My academic background is rooted in the esteemed tradition of Bauhaus methodology and has been enriched by a practice-focused Bachelor and Master degree in conceptual fashion design from Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (Saale), Germany. My professional growth has led me into the exciting field of freelance avant-garde fashion and costume design, characterised by an ongoing enthusiasm for handcrafts and technically nuanced approaches to the art of fabric and garment processing.
The drive for innovation led me to immerse myself in the realm of 3D software - a deliberate decision fuelled by insatiable curiosity. I joined an intensive 9-month programme at 3D Akademie Stuttgart, Germany, and explored the depths of the 3D pipeline to become a 3D Fashion Designer. Through relentless dedication I have refined my 3D skills using a comprehensive arsenal of software tools including CLO, Substance, Maya and Blender.
By the desire to deepen my expertise in 3D visualisation, I worked as a freelance digital garment visualiser for 3Dear Stockholm, Sweden. This profound experience laid the foundation for my subsequent foray into academia. In April 2022, I played a crucial role in shaping the fashion design curriculum at the German International University in Cairo, Egypt, advocating for the integration of CLO software into the programme.
My overarching aspiration is to introduce aspiring fashion designers to the transformative possibilities of 3D software. Following two years of unwavering dedication, I redirected my focus toward an exploration of the expansive terrain of virtual fashion design. Firmly anchored in the belief that the convergence of 3D and AI marks a paradigm shift, I embarked on an exploration mission to research the application of virtual garments in an ever-evolving digital milieu.
Since January 2024, my exploration has taken me on a venture with the Software Unreal Engine, striving to unlock optimised workflows for the staging of digital garments in immersive virtual showrooms and fashion exhibition formats. The software Unreal Engine provides a range of limitless creative possibilities, expanding my artistic horizons in the virtual space.
FIRST AND SURNAME Franziska Barbara Englberger
PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH Straubing GER, September 4. 1988
RESIDENCE Sprengelstraße 9, 13353 Berlin, GER
PHONE +20 106 53 55 45 9
WHATSAPP +49 176 43 41 49 64
EMAIL info@franziskaenglberger.de
05.2021 - 03.2022
· Certified further education in 3D/CGI on the field of fashion design
· Proficient in CLO, Substance, Blender, Maya, VRay
· Specialized in digital pattern development and visualisation of 3D garments
10.2015 - 09.2018
· Focus on designing textile manipulations with an emphasis on 3D printing, CNC welding and laser engraving
10.2010 - 09.2015
· Focus on designing fashion collections with an emphasis on screen, digital and 3D printing
· Foto Collaboration with Ostkreuzschule - Schule für Fotografie und Bildredaktion, Berlin, GER
· Close collaboration with jewelry designer Markus Biesecke
· Guest semester in the jewelry class of Prof. Daniel Kruger, 2014
· Artist Residency in Istanbul for 3 month, 2013
09.2009 - 09.2010
· Participating in various Art & Design Workshops
Since 2016
2022 3D Garment Visualisation | 3Dear | Stockholm, SWE
2021 Stylist | Fotoshooting starring Madame Le Pustra, Fotos by Summa Cilem | Berlin, GER
2021 Make Up Artist | Advertising film: Bet Heroes starring Kida Khodr Ramadan | 27 Kilometer Entertainment GmbH | Berlin, GER
2021 Make Up Artist | Music video: Tristan Brusch – Zwei Wunder | 27 Kilometer Entertainment GmbH | Berlin, GER
2020 Make Up Artist | Music video: YEULE – friendly machine | 27 Kilometer Entertainment GmbH | Berlin, GER
2020 Costume Design Collaboration + Make Up Artist | Wir sind so frei #3: 10. Sinfonie for Novoflot | Kölner Philharmonie | Köln, GER
