Janine Vorfeld

Who am I?

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I am Janine, a communication designer, that enjoys making complex information tangible and accessible. I’m in love with stories and emotions, with facts and order – two paradoxes, I seek to combine in my works. 

Originally I’m from a small village in the flatlands of northern Germany and until September 2022 I was living in the mountainous Bolzano of South Tyrol, where I studied the Master ‘Eco Social Design’ at the Free University of Bolzano. In the end the north was calling back, so since January 2023 I am at my new place to be: Berlin.

Besides designing I am very passionate about social work, animals and agriculture, about being with, supporting and learning from the diversity and individuality of people, about yoga and nature and about constantly learning about and from life. 

What did I do so far?

education

2019 – 2022
Eco Social Design 
Master of Arts (110 with honors)
Free University of Bolzano, Italy 

2014 – 2018 
Communication Design 
Bachelor of Arts (1,3)
Peter-Behrens-School of Arts 
Düsseldorf, Germany  

2012 – 2014 
Media Cultural Studies 
BA, 3 semesters without degree
Universität zu Köln, Germany  

work*experience

Preschool language teaching & creative workshops at ‘Edusation gGmbh’ in Berlin (04.2023 – now)

  • art pedagogical support at two daycare centers with a focus on preschool language support
  • weekly implementation of a creative workshop format to strengthen the parent-child bond

Counselling and support for migrants at the association ‘Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio’in Bolzano, Italy (04 -09.2022)

  • everyday management and accompaniment of migrants
  • administration of two (emergency) shelters
  • website concept and design

Communication concept and design
for the DA Citizens’ Cooperative in Mals, Italy (03-09.2020)

  • conceptualisation and realisation of the new market stands of the citizens’ cooperative
  • objective: visualisation and tangibility of transparent prices, local cycles and the cooperative’s values

Volunteer work in intercultural
fields in Bolzano (since 2020)

  • at the organisation ‘Volontarius’ as homework assistance for 5 children attending German-speaking schools
  • at the encounter and cooking format ‘Cucina Cultura’ as a
    kitchen help and service staff
  • at ‘Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio’ in one of their shelters

Volunteer work in agriculture
(since 2018)

  • Olive harvest in Sardinia (3 months)
  • Self-supply in Piedmont (1 month)
  • Self-supply and organic sheep near Graz (3x 1 month)

© 2024 Janine Vorfeld

Personal story books tell diverse short stories by and about the author. They provide multiple perspectives and insights on one person, they show complexity and individuality. 

A cup warms your hands, when you hold it. It offers a feeling of security and calmness - a moment only for yourself. On the other side cups are conversation facilitators. Be in two, have a cup of something and the talks will come by itself. 

Cups are round and edged, smooth and textured, same and individual. They are out of clay, out of glass, out of wood, out of metal, out of plastic, out of porcelain. Cups are not only used for hot drinks, but for soup, for cereals, for stews, for plants, for candles - for stories. Cups are representing tradition and culture. They are art in itself. They tell about the maker and they tell about the chooser. 

A cup has many different stories to tell.
Just like each of us.

The Story Cup might surprise you in the next local cafe ... or you find them in your kitchen closet after a story cup exchange activity … or they might simply become an extra income for the producers and the project.

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Story Cups tell a story about and by the maker. They might consist of a unique drawing, a single word or a whole written story. They are personal. They give us a glimpse about the moment and the conversations the respective person was in and meanwhile sparkle interest to get to know more about them. 

To support vivid, mellow and fun conversations and to frame the generally uncomfortable situation of meeting a stranger as easy and comfortable as possible, the dialogs are guided by conversation cards. 

Each conversation card shows up a new question to inspire a personal story and a topic to talk about. In total 27 well-chosen, inclusive and sensitive questions are divided into five different topics from which the participants can choose.