WHO AM I?a short presentation I made

for a creative workshop

Zurich, April 2009

TANJA BURGDORFER

that‘s the name I was given

DESIGNER

MAKER

(ÜBER)LEBENSKÜNSTLERengl. bohemian, survivor, loser? None that really fits. Literally: artist in (sur)vival

BASTLEREngl. tinkerer? DREAMER

IDEALIST

MENSCH

I say I‘m a:

very creative

an optimist

skilled

talented

naive

clever

Others say Tanja is:

kind

I love dreaming

I love designing

I love to make things real

MAKERDESIGNER,DREAMER,

I‘m all that (and much more)

I‘m a:

making good stuff for today

as today is tomorrow

designingcan‘t happen without

present actions

dreamingcan‘t be done withoutcuriosity, imaginationand past experiences

past -> present -> future

cause -> action -> effect

transformation

fascination

OLD > NEW

Especially, I have a

for making stuff and better

that is called

transformationfascination

I dreamed of travelling the world...

I travelled through Asia.Till my money run out.

So I went to search for work.

I dreamed of working in London...

I was able to work in the big smokehelping to make the world a more sustainable place.

But then, there was the recession...

... no need for depression!

I‘m dreaming of finding new work...

Within the sustainable design orsocial design business after all.

I‘m hanging on.

Like:

to name some of the most popular creative collaborations and businesses doing good.

These are only the most popular (i.e. having much publicity) ones I‘d like to learn from or work with!

I‘m dreaming of working with good people all over the world...

Inspiring people like the following:

There are many, many more very good and talented people out there.

It could also be you!

I also dreamed of having my own, characteristic brand...

I built „Mayari“ when I had (or chose to take) time for myself.

Hoping that people see value in what I do too.

I keep working on it whenever I can.

transformationwith the help ofre*creations

magic

play

safe

save

no waste

interaction

poesie

art

craft

people

nature

help

More concrete: I dreamed of making something useful and ecological and ethical and fun for me and my brand...

I created Recycled Magic Wallet.

Hoping that people would like them too.

I will also make one for you if you want!

‘s

all this was part of who I am

I‘d like to do so much morein collaboration! Who‘s in?

There‘s still a lot of emptiness to fill!

learn more: www.mayari.net contact: mayarisemail@gmail.com