I’m Marina Helena Müller, a Brazilian founder, creative director, visual artist, and researcher of visual culture based in Aachen, Germany.
With over 12 years of experience in the creative field, I have worked as a designer in internationally renowned studios, contributing to projects for brands such as O Boticário, Hugo Boss, and Hermès. My work has been recognized with awards including the Brazil Design Award and the Mut zur Wut competition, and has reached international audiences through exhibitions and publications in countries such as the United States, Germany, Peru, and Spain. In 2024, I was selected as one of the LAD Young Talents by the Latin American Design Festival, an award for emerging creatives under 30 with innovative work across Latin America.
In 2025, after focusing my research on Gender Design during my Master’s in Visual Culture & Politics at the Köln International School of Design, I co-founded FemReality, a company dedicated to engaging more girls and queer people in creative technology careers. Through FemReality, we have collaborated with leading clients in Germany including WDR, REWE, c/o pop Festival, and RheinEnergie. In 2026, we received the creative.projects award by creative.nrw.
Alongside my independent artistic and design practice, I have co-founded and contributed to a range of cultural, creative, and entrepreneurial initiatives. These projects explore different forms of collective practice, from community-based cultural programming and public space activation to festivals, talks, and formats that connect art, culture, and social engagement. In these contexts, I work across multiple roles, including event organization, creative direction, facilitation, and the development of participatory formats.
Currently, I am part of Ñaño Küche and LatimLove, initiatives that explore the intersections of Latin American culture, community, and creativity.
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Awards, recognitions & exhibitions
creative.projects Award —— FemReality
creative.nrw, Germany, 2026
»un-trouble« —— 30 Years of Gender and Diversity in Design, Köln International School of Design, Germany, 2026
Flags are Fiction, Exhibiton
Noplace, Germany, 2024
La Tina, Exhibition
IED Madrid, Madrid Gráfica Abierta, Spain, 2024
Young Talents
Latin American Design Awards, Peru, 2024
Mut Zur Wut Contest, Finalist
Germany, 2023
La Tina —— 175 women designers from Latin America, Publication organized by Pupila Studio
Costa Rica, 2023
Brasil Design Award, BDA —— Chocolates Haenssgen
Bronze in Packaging Design (Professional), Brazil, 2022
Brasil Design Award, BDA —— Dália Sabor da Fazenda
Bronze in Packaging Design (Professional), Brazil, 2020
Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 60th Anniversary
Concept, Visual Language and Packaging for ‘Dália Sabor da Fazenda’, USA, 2019
SET Universitário, PUCRS —— Institutional and Organizational Communication Vehicles Multimedia, O Rock Corre em Nossas Veias Campaign for Radio Univates, Brazil, 2015
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Talks and lectures
Learn&Burn, Day for Female Networking
Frankfurt, Germany, 2026
»un-trouble« —— 30 Years of Gender and Diversity in Design, Köln International School of Design, Germany, 2026
LADFest, Lima
Lima Municipal Theater, Peru, 2024
Corpo Território —— Critical Design as counterpoint in the narratives of Brazilian immigrant women in Germany
UNIVATES, Universidade do Vale do Taquari, Brazil, 2024
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Professional experience
Co-Founder, Creative Director
FemReality
02.2025 —— Current
Co-Founder, Creative Director
Ñaño Küche
02.2024 —— Current
Designer
Bel Epok
05.2023 —— 07.2024
DesignerSweety & Co.
09.2021 —— 09.2022
02.2018 —— 02.2022
09.2019 —— 02.2022
11.2019 —— 11.2020
09.2017 —— 11.2019
03.2017 —— 09.2017
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Academic experience
Master in Integrated Design —— Visual Culture & Politics
Köln International School of Design, KISD
2021 —— 2025
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Extension courses
The Mechanics of the Novel
Seiva, 2026
5 simple exercises
Espaço.cc, 2021
Possible Patrimonies in the City: Education and Participatory Inventories
Escola da Cidade, 2020
The urbanism of Brazilian cities
Caos Planjeado, 2019
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Languages
Portuguese —— mother tongue
English and Spanish —— advanced
German and French —— basic
With over 12 years of experience in the creative field, I have worked as a designer in internationally renowned studios, contributing to projects for brands such as O Boticário, Hugo Boss, and Hermès. My work has been recognized with awards including the Brazil Design Award and the Mut zur Wut competition, and has reached international audiences through exhibitions and publications in countries such as the United States, Germany, Peru, and Spain. In 2024, I was selected as one of the LAD Young Talents by the Latin American Design Festival, an award for emerging creatives under 30 with innovative work across Latin America.
