About me

Hi my name is Giona, I am a designer, entrepreneur, and social innovator passionate about sustainable development and environmental education. Passionate about design and craftsmanship I have I have studied product design and architecture and am a talented maker that likes to prototype ideas, manufacture products, models and props, and fix things. Through my career I have worked as product developer, as production designer on the set of two music videos, and as interior designer for several projects. From undertaking several positions organising, designing and delivering workshops, I have developed a wide skill-set that allows me to facilitate workshops, host events and liaise with all parties involved in the project. After completing studies in sustainable development and social entrepreneurship I found a true passion in social innovation and working with a diverse range of people to help discover and achieve their goals. As a social entrepreneur, I’m committed to inclusive social change and expert in co-design and co-production projects. I have set up Better Fabrics, a social enterprise that manufactures upcycled products from second-hand material and waste. Check my website to know more.

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Projects

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  Ethically manufactured upcycled handbagsTruly sustainable and ethically manufactured our handbags are an example of how circular economy and social innovation work. We have established parnterships with local cafes in Deptford to collect Tetra Paks. Together with donatd clotehs we package these beautiful bags upcycling material that would otherwise go to landfill. Give the current climate emergency we consider second-hand material not as waste but as precious resources that can be transformed in fashionable products. Our bags can be
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  AINÉ - Niente di Me music videoProduction designer for the music video "Niente di Me" by AINÉ, rising star of the Italian Nu Soul.
• MwS - Island music videoProduction designer for the music video "Island" by alternative R&B music duo M w S

Work history

Product DesignerBetter Fabrics
Apr 2018Deptford Bridge, Deptford, London SE8, UKPart Time

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Prototyping
• Design
• Workshop Design
• Production Design
• Storytelling
• Autocad 2-D
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Project Management
• Sustainable Design

Education

Master's in Social EntrepreneurshipGoldsmiths, University of London
Sep 2016 - Sep 2017London, United Kingdom
Certificate of Master Course in Design and Ecodesign for SustainabilityGoldsmiths, University of London
Sep 2009 - Sep 2010London, United Kingdom

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