Prof. Dipl.-Des. Gert Trauernicht

Vita

since 2014
Institute for Visionary Product Development at the BU Wuppertal

since 2002
Consultant, co-founder and shareholder of Squareone GmbH, development of technical products and product systems, innovation development, strategic product development

2000
Co-founder of the "Visionlabs" initiative at the University of Wuppertal
University. Dean/Prode Dean in Faculty 5/F

Since 1999
Independent design consultant in Düsseldorf

since 1999
Professorship for Industrial Design (C3) at the University of Wuppertal
University of Wuppertal Concept and Design, specializing in
consumer goods design.

1997
Principal, Director Industrial Design at Design Continuum in Boston, USA Head of the Industrial Design Group (28 members) with the following responsibilities: Human Resources, all hiring, performance reviews Team management, budget responsibility Design reviews, quality control of all projects Portfolio responsibility, project management Supervising function for all projects

1996
Design consultant in Seoul, Korea at the invitation of the Korean Institute of Industrial Design and Packaging (KIDP). Industrial design projects for medium-sized Korean industry.

1996
Visiting professor for industrial design at IGSID (postgraduate program)
Korea, Seoul

1990
Co-founder and owner of the design agency Yo creative answers Project conception/management and product design for the following companies, among others: Sony-Europa, Volkswagen, Minox, WMF, Rosenthal, Leonardo, Robbe & Berking, Mono, Carl Mertens

1986-1992
Studied Industrial Design at the University of Fine Arts in Braunschweig Degree: Dipl. Des.

1985-1986
Studied mechanical engineering at the TU Braunschweig

Book publication

Strategic innovation development

https://www.bod.de/buchshop/strategische-innovationsentwicklung-gert-trauernicht-9783751915281

Awards

International Sony Design Competition
Design innovations
Designcenter Nord-Rhein Westfalen (multiple times)
DDC-award
Form Frankfurt (several times)
Design Plus (several times)
IF Hannover (several times)
Red Dot Award (several times)

Exhibitions

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg
Museum of Decorative Arts, Berlin
Blade Museum, Solingen
International Sony Design Competition
Design innovations
Designcenter Nord-Rhein Westfalen (several times)
DDC-award
Form Frankfurt (several times)
Design Plus (several times)
IF Hannover (several times)
Red Dot Award (several times)

Research and third-party funded projects

2020 Moro Robotic in agriculture
2019 Ethicon, USA research and research project
2017 Junior Uni Wuppertal, publishing concept
2016 Snowgear
2015 Busch Jaeger Smart Kome
2017/2015 Johnson&Johnson Consumer Products
2013 Wuppertal suspension railroad concept briefing
2012 Telekom Smart Living
2011 Bosch Glue
2009/2010 Decorating in the household, Bosch, Stuttgart
2009 New development of the Wuppertal suspension railroad, WSW Wuppertal
2007/2008 Driver's cab, John Deere, Mannheim
2005/2006 "Discretion", Henkel AG
2004/2005 Repositioning of a classic brand, Henkel AG
2003/2004 "WC hygiene", Henkel AG
2002/2003 "Kitchen of the future", Poggenpohl
2001 "Elektronic Ticketing 2010" VRR-Rhein-Ruhr local transport association
2000 "Wine enjoyment on board" On the problem of professional storage
storing, serving and advising wine in first and business class /
Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Lectures & Workshops

Workshops and lectures at the Beijing Institute of Technology Design Innovation
Workshops and lectures at the Shih Chien University Sprint Design
Lecture Visionary Design, IHK Antwerp
Lectures on innovation development and management
(e.g. for Siemens, Porsche, Pepsi, Airbus etc.)

Other activities
Workshop Scribble Technique FH Kiel
Workshop Presentation Technology FH Kiel
Workshop Process Management IGSID Seoul Korea
Workshop Innovation Management TTN, Munich
Workshop Broadband and Boomer Antwerp