About me
Dear Sir or Madam
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> My name is Andrea Santamarina I have studied Fine
> Arts
> at The Complutense University of Madrid and at
> L`Accademia di Belli Arti of Bologna Italy
> (equivalent
> B.A Hons Fine Art) with two years of specialization
> in
> design and audiovisuals. From October 2004 to
> January
> 2006 I worked at Fabrica the Benetton Research and
> Development Communication Centre in Treviso, Italy,
> (founded by Oliviero Toscani). Under the direction
> of
> Italian designer Aldo Cibic from the Memphis group I
> worked as a creative within the design department
> here.
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> I am now in London continuing my posgraduate
> studies,
> with an MA in Scenography, directed by Pete Brooks,
> at
> Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
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> During the past year I have been involved in
> projects
> with various mediums. These include product and
> interior design, fashion, photography, scenography
> and
> art direction. The clients I have worked for include
> The Benetton Group, Coca-Cola, Mogu, Paola C and
> Dainese. I worked also on projects such as ´Perfect
> Weekend´( New Lifestyles for New Realities )
> presented
> at Aldo Cibic & Patners inside 'Il Salone del Mobile
> di Milan', 'MyArt Fair' (Milan) and 'The Art Bienal
> of Istambul'. I also collaborated in the interior
> design for the new stores of Fabrica Features and my
> designs have been presented inside the last edition
> of
> 'Il Salone del Mobile di Milan' and published in
> magazines and newspapers including Interni
> International', 'The Plan', 'Elle Decor',
> 'Casaviva',
> 'H.O.M.E', in the italian newspaper 'La Republica',
> 'Design China', 'FAB Magazine', as well in others.
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> My most notable recent projects have been designing
> the sets and costumes with La Fura Dels Baus for
> 'Winners', a multimedia opera which is going to be
> presented at The Concert Hall of Brisbane,
> Australia
> in July 2006. Still in progress also is a video
> installation for an exhibition about The Benetton
> Group and Fabrica at The George Pompidou
> Center,Paris
> in October 2006. I have been selected for la CAM
> (Caja
> de Ahorros del Mediterráneo) to have a solo
> exhibition
> next year at the space of El Mercado de Las Flores
> in
> Valencia, Spain. Finally The International Film
> Festival of Gijón in Spain has commisioned me to
> make
> a video installation in for their upcoming festival
> in
> December 2006.
> .
> I am very knowledgeable about the design scene in
> general and have a strong multidisciplinary
> background. Although I have been working in
> different
> areas, within various companies, I wish to continue
> to
> work in an enviroment where I can increase my
> experience within the design market and focus my
> work
> in one field. I am a multilingual; speaking Spanish,
> English and Italian. I am skilled at drawing and
> working in graphic design with both pc and mac.
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> I would be gratefull if you could contact me with
> any
> possible vacancies so that I can show you my
> portfolio. In the meantime you can view some of what
> I
> have done at *, as my personal website
> *
> required I would also be happy to send you hard
> copies
> of my design concepts by post.
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> I look forward to hearing from you,
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> Kind regards
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> Andrea Santamarina