3rd year German/Bolivian product design student based in Rotterdam, that works in the intersection of fashion and design. With a performance heavy upbringing in Vienna’s theaters, her interests come through creating immersive and whimsical small and large scale sets. She applies these material skills into installations, products, film sets, etc. 

Her soft-spot is the act of spontaneity and playing with materials, especially through contrasts of textures, shape and form. 




Contact: coco.simonszarate@gmail.com

︎: @blame.coco





Education

2019-2020: Illustration BA - University of the Arts London

2020-present: Product Design BA at Willem de Kooning Academy (Rotterdam)
2020-present: IBACS BA at Erasmus University Rotterdam
2021: Art Direction Course Short Course at Central Saint Martins

Work
2018-2019: Florist Assistant at Blumenwerk Vienna

2015-2018: Costume/Set Assistant for Vienna Boys Choir MuTH Theater

Exhibitions 
09/2022: Dutch Design Week Exhibition with Client In-Zee Acoustics x WdKA 

Publications 
2020: Fresh Froot Zine Magazine London  

Festival
2022: Instllation for A (For All) Festival by AudioVisual Class WdKA 


Software Skills 
Blender
Sketchup
Adobe Photoshop
  Adobe InDesign 
Clo3d


Practical Skills
Metalworking
Lasercutting
Ceramics
Fabric (Knitting/Embroidery Machines)
3D printing 


Languages
    English/German/Spanish