Theresa Bader is a multidisciplinary designer and artist based in Germany, working on projects across the EU. With over 14 years of experience in interior architecture and set design, she has completed a wide range of projects in both the private and public sectors, covering all phases of interior architecture. She holds a BA in Interior Architecture from Hochschule Coburg and an MA in Eco-Social Design from the Free University of Bolzano. Her artistic work focuses on environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive, and economically valuable topics, critically exploring the relationship between humans and non-humans. One of her ongoing projects involves experimental research on local sheep wool, where she establishes new relationships between the user and the resource.
ARCHITECUTRE
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2023 „Bozen Krimi“ film by ARD. graphic design + set design assistance
„Hermann Buhl“ documentary by Servus TV. set design assistance
„JD“ residential interior archicture. LPH1 - LPH9
2022 “Eden” sustainable tiny houses and permaculture developement in Turkey. Project lead, Architectural design​
„The mirage“ stage / floor design and implementation for Pinky Promise. Germany
2021 Interior concept to restructure an old open-plan office towards a new “open office”
Communication and grafic design for LINA - natural cosmetic line
2020 “Stadtvilla Blaubeuren” architectural concept, visualisation and development
“Primacenter TSV Weißenhorn” floorplan development for a community sports facility (Bader +Braun Architekten)
2018 “born to be wild” research for a participative architecture in the woods – for the community, with KIMM Kardaun, IT
2017 “Pinocchio” architecture competition for the “Pinocchio Childrenʼs Library in Collodi, Italy collaboration with Cäcilia Verweyen and Lior Orgad
2016 “Figaro” set design assistant for Stephan Prattes. Opernhaus Graz, Austria 2015
freelance employment as an architect for Sauer + Partner Architekten
“coke. champagen. & cigarettes” set design assistant for Bagsik. feature film.
F.U.C . Produktion, Berlin, Germany “Il mondo de la luna” set design assistant for Stephan Prattes.
Salzburger Landestheater, Austria
“poshlust” retail +interior design for a coffee and sandwichshop in Berlin
2014 “Gräfin Mariza” and “Evita”set design assistant for Stephan Prattes. Theater St.Gallen,
Switzerland and Ronacher Theater, Austria
“zwischen Sommer und Herbst” set design assistant. feature film. bearfiction. Bielefeld, Germany.
Since 2014 working as a freelance (interior) architect and designer in various architectural, spacial, graphic and kommunication design projects.
2011 Studio XAG London. retail design and prop making
here, a list of key projects _ dm for the complete CV!
ART
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​2024 "Abitarsi" contemporary art in the abbey, Kloster Neustift in Brixen, 18.04.-26.10.2024
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2023 Cultivator/Performer for "Plot" by Asad Raza, Museion Bolzano, 25.03. - 03.09.2023
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2022 Set design for "The Mirage" by Pinky Promise
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Set design for "Crazy Castle Festival" in Bruneck
Performer for "Sentiero" by Alex Cecchetti shown at the Biennale Gherdeina, 20.05 - 25.09
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"ZA" photographic print exhibited during "redah art grand opening" in Berlin, 26.03.
"meat" exhibited in BASIS Vinschgau / Venosta during "by Design or by Disaster"
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2021 “Riding on Topo” photographic exhibition, Wiesenhof Kematen. 26.09. - 12.10.21
"meat" shown at the group exhibition "Salto.bz" during Bolzano art week. 24.09. - 03.10.21
art direction for “Eden” sustainable tiny houses and permaculture development DE collaboration with Turkey.
“sheep under a tree” group exhibition with Tobias Tavella curated by Maximilian Pellizari
at Spazio Cut, Gallery in BZ
Publication of “meat”, salto.bz artstore
2020 “IN/TANGIBLE” with Lisa Zellner for “Tangible Farm Ficitions” -
art and research project about the rythm of foraging on a farm.
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2019 “wfyb” - “wool for your body” – a series of objects made out of wool that embrace and celebrate the human body
Publication of “rewollte” and “raw wool” in Zine by Sidewalk Bolzano
Exhibition and Open Studio at “Open Studio Progetto Borca”, Dolomiti Contemporanee
Publication of “Rewollte” in the book: “dispose reuse recycle” – published by Mareike Gast,
Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle
2017 “zwischen Sommer und Herbst” got nominated at the 51. Hofer Filmtage for BILD-KUNST FÖRDERPREIS BESTES SZENENBILD
2016 “Fleischmahl” Food Film Fest 2016, Bergamont.(nominee)
2015 “Bitter” Fotoclub/Puderraum group show. curating and exhibiting.Fotoclub/Puderraum, Berlin, Germany. 19.05.15
“Blau Und Schwarz Sind Anwesend” Fotoclub group show. Puderraum, Berlin, Germany. 27.03.15
2014 “Lucedisepersi” light installation. TOA Berlin, Germany. August 2014
2012 “life expressions”. LEX group exhibition. Frameless Gallery, London, UK
Workshops / Teaching
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​2022 "GO BIG" wool workshop
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2021 “craft fusion” 6 day workshop at Hotel Amazonas together with Thalia Killer and Julian Burchia
wool workshop for "Forum Prävention"
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2019 "raw wool" 2 day Workshop
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2019 “making wool futures” workshop with muu-baa
2018 “wildness” workshopseries at Werkstatt KIMM Kardaun
2017 since 2006 snowboard instructor
2016 “magicCarpet” creating a platform for exchange between citizens and refugees.
contact
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For questions, requests, orders, commissions, enquiries,
workshop participations please email:
hello.theresabader@gmail.com​​​​​​​​​​​