Design, Strategy & Food
Carla Rotenberg is a German-Spanish holistic designer who creates narratives, objects and visual languages, many times related to social and historical phenomenons surrounding food and human’s relationship to it. Her ongoing project “A Bite of Extinction” explores endangered foods and recipes.
Currently at the MA in Contemporary Design at Aalto University, Helsinki, and holds a BA in Design from IE University, Madrid, with a study abroad at Northeastern University, Boston.
Work Experience in and for Teresa Sapey + Partners, Mateo & Co., Future of Food Institute, Kraut Food Studio, Coca Cola Company, Mayrit Bienal 2022, and Ruska Martín Associates.
Awards:
What Design Can Do + Ikea Foundation Winner, 2024
New European Bauhaus Rising Stars Finalist, 2024
Best Student of Bachelor in Design +
Best Final Project of Bachelor in Design, IE University 2023
Top 5% IE Student Honour Program, 2021-23
Northeastern Dean’s List Honor, 2022
Selected for Design Nation 22 by Princeton Uni. and Business Today, 2022
Design Excellency Award: Design Studio I & II, 2020-2021
6 Honours: Design History, Branding, Product, Design Narratives & Writing, 2019-23
Young Authors, Berliner Festspiele Award, 2019
Exhibits:
Helsinki, Finland (2024); Amsterdam, Netherlands (2024); Brussels, Belgium (2024); Madrid, Spain (2023); London, UK (2023); Dresden, Germany (2022); Segovia, Spain (2021).
Photo by Anisa Xhomaqi