Profile
ABOUT | EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND | QUALITIES | EXPERTISE | SKILLS
Celina van der Heide
Owner of Design Studio Celina
About
My name is Celina and I have turned my passion into my job. As an interior designer and advisor wheelchair accessibility, I advise and guide people and companies through their interior design process, using my educational design background, cultural experiences and life experiences.
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During my Design studies, I learned skills that enable me to quickly understand people and environments, analyze problems and react adequately when problems arise. My way of working is not only interactive, organized and structured, but also creative and solution-oriented.
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The projects you see on the following pages are projects I have done during my career as an interior designer and during my Design Studies.
''I am often described as someone who is creative, open- minded, orderly, intuitively strong and socially involved'.
Connector
Creative
Good listner and advisor
Multidisciplinary thinker
Open- minded
Organizational
Problem solving ability
Socially involved
Strong intuition
Qualities
Dutch
English
Chinese
Native Language
Advanced
Street language
Expertise
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Interior Design.
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Service Design.
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Interaction & Experience Design.
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Knowledge of daylight, artificial light and their influence on human behavior.
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Human behavior in relation to physical, cultural and social environments.
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Wheelchair accessibility (laws and regulations).
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Technical insight and knowledge about what's needed in which environment.
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Ergonomics and correct sizing of products.
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Way-finding (signage in buildings).
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Technical knowledge on materials en colours.
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Multicultural perspective on living styles.
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Giving workshops and training sessions related to all aspects of interior design.
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I have experience as an interior architect, interior stylist & interior consultant. In my youth, I also gained experience by working at home stores, sanitary stores and kitchen stores.
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Design corporate identity for companies (logos, posters, flyers)
Skills
Design Programs
Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup, Vectorworks, Canva, V- ray, Sefaira & Microsoft office programs.
Design Methods
System map, activity map, value proposition -lean-business model canvas, ground plans, side views, light plans, 2D drawings, 3D drawings, posters, logos, flyers, etc.
Research Methods
Narrative inquiry, qualitative and quantitative research.
Workshops & trainings
Giving workshops and trainingsessions related to interior design, wheelchair accessibility, ergonomics, way-finding, colour and materials, mulitcultural living styles and the influence of light and artificial light on human behavior.
Educational background
2016 - 2019
Master of Science
Interaction & Experience Design
Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
2012 - 2016
Bachelor Degree
Interior & Service Design
Thomas More, Mechelen, Belgium
