Hi, I'm Fabian!
I am a multi-disciplinary designer from Germany, currently working at McKinsey Design (Veryday) in Stockholm after I graduated in summer 2022 from the Advanced Product Design program at the Umeå Institute of Design in Sweden.
my journey
I started studying Design in 2013 following my passion for craft, art and my interest in technology, hoping I could combine both in the future. I began with a Bachelors in Product Design at the FH Aachen in Germany learning the basics of Industrial Design.
Due to my interest in developing my skillset aside uni, I tapped into the field of electric mobility in the research and consulting space of the technical university RWTH. Starting as student assistant for Product Design I helped visualizing the future of mobility and automotive assembly in close collaboration with engineers and researchers. Over the time of my bachelor’s, I got to work on several projects with German automotive OEM’s and helped start-up’s in developing primo-type products and vehicles.
Having a raising interest in human-centered design processes and consumer electronics I interned at Noto in Cologne in 2018. I got the chance to work on projects with international brands and broadened my skillset for agency-based design work.
Until graduation I continued working in the mobility area and started a design consulting business. Some of the people and contacts from this time I can call clients and partners up to this date.
On a camper-van trip through the Lofoten islands I fell in love with Scandinavia and decided to apply for the product design master program in Umeå, Sweden. The years before, the school was a huge inspiration for amazing design work and project relevance, so I was very grateful for being able to start there in 2019.
I spent the last three years in Sweden and Norway studying and interning in various places. At Propeller Design in Stockholm I had alot of project ownership, establishing a close collaboration with a new client and guiding a projects design process. We created a brand in the field of audio equipment and developed three devices for an initial product portfolio.
At Laerdal Medical in Stavanger, Norway I deep dived the medical world helping to create tools and learning modalities of tomorrows nursing education. Focusing on conducting primary research and qualitative interviews with partners around the globe, conceptualizing new solutions for learning experiences in the complex and stakeholder rich environment of nursing.
In January 2022 I will start my master thesis at Umeå Institute of Design.
In my free time you will find me playing guitar and exploring the endless realms of looped guitar tracks or see me running / hiking through the nature of Scandinavia.
company collaborations
Getinge, Kärcher, FLIR, Electrolux, Google, Bang & Olufsen, Crestron, BMW, UNU, TIER, Ducktrain, PMA, FamilienMobilHamburg
awards & press
2021 Braun Prize Special Mention
2021 CORE 77 Student Notable, Commercial Equipment Award
2021 iF Design Talent Award
2021 YANKO Design
2021 YANKO Design
2020 SPIEGEL Wirtschaft
2020 CORE77 Student Runner Up, Interaction Award
2020 CORE77 Student Runner Up, Consumer Technology Award
2020 IF DESIGN Talent Award
work & experience
McKinsey Design (Veryday) | Junior Physical Product Designer
mckinsey.com
September 2022 - today
Stockholm, Sweden
Laerdal Medical | UX Design Internship
Focusing on qualitative research in the field of medical education & nursing. Creating user & customer journeys for new learning & teaching modalities in nursing education. Working in interdisciplinary teams of experts in nursing
laerdal.com
August 2021 - January 2022
Stavanger, Norway
Propeller Design | Industrial Design Internship
Working in close collaboration with clients in the field of consumer electronics. Developing a brand and product portfolio with one major flagship device. Being able to guide entire design processes and having project ownership, while reporting to Propeller partners. Working on technical specifications for product implementation in later project stages.
propeller.se
January 2021 - June 2021
Stockholm, Sweden
Freelance Industrial Design Consultancy
Freelance consulting in the field of electric mobility with a focus on developing minimum viable products & concepts for start-ups.
fabianboettcher.com/work
since October 2019
PEM Motion | Industrial Designer
Developing concepts and designs in the field of electric mobility.
Creating visions for future of automotive assembly.
Working for international OEM´s and mobility start-ups.
pem-motion.com
February 2019 - October 2019
Aachen, Germany
Noto | Industrial Design Internship
Designing consumer products for international brands.
Applying strategic brand and innovation processes.
Conducting human-centered research.
noto.design
March 2018 - August 2018
Cologne, Germany
RWTH - PEM | Student Assistant Industrial Design
pem.rwth-aachen.de
June 2016 - January 2018
Aachen, Germany
Tischlerei Stefan Petersen | Internship Carpenter
Woodwork and modelmaking
6 month, 2013 & 2014
Husum, Germany
education
September 2019 - June 2022
Umeå, Sweden
FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences | Bachelor of Arts
Undergraduate Program Product Design
fh-aachen.de
October 2014 - January 2019
Aachen, Germany
Gymnasium Essen Werden | Abitur
German University Entrance Diploma
September 2004 - June 2013
Essen, Germany
skills
design
qualitative & quantitative research
life centered design methodologies
CAD & product development
strategic design
visual storytelling
product visualization & rendering
hand & digital sketching
designing in VR
hi & low-fi prototyping
woodwork, rapid prototyping
clay-modeling
software
Photoshop, InDesign
Illustrator, Audition
Premiere, After Effects
Figma, Adobe XD
Rhino, Solidworks
Keyshot, Octane
Blender
Gravitysketch
Unity - VR Toolkits
Miro & Mural
MS Office