. My interest is design as a global phenomenon with local and temporal specific.
CurriculumVitae
Name: Elīna Bušmane
Born: 06.05.1984.
EDUCATION
2008 – 2010 Aalto University, School of Art and Design
Master program in Furniture Design
Minor program in Creative Sustainability
2004 – 2008 Latvian Academy of Arts
Bachelor of Arts, Furniture and Interior design
1999 – 2004 Riga School of Art and Design
Qualification in interior designer specialty
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since 2010 work for brands Nakts Mēbeles, Pils Matrači, Heavens
- Product development
- Furniture design
- Product identity
AWARDS
- 1st Place in the design contest Collapsibles organized by the Estonian Associations of designers in Tallinn, Estonia 2007
- 2nd Range award of Latvian Art Directors Club in category “Industrial Design Mastery” in Riga, Latvia 2007
- 1st Place in the Young designers contest SaloneSatellite Worldwide in Moscow, Russia, 2005
EXHIBITIONS
- Masters of Arts exhibition of Aalto University School of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland 2010
- Habitare, University of Art and Design Helsinki stand in Helsinki, Finland 2009
- Storie di Design, Palermo, Italy 2009
- SaloneSatellite, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan, Italy 2008;
- SaloneSatellite, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan, Italy 2006;
SKILLS
Drawing, Painting, Prototyping, Scale modeling
Technical Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Auto Cad, Corel Draw, 3ds Studio Max
