
Designer
Rome Area, Italy

Designer
Rome Area, Italy
A creative industrial design engineer, with conceptual thinking skills.
Chiara Mulas has recently obtained the Master of Science degree in Integrated Product Design, at the Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands). The graduation project has been carried out in Philips Lighting, Eindhoven, on the subject of finding interesting applications for new LED lighting technologies.
Chiara's aim is to represent, as an industrial designer, the link between marketing and technology, helping companies to develop successful and meaningful products.
Product design, industrial design, conceptual thinker, strategic product design, new ideas developer
(Design industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Freelancing in the fields of product and strategic design for start-ups and international design consultancies.
(Privately Held; Design industry)
October 2009 — October 2009 (1 month)
In the context of the heating technologies, I conducted a research in order to evaluate the company's perception of the potential end-client.
(Privately Held; Design industry)
May 2009 — July 2009 (3 months)
Conducting an online survey for the evaluation of new packaging solutions in the area of medical industry.
In particular designing the questionnaire, analyzing the data and coordinating the work with the external consultants working on the survey.
(Furniture industry)
September 2007 — November 2007 (3 months)
With a background in urban design, architecture, landscape and industrial design, Street Furniture Australia (SFA) is recognised for its world-class conception and manufacturing of urban environment furniture.
The SFA range is truly versatile, ranging from park benches and tables to drink fountains, litter bins, ash receptacles, bollards and bicycle stands.
www.streetfurniture.com
(Design industry)
August 2007 — October 2007 (3 months)
Founded in 1980, Design Resource is a successful product design and new product development consultancy. Based in Sydney, the company has joint ventures with offices in United Kingdom, Japan and China.
www.designresource.com.au
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)
September 2006 — March 2007 (7 months)
Philips is the leader in the global lighting market leader. As an industrial designer I have been asked to develop a product with the aim of showing the potential of a new technology involving LEDs embedded in glass.
My Master of Science thesis title is: "MOSAIC - the light tiles. Designing a target application of LEDs embedded in glass technology." www.philips.com
(Design industry)
June 2004 — December 2004 (7 months)
D&C is a studio specialized in office design for small or large businesses. I collaborated on several projects concerning the complete redesign of office interiors. Furthermore I have been working on the development of the website of the firm. www.dc-design.it
(Renewables & Environment industry)
May 2004 — September 2004 (5 months)
COMIECO is the Italian National Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packagings. The aim of my work was to develop new sustainable packaging solutions for organic fruits and vegetables. www.comieco.it
Master of Science , Integrated Product Design , 2005 — 2007
Score: 9.5 / 10
Graduation title: "MOSAIC - the light tile. Designing a target application of LEDs embedded in glass technology."
Bachelor , Industrial Design , 2001 — 2004
Score: 110 cum laude/ 110
Graduation title: "Eco-design of a packaging for organic fruits and vegetables".
Scientific High School 1996 — 2001
Score: 84/100
Languages _ Italian: mother tongue _ English: proficient _ Spanish: average _ French: average _ Dutch: basic Computer skills and knowledge Excellent knowledge of 3D computer modelling, rendering and CAD 2D software, static and dynamic web pages editors, Microsoft Office.
ADI member (Italian Association for Industrial Design)
IO Alumni member (alumni of Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft)
Scavolini Kitchens Workshop: ADI design competition for the design of a new kitchen concept. Selected. February, 2006
Huygens Scholarship for the academic year 2005-2006, from the Dutch Ministry of Education. September, 2005 - June, 2006
“Eco-innovazione di prodotto” Award 2004: ”Eco & Bio Design. Innovative concepts for biological products.” 3rd prize. September, 2004.