Karin-Simone Fuhs

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Karin-Simone Fuhs (* 1968 in Leverkusen ) is a German designer and professor for sustainable design at the Alanus University for Art and Society in Alfter near Bonn .

Live and act

Karin-Simone Fuhs grew up in Cairo ( Egypt ). After studying design at the TH Köln , she founded the ecosign / Academy for Design in Cologne in 1994. The academy trains designers with a special focus on sustainability and, in cooperation with the Alanus University for Art and Society in Alfter, offers Germany's first Bachelor's degree in "Sustainable Design".

In 2013 Fuhs was appointed full professor in the fine arts department at Alanus University. Her teaching and research focus there is in the field of sustainable design. In the same year Fuhs was (co-) editor of the work “The History of Sustainable Design”.

Memberships

Fuhs is a member of the advisory board for the Federal Ecodesign Award, co-founder of the Association of Sustainable Companies "same in green eV" and a jury member of numerous awards in the fields of design (e.g. Red Dot Award, Jameson Award, Dyson Award) and sustainability (e.g. . Efficiency Prize NRW).

Awards

Fuhs has received the Utopia Award in the “Role Models” category and the nawi Award in the “Personalities” category for sustainable management in medium-sized companies.

Publications

  • The history of sustainable design: what attitude does design need? Heinrich Böll Foundation, VAS, Bad Homburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-88864-521-1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karin-Simone Fuhs . In: Futurewoman . ( futurewoman.de [accessed on November 27, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Alanus University and ecosign - premiere program "Sustainable Design" in Alfter . In: General-Anzeiger Bonn . June 23, 2015 ( general-anzeiger-bonn.de [accessed November 27, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Oya Medien eG: OYA :: The history of sustainable design. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
  4. ^ IDZ Berlin: Federal Ecodesign Award - Advisory Board. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
  5. ^ Press »dasselbe-in-gruen.de. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
  6. ↑ MINT - James Dyson Award 2017 started. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Cologne director of the University Ecosign is a jury member of the Efficiency Award NRW. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
  8. ↑ ecosign / Academy for Design: ecosign - Utopia Award 2011. February 3, 2013, accessed November 27, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Cooperations. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Fuhs, Karin-Simone
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German designer and professor for sustainable design at the Alanus University for Art and Society in Alfter near Bonn
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Leverkusen