Email: olivia-sampaio-kuhn@t-online.de


Location: Antwerp/Berlin


2019–2022    Bachelor of Arts at the HfG, Schwäbisch Gmünd

2021–2022    Exchange semester at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem

2024-2025    Graphic Design Master at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp





2021                Design Intern at Herr&Frau Rio, Munich

2022-today   Runs the collaborative design studio DINO OFFICE   

2023               Production Development Intern, Berlin

2023               Design Assistant at Cure.tain, Berlin

2023               Sales Associate HAY, Berlin


2024               Freelance Set Designer at AS.C Studio, Berlin 



2021        Blue is a warm color                                                                                                


2022       Dino Office                                                                                                                  


2022       BA Orientation system for refugees                                                                           


2022       Book about the Israeli artist couple Siona Shimshi and Jachin Hirsch   


2023       01 Curtain,  with Cure.tain for Karhard                                                                       
2023       02 Tent, with Cure.tain for BAM
2023      Assisting, Installation for Cure.tain at VOO Space, Berlin

2024      Set design for Events










This site is an endless WORK IN PROGRESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.


08 – 2021 
     Blue is a warm color
A fun little project „Blue is a warm color“ Lisa Nguyen and I did back in August 2021
Printed in Riso, at the printing studio of HERR & FRAU RIO.





05 – 2021
     HERR&FRAU RIO Internship
During my internship at Laura and Sascha's Risographie Studio, I printed various products for different clients such as Steffi Bauer, Michael Wiethaus and Daily Dialogue. Additionally, I managed product photography, social media and online shop creation, as well as participated in exciting workshops.





06 – 2022 
     Dino Office
T-shirts and postcards printed using screen printing technique, in a limited edition
of 50 T-shirts, for the creative collective Dino Office.





07 – 2022
     welcomeproject
     Bachelor Project Orientation and Organization System
The goal of welcomeproject is to be able to set up emergency shelters in the shortest possible time and to make the bureaucratic formalities more structured and understandable with our welcomebox.

︎︎︎The project includes a guide system in English, Arabic and Ukrainian. Step-by-step guide for the asylum process, a well-organized folder with pre-made sections for sorting all essential personal documents.

︎︎︎Additionally, it provides dictionaries with German translations, T-shirts for emergency shelter staff, and a publicly accessible website for printing the guide system.





02 – 2022
     (1)art (2)relationship
This book was designed during "book design” course led by Noam Schechter, Ahmad Kharouf and Hagit Rozilio 2022. At the Department of Visual Communication Bezalel, Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. This book refers to the Israeli artist couple Siona Shimshi and Jachin Hirsch. Siona was an Israeli painter, sculptor, ceramicist and textile designer. Jachin‘s passion was photography and film.

The viewer gains insight into their relationship and their different creative backgrounds. Both are strong, different personalities, but their relationship is characterized by the fact that they support each other and spend a lot of
time living out their art together.





08 – 2023
     01 Curtain
During my work at Cure.tain, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the curtain design for Karhard's "Petshop" in Berlin. The fabric we used was from Kvadrat, and the animals were laser-cut and individually glued. They form a glossy, lively surface that separates two rooms of the "Petshop."




process:)


10 – 2023
     02 Tent for BAM 
Another great project with Cure.tain <3, created in collaboration with Tadan for BAM's showroom. I was involved in the production and installation process. It serves as a meeting room, as well as a setup for different situations when the structure is partially uncovered.

There is a metamodernist charm in the combination of strict metal construction, romantic Roman textiles and cheerful cord bows.






12 – 2023
     Installation VOO Space 
“Celebrating Berlin Craftsmanship” is an exhibition of functional artworks. Thibaud Guyonnet carefully brought together 30 artists and their works created locally in Berlin. Cure.tain was proud to feature a curtain designed by Ksenia Oganesya and I assisted in the installation process.






03-08 – 2024
     Set design for Adidas community events
As a freelancer for AS.C, I had the opportunity to help organize events for our biggest client, Adidas, in Berlin. I assisted in the conceptualization and execution of set design tasks, which mainly included table setting and curtain installations, as well as organizing materials. I also supported the production team in finding talents for the events. (pictures are bts, working with a cute team)