TAMARA
BARBIAN

EDUCATION

Master of Design | 2012-2015

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Dissertation Title: Design and Technology: Laser Engraving of Designs on Sandstone.
Advisor: Wilson Kindlein Júnior.
Scholarship from: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, CAPES, Brazil.
Keywords: laser engraving; sandstone; historical heritage.

Bachelor of Design | 2005-2012
Feevale University, Brazil
Dissertation Title: Design for calamity: product design for disaster situations.
Advisor: Igor Casenote.
Keywords: Disaster; homeless; government; temporary shelter; design.

AWARDED GRANTS

3D Scanning Technology in the Documentation and Preservation of Material Herritage Installed in Public Spaces | 2012-2014
FAPERGS Public Notice 04/2012.

AWARDS & HONORS

Award for Best Project in the Alumni Category at the 8th Young Designer Exhibition, Feevale University. | 2013

First Place in the Tok&Stok National University Design Award, Tok&Stok, with the “Dream Circus” project, designed for children. | 2009

EMPLOYMENT

Creative Director | 2022-present
Company: Fiber
Country: Brazil
Responsible for marketing and Product & Design management, focusing on strategic planning, directing, and supervising the creative team. Conducted comprehensive user and market research, using insights to inform strategic decisions and enhance product development. Oversaw event development and content creation, ensuring alignment with market needs and consumer insights.

Senior Designer | 2017-2022
Company:Grendene S/A
Country: Brazil
Product designer for children’s development, focusing on ergonomic aspects and emotional design, with a strategic market leadership approach. Conducted global market and consumer behavior research to introduce new ideas, technologies, and materials to the national design market, presenting findings to the entire design team.

Designer | 2014-2017
Company: Hills Comex
Country: Brazil
Responsible for the ideation and creation of products for the international market for both children and adults. Led remote development with global partners, including the U.S.A. industries, and researched new technologies for the Brazilian market.

Designer | 2010-2012
Company: Dinâmica Industry
Country: Brazil
Trend Forecaster for women’s products, leading market and consumer research.

Designer | 2007-2010
Company: Studio TMLS
Country: Brazil
Trend Forecaster and Consumer Research Specialist for the European shoe market.

Design intern | 2007
Company: Progetti Design Studio
Country: Brazil
Shoes and home decor design assistant.

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

Barbian, T., Kindlein Junior, W., & Juchem, P. L. (2014). Enhancement of sandstone through laser engraving process. In L. A. Harmann, J. T. da Silva, & M. Donato (Eds.), Technology and Innovation in Gems, Jewelry, and Mining (pp. 53-60). Porto Alegre: IGEO/UFRGS.

Santos, J. R. L., Kindlein Junior, W., Dapper, S. T. H., Barbian, T., Belmonte, S. L. R., Kuroki, I. M. H. C., & Kuroki, I. R. (2014). Three-banded armadillo (Tatu-bola). In J. Lopes, A. Brancaglion Júnior, S. A. Azevedo, & H. Werner Júnior (Eds.), 3D Technologies: Unveiling the Past, Shaping the Future (Vol. 1, pp. 1-248). Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon.

Pichler, R., Barbian, T., Juchem, P. L., & Duarte, L. C. (2013). Gemological use of serpentinite from Rio Grande do Sul with laser technology application. In L. A. Hartmann & J. T. da Silva (Eds.), Exhibition of Research, Products, and Technologies Applied to the Gem and Jewelry Productive Arrangement of Rio Grande do Sul (Vol. 2, pp. 6-82). Porto Alegre: IGEO/UFRGS.

Full Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

Barbian, T., & Casenote, I. E. (2012). Design for calamity: Research results for disaster-focused projects. In 10th P&D Design – Brazilian Congress on Research and Development in Design. São Luís, Maranhão: ST – Product Design 7.

Endres, R. N., Barbian, T., Kindlein Junior, W., Duarte, L. C., Candido, L. H. A., & Gomes, L. H. S. (2012). Design, materials, and historical rescue: Analysis of arrowhead fragments from the Indigenous tradition of Rio Grande do Sul. In VI Workshop Design & Materials. Bauru, SP: Proceedings of the VI Workshop Design & Materials.

Abstracts Published in Conference Proceedings

Barbian, T., & Casenote, I. E. (2012). Design for calamity: Product design for disaster situations. In Scientific Initiation Fair. Novo Hamburgo: Proceedings of the Scientific Initiation Fair.

Talks and Presentations

Barbian, T. (2013). Design for calamity: Product design for disaster situations. Lecture presented at Feevale University – Design Course, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil.

Exhibition Organized

Kindlein Junior, W., Barbian, T., & Dapper, S. T. H. (2012). Nature: Rhythms and Proportions.