I am Anja Zachau, I am based between Copenhagen and Berlin and I work at the intersection of design, science, and strategy.
I work on concepts in the field of social and environmental sustainability and use design as a bridge between theory and practice. As a design strategist, I make the complex tangible.
2020 - 2022
2014 - 2019
2016
2023
2023
2020-22
2020
2019
2016
2016 - 19
2020
19/20
2019
2017
Education
Copenhagen Business School & Royal Danish Academy
Strategic Design & Entrepreneurship
Master of Science
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Product Design
Bachelor of Arts
Pratt Institute New York
Industrial Design (President's List)
Experience
Creative Strategist at esg-score.org
Venture Architect at mantro product studio: Building innovative products and services from idea to scale
Art & Science Residency “Beyond Conservation“ in the Peruvian Amazon (one month)
Graphic Design and Communication for Nordic Entrepreneurship Hubs (two years part time)
Internship with ATLASON Design Studio, New York, sustainability and innovation strategy (6 months)
Design Residency at Museu do Amanha, Rio de Janeiro, material research and 3D print (2 months)
Internship with Emco China, Chuzhou, showroom and exhibition design (2 months)
Student Assistant at Bauhaus, exhibition design and organization, event planning (3 years)
Honors & Exhibitions & Publications
Design Newcomer Nominee by German Design Council
HfG Archiv Ulm, Made of Rock – Reclaim Context
Leipziger Buchmesse, Nuances of Female Pleasure
Nuances of Female Pleasure (Digital Atlas)
Dutch Design Week, Made of Rock
Designing Sustainable Interventions (Dezeen)
Basalt fabric for wearable heat protective clothing (Basalt Guru)
Basalt fiber clothing ranks among the best exhibits at DDW 2017 (Basalt Today)
Neun Tage, 100 Locations, sieben Statements (Designbote)