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CAROLINA MÁRQUEZ BERNARD
For any inquiries or collaboration proposals:

carolinambernard@gmail.com
carolina.marquezbernard@zhdk.ch
@carolinambernard
Carolina Márquez Bernard is a graphic designer and independent design researcher based between Zurich and Barcelona. She explores design and visual culture from a multidisciplinary approach,  engaging with climate change as a conceptual framework for new forms of human-environmental interactions.


WORK
2018 - Present
Independent Graphic Designer, Zurich-Barcelona

In addition to books and publications, Carolina works in creative direction in the field of culture, art, and fashion.


TEACHING, RESEARCH
2025 - 2026
Co-Teaching 
Research in the Arts—ZHdK (Zurich, CH)

2024 - Present
Research Assistant
Department Design, Visual Communication, Zurich University of the Arts—Research Assistant (Zurich, CH)

2024 - Present
Research Assistant
Counterparts: A Conversation Across Disciplines Department Design, Visual Communication, Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2025
Teaching 
MA Studio 2 Seminar—MA Design, Visual Communication, ZHdK (Zurich, CH)

2025
Teaching 
BA Theory Seminar Space and Environment—BA Design, Visual Communication, ZHdK (Zurich, CH)

2024 
Teaching
MA Studio 2 Seminar— MA Design, Visual Communication, Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2024 
Teaching
BA Critical and Speculative Design— BA Design, Zurich University of the Arts(Zurich, CH)

2024 
Guest Teacher
Critical and Speculative Design— MA Design, Visual Communication, Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2023
Research Associate
Ecologies of Matter—Institute for Design Research, Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)


TALKS, EXHIBITIONS 2025
Guest Speaker
Speaking Bread. Relationships beyond Materiality—Design, Zurich University of the Arts

2024 
Guest Speaker
Junior Design Research Conference—University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (Mendrisio, CH)

2024 
Guest Speaker
AGI Open Basel 2024 (Basel, CH)

2024 
Guest Speaker
Lecture Series “Design Ecologies”—Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2023
Exhibition
METROPOLIS San Francisco—Pro Helvetia, Swissnex (San Francisco, US)

2023
Guest Speaker
METROPOLIS San Francisco—Pro Helvetia, Swissnex (San Francisco, US)

2023
Exhibition
Zurich Meets Copenhagen—City and Canton Zurich (Copenhagen, DK)

2023
Guest Speaker
Event Zurich Meets Copenhagen—City and Canton Zurich (Copenhagen, DK)

2022
Guest Speaker
Conference: Counterparts: Exploring Design Beyond the Human—Swiss Design Network (Zurich, CH)

2022
Interview
Hochparterre Magazine (Zurich, CH)

2022 
DDE Project of the Day—Digital Showcase (Zurich, CH)

2022 
Showcase Design ZHdK—Digital Showcase (Zurich, CH)

2021 
Swissgraphic—Digital Showcase (CH)

2021 
Exhibition
Current Currents—MA Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2020 
Exhibition
The Glasgow Gallery of Photography (Glasgow, UK)

2018 
Exhibition, Artist Residency
Curtidas Art Space (Barcelona, ES)


PUBLICATIONS[upcoming] 2026
Contributing Author
Counterparts: A Conversation Across Disciplines Design Research (Zurich, CH)

[upcoming] 2026
Contributing Author
Seeing vol.3 Design Research (Zurich, CH)

[upcoming] 2026
Editor, Co-designed with Milos Gavric
Fossils of the Anthropocene Design Research, Published by MA Visual Communication, Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

[upcoming] 2026
Editor, Co-designed with Milos Gavric
New Ecologies: Atmospheric Agencies Design Research, Published by MA Visual Communication, Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2025 
Graphic Design
Kuoni, 100 Jahre for Kuoni GmbH, Published by Kuoni GmbH (Zurich, CH)

2025 
Graphic Design
Layersfor Artist Marco Gasser, Published by Gasser Brothers (Barcelona, ES)

2024
Author, Graphic Design
Ecologies of Matter—in collaboration with The Institute for Design Research (Zurich, CH)

2023
Graphic Design
Ortsmuseen Enstauben—for Curator Kim Anni Bassen (Zurich, CH)

2022
Author Contributor
Seeing vol.1— Editors Sarah Owens and Björn Franke
(Zurich, CH)

2022
Author, Graphic Design
Speaking Bread. Relationships beyond Materiality—in collaboration with Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2022
Author Contributor
Train Stops—by Christian Lange, Published by MA Visual Communication, Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2021
Graphic Design
There’s Always Tomorrow—for Exhibition Löwenbräukunst Zurich, Published by FA Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2021
Graphic Design with Martin Mur
Dear Ambiguity,—Published by FA Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2020
Author Contributor
In... Las Vegas—Published by VisCom Zurich University of the Arts (Zurich, CH)

2020
Graphic Design
Time—for Filmmaker Martin Mur Zimmermann (Zurich, CH)

2020
Graphic Design
Alpen Amöbe—for Artist and Curator Lisa Lee Benjamin, Published by Amöebe Art Space (Vals, CH)

2019
Graphic Design
Therese and Thomas—for Filmmaker Lydia Zimmermann, for Exhibition Helmhaus Zurich (Zurich, CH)


2018 
Co-Author and Editor with Martin Mur
Same Samein collaboration with Curtidas Art Space Barcelona (Barcelona, ES)


GRANTS, AWARDS
2025
Research Grant— Project Counterparts: A Conversation Across Disciplines
Institute for Design Research (Zurich, CH)

2023
Research Grant— Project Ecologies of Matter
 Institute for Design Research (Zurich, CH)

2023 
Grant— Project Speaking Bread, Exhibition and Talk at METROPOLIS San Francisco
Swiss Art Council Pro Helvetia and Swissnex (Zurich, CH / San Francisco, US)

2023 
Finalist
Josef Müller-Brockmann Award—Graphic Design 
(Zurich CH)

2022 
ZHdK Förderpreis Design—Diploma Project 
(Zurich, CH)

2016 
FILMIN Audiovisual Design Award—2nd Prize
(Barcelona, ES)

2011 
Terranova Creative Award—Diploma Project 
(Barcelona, ES)


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LAYER, by Marco Gasser, Published by Gasser Brothers




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