2020 Costume Design Collaboration + Make Up Artist | Wir sind so frei #2: Ma non troppo for Novoflot | Kölner Philharmonie | Köln, GER
2020 Costume Design Collaboration + Make Up Artist | Wir sind so frei #1: Fidelio for Novoflot Labor Beethoven 2020 | Akademie der Künste | Berlin, GER
2019 Production Assistant | Der Drache from Jewgeni Schwarz | Theater an der Parkaue. Berlin, GER
2018 Studio Assistant | UY | Berlin, GER
2018 Show Styling | ESTEL Trend View 2019 | Leipzig, GER
2017 Stylist | Photo Performance vita 02 by Iris Brosch | Wittenberg, GER
2016-2020 Project Management | Various projects | Event Agency Sektgar | Berlin, GER
09.2022 - 02.2024
· Implemented CLO into the Fashion Design Curriculum in the courses CAD Pattern II and Fashion Technology I
· Supervised master and bachelor students fashion collection development with focus on digital and AI fashion, AR, VR and immersive experiences
· Close collaboration with Faculty of Computer Science in the field of digital fashion, AR, VR and immersive experiences
· Supervising the DiorxGIU Lab in collaboration with Prof. Kegham Djeghalian
· First public appearance showcasing digital fashion via holographic fan during Cairo Design Week 2022
04.2022 - 06.2022
· Introducing the 3D Software CLO to the Fashion Design Curriculum
12.2015 - 06.2016
· Participation in design & production for AW2016/17 & SS2017 collection
· Participation in design for Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell Speech by Toshiki Okada. Perret Schaad for Kammerspiele. München, GER
10.2009 - 09.2010
• Costume Design supervision of students for theater play at St.-Marien-Gymnasium & Realschule der Diözese Regensburg, GER
2024
Online Talk
Digital textile manipulation in CLO | Arab Digital Expression Foundation ADEF Cairo, EGY
2024
Exhibition
DiorxGIULab | Cairo Design Week Fashion District Cairo, EGY
2023
Online Talk
CLO Academic Month: Implementation from Scratch | CLO Academic Month, online
https://youtu.be/ABH4Z63ruW4?si=Rl-snpRygLCL-ZWp
2022
Exhibition
3D Fashion Film | Cairo Design Week Design 101 Cairo, EGY
Modefotografie – Retrospektive einer Zusammenarbeit | Hochschulverlag Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, GER
Modefotografie – Retrospektive einer Zusammenarbeit | Kunststiftung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. Halle, GER
2018
Publication in magazine
AJOURE´ Magazin | Ausgabe Juni 2018. page 20-35
2015
Exhibition / Catalogue
Schreien und flüstern – Einblick in die Modeklasse | Gallery f2 + Kunstverein Talstrasse e.V. Halle, GER
Fashion show of current graduation collections | Bachelor collection Slomo Strobo‘ | Landesvertretung Sachsen-Anhalt. Berlin
2014
Publication in magazine
Some Magazine – Simple | Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle. KD / Prof. Sven Voelker
2014
Publication in magazine
Halle – Istanbul | Hochschulverlag Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle
2013
Publication in magazine
Des Skaters neue Kleider – Fashion Issue | Fashion Illustrations. Monster Skateboard Magazin #324
2013
Istanbul Apartmanı | Interdisciplinary scholarship programme of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle in Istanbul, TUR
2013
GiebichenStein Design Award | Träume über 70/ ninety-three - a fashion collection for people older then 70 years, Halle, GER
2018
Master Fashion Project: Get Ready | With Jewelry Artist Marcus Biesecke, Halle, GER
2015
Bachelor Fashion Project: Slomo Strobo | With Jewelry Artist Marcus Biesecke
2014
Jewelry Collection: Pantha rei | For Fashion Collection Heimat from Jessica Zeitler
2013
Fashion Project: ninety-three | With Fashion Designer Ameli Neumann
CLO expert
Daz3D advanced
Unreal Engine advanced
Blender advanced
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator expert
Adobe Premiere advanced
Substance Sampler, Painter advanced
Substance Designer intermediate
Microsoft Office advanced
LensStudio/ Meta Sparks advanced
German mother tounge
English professional proficiency
Arabic beginner