PDF Download Born in 1977 Lives and works in Stuttgart and Florence Professor at Polimoda in Florence

Work Activities

2013 – current	ATERLIER CEM CAKO – STUTTGART Atelier for new men’s tailoring and design
2010 – 2013	THRIVE L.A. – CREATIVE DIRECTOR, WOMENSWEAR – LOS ANGELES Fashion house founded in the Silicon Valley by technology innovator Rob Meadows Thrive collections presented during New York and Paris Fashion Week
2008 – 2010	TIM HAMILTON – ASSOCIATE DESIGNER, MENSWEAR – NEW YORK Collections created in this period received the CFDA/Swarovski Award for men’s fashion Reporting to Tim Hamilton
2007 – 2008	HELMUT LANG – ASSISTANT DESIGNER, MENSWEAR – NEW YORK Transfer of the Helmut Lang archives to the company ‘Theory Holdings Co.’  Reporting to Helmut Lang
2007	MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA – JUNIOR DESIGNER, EXHIBITION – PARIS Reporting to Martin Margiela and creative team
2004 – 2007	DRIES VAN NOTEN – TRAINEE PROGRAM – ANTWERPEN Assisting and fitting the show collection for the défilés in Paris Reporting to the creative team

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

2019 – current	POLIMODA – FLORENCE  Professor in the area of vision and creative thinking systems Department of Fashion Design / MA and BA
2019 – 2022	RAFFLES MILANO ISTITUTO MODA E DESIGN – MILAN  Visiting professor in the area of future-oriented fashion design strategies in context of craft, digitalization and sustainability Department of Fashion Design
2023	SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – SOUTH KOREA Guest professor in the area of new design strategies and sustainability Department of Fashion and Textiles
2023	HONGIK UNIVERSITY SEOUL- SOUTH KOREA Guest professor in the area of new design strategies and textile development Department of Textil Art & Fashion Design
2020 – 2021	STATE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS – STUTTGART Substitute professor in the area of material and space concepts including new media Department of Sculpture
2009	OTAGO POLYTECHNIC – SCHOOL OF FASHION – DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND Lecturer in the area of innovation in textile design  Teaching position as part of a designer-in-residence program  Department of Fashion Design

AWARDS 

2016	CEM CAKO – DEBUT COLLECTION, MENSWEAR – PARIS Exhibition: ”Extended Situation I (Une Première)” Presentation at Palais de Tokyo – Paris Museum of Modern Art
2009	EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD – DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND For the best interpretation of a men’s fashion collection Offered by ID Dunedin Fashion Institute in Dunedin, New Zealand
2008	MASTER OF LINEN AWARD – MILAN For the best interpretation of a garment realized in linen Offered by Centro Lino Italiano in Milan, Italy
2008	OTAGE POLYTECHNIC AWARD – DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND For showing innovation in the use of materials and methods Offered by Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin, New Zealand
2008	BEST UPCOMING BELGIUM FASHION DESIGNER AWARD – ANTWERPEN For the best interpretation of a collection in the spirit of belgian fashion design  Offered by the Goethe-Institute in Brussels, Belgium
2007	SHIRT AVENUE PRIZE – MILAN For the best interpretation of a men’s shirt Offered by Consorzio Italiani Tessuti per Camiceria in Milan, Italy

EDUCATION