In 2025, after focusing my research on Gender Design during my Master’s in Visual Culture & Politics at the Köln International School of Design, I co-founded FemReality, a company dedicated to engaging more girls and queer people in creative technology careers. Through FemReality, we have collaborated with leading clients in Germany including WDR, REWE, c/o pop Festival, and RheinEnergie. In 2026, we received the creative.projects award by creative.nrw.
Alongside my independent artistic and design practice, I have co-founded and contributed to a range of cultural, creative, and entrepreneurial initiatives. These projects explore different forms of collective practice, from community-based cultural programming and public space activation to festivals, talks, and formats that connect art, culture, and social engagement. In these contexts, I work across multiple roles, including event organization, creative direction, facilitation, and the development of participatory formats.
Currently, I am part of Ñaño Küche and LatimLove, initiatives that explore the intersections of Latin American culture, community, and creativity.
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Awards, recognitions & exhibitions
creative.projects Award —— FemReality
creative.nrw, Germany, 2026
»un-trouble« —— 30 Years of Gender and Diversity in Design, Köln International School of Design, Germany, 2026
Flags are Fiction, Exhibiton
Noplace, Germany, 2024
La Tina, Exhibition
IED Madrid, Madrid Gráfica Abierta, Spain, 2024
Young Talents
Latin American Design Awards, Peru, 2024
Mut Zur Wut Contest, Finalist
Germany, 2023
La Tina —— 175 women designers from Latin America, Publication organized by Pupila Studio
Costa Rica, 2023
Brasil Design Award, BDA —— Chocolates Haenssgen
Bronze in Packaging Design (Professional), Brazil, 2022
Brasil Design Award, BDA —— Dália Sabor da Fazenda
Bronze in Packaging Design (Professional), Brazil, 2020
Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 60th Anniversary
Concept, Visual Language and Packaging for ‘Dália Sabor da Fazenda’, USA, 2019
SET Universitário, PUCRS —— Institutional and Organizational Communication Vehicles Multimedia, O Rock Corre em Nossas Veias Campaign for Radio Univates, Brazil, 2015
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Talks and lectures
Learn&Burn, Day for Female Networking
Frankfurt, Germany, 2026
»un-trouble« —— 30 Years of Gender and Diversity in Design, Köln International School of Design, Germany, 2026
LADFest, Lima
Lima Municipal Theater, Peru, 2024
Corpo Território —— Critical Design as counterpoint in the narratives of Brazilian immigrant women in Germany
UNIVATES, Universidade do Vale do Taquari, Brazil, 2024
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Professional experience
Co-Founder, Creative Director
FemReality
02.2025 —— Current
Co-Founder, Creative Director
Ñaño Küche
02.2024 —— Current
Designer
Bel Epok
05.2023 —— 07.2024
Designer
09.2021 —— 09.2022
Co-founder
Rola Rolê Collective02.2018 —— 02.2022
Co-founder
Juntas Collective09.2019 —— 02.2022
Lead UX/UI Designer
Aztec Online Solutions11.2019 —— 11.2020
Designer
Frente Design09.2017 —— 11.2019
Design Researcher
Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates03.2017 —— 09.2017
Volunteer
Taquary Valley Community
02.2016 —— 08.2018
Taquary Valley Community
02.2016 —— 08.2018
Design Intern
Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates
06.2014 —— 06.2016
Design Intern
Dobro Comunicação
08.2013 —— 02.2014
Volunteer
Instituto Fialho de Vargas
04.2012 —— 04.2016
Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates
06.2014 —— 06.2016
Design Intern
Dobro Comunicação
08.2013 —— 02.2014
Volunteer
Instituto Fialho de Vargas
04.2012 —— 04.2016
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Academic experience
Master in Integrated Design —— Visual Culture & Politics
Köln International School of Design, KISD
2021 —— 2025
Specialization in Urban Studies
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Unisinos
2019 —— 2021Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Unisinos
Bachelor in Design
Universidade do Vale do Taquari, Univates
2013 —— 2018Universidade do Vale do Taquari, Univates
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Extension courses
The Mechanics of the Novel
Seiva, 2026
5 simple exercises
Espaço.cc, 2021
Culture and cities
Instituto Pólis, 2020Possible Patrimonies in the City: Education and Participatory Inventories
Escola da Cidade, 2020
The urbanism of Brazilian cities
Caos Planjeado, 2019
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Languages
Portuguese —— mother tongue
English and Spanish —— advanced
German and French —— basic
