I am a creative professional with about 10 years of national and international experience across diverse roles. I enjoy providing holistic support for multiple product groups, combining design, strategy, and project management. I am curious, flexible, and accustomed to leading project-based teams to deliver compelling visual storytelling and thoughtful product development. Over the years I have collaborated with brands such as Bogner, Marc O‘Polo, Iris von Arnim, Etienne Aigner, and NADITUM. I am passionate about sustainable fashion, material research, and cross-department collaboration. I speak several languages and enjoy translating concept into tangible products while guiding teams through design, sourcing, and production processes.

Malin Bernreuther

I am a creative professional with about 10 years of national and international experience across diverse roles. I enjoy providing holistic support for multiple product groups, combining design, strategy, and project management. I am curious, flexible, and accustomed to leading project-based teams to deliver compelling visual storytelling and thoughtful product development. Over the years I have collaborated with brands such as Bogner, Marc O‘Polo, Iris von Arnim, Etienne Aigner, and NADITUM. I am passionate about sustainable fashion, material research, and cross-department collaboration. I speak several languages and enjoy translating concept into tangible products while guiding teams through design, sourcing, and production processes.

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I am a creative professional with about 10 years of national and international experience across diverse roles. I enjoy providing holistic support for multiple product groups, combining design, strategy, and project management. I am curious, flexible, and accustomed to leading project-based teams to deliver compelling visual storytelling and thoughtful product development.

Over the years I have collaborated with brands such as Bogner, Marc O‘Polo, Iris von Arnim, Etienne Aigner, and NADITUM. I am passionate about sustainable fashion, material research, and cross-department collaboration. I speak several languages and enjoy translating concept into tangible products while guiding teams through design, sourcing, and production processes.

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Language

German
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
French
Intermediate
Italian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Freelance Design Consultant at Freelance Design Consulting
August 1, 2019 - Present
Design, product management and strategic consulting of brands in direct consultation with design director or management: design, sourcing, pricing, technical development of apparel and accessories, art direction, supplier management, visual storytelling.
Designer - Outerwear at Bogner
April 1, 2025 - Present
Responsible for design of outerwear + heavy wovens + light wovens RTW
Senior Designer at Marc O’Polo
April 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
Senior design; responsible for design of outerwear + heavy wovens + light wovens + sweat; trend and sustainable innovation analysis; material research; creation of techpacks; fittings; liaison between different departments
Venture Architect (Freelance) at Stryber
November 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Development of a sustainable D2C fashion start-up (womenswear, leather accessories, homewear) up to seed investment phase: design + product management, supply chain management, sourcing, pricing, visual storytelling, brand building, marketing
Senior Designer & Product Management at Iris von Arnim
October 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019
Senior design and product management; design, product management woven + leather; trend analysis, material research, fitting, techpacks, liaison between departments, pricing, supplier communication, quality control
Senior Designer & Product Management at Etienne Aigner
August 1, 2016 - September 1, 2018
Senior design and product management of womenswear + textiles; fashion show, celebrity design, capsule + main collections; trend analysis, fitting, liaison between departments; sourcing, pricing, supplier communication; styling and coordination of fashion show + shoot; visual storytelling
Founder at NADITUM
June 1, 2015 - Present
Founder of a sustainable bag label in the fair luxury segment; Design, product management, marketing
Freelance Designer & Consultant at Freelance Design & Consulting
January 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016
Design + product management and strategic consulting of brands: design, sourcing, technical development of apparel and accessories
Lecturer (Freelance) at Private Art School
January 1, 2014 - August 31, 2016
Freelance lecturing; leading of semester lectures and weekend workshops; group and individual supervision of course participants
Designer at Bobby Kolade
December 1, 2013 - May 1, 2014
Design of wovens + accessories, trend analysis, fittings, product management, sourcing
Assistant Designer at Kenzo
March 1, 2013 - October 1, 2013
Assistance Design of outerwear + light wovens + draping, research, assisting with fittings, fabric and workmanship research, styling training
Training Designer at Givenchy
March 1, 2011 - August 1, 2011
Design of outer-, formalwear and accessories, research, print design, technical drawings, participation in fittings
Intern Designer at Dior
September 1, 2010 - February 1, 2011
Design of wovens, knits and accessories, trend analysis, print design, illustration, technical drawings
Intern Designer at El Caballo
September 1, 2008 - October 1, 2008
Trend analysis, illustration and design proposals for womenswear and leather accessories
Designer, Freelance Design Consulting at Freelance Design Consulting, Munich
August 1, 2019 - April 30, 2025
Design, product management and strategic consulting of brands in direct consultation with design directors or management: design, sourcing, pricing, technical development of apparel and accessories, art direction, supplier management, visual storytelling.
Senior Designer at Bogner
May 1, 2025 - Present
Responsible for design of outerwear, heavy wovens and light wovens RTW; close collaboration with design leadership on trend, material selection and execution.
Senior Designer at MARC O’POLO / Steinhausen
April 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
Senior design for outerwear, heavy wovens, light wovens and sweats in direct consultation with design director; responsible for trend and sustainable innovation analysis, material research, techpacks, fittings, and cross-department communication.
Freelance Venture Architect at STRY BER / Munich
November 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Development of a sustainable D2C fashion start-up (womenswear, leather accessories, homewear) up to seed investment: design + product management, supply chain management, sourcing, pricing, visual storytelling, brand building, marketing.
Senior Designer and Product Management at IRIS VON ARNIM / Hamburg
October 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019
Design and product management for wovens and leather; trend analysis, material research, fittings, techpacks, cross-department liaison, pricing, supplier communication, quality control.
Senior Designer and Product Management at ETIENNE AIGNER / Munich
August 1, 2016 - September 1, 2018
Design and product management for womenswear and textiles (fashion show, celebrity designs, capsule and main collections); trend analysis, fittings, department liaison, sourcing, pricing, supplier communication, styling and coordination of fashion show and shoots, visual storytelling.
Freelance Design and Consulting at Freelance Design and Consulting / Berlin
January 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016
Design, product management and strategic consulting of brands: design, sourcing, technical development of apparel and accessories.
Lecturer (Freelance) at Private Art School / Berlin
January 1, 2014 - August 1, 2016
Leading semester lectures and weekend workshops, group and individual supervision of course participants.
Designer at Bobby Kolade / Berlin
December 1, 2013 - May 1, 2014
Design of wovens + accessories, trend analysis, fittings, product management, sourcing.
Assistant Designer at Kenzo / Paris
March 1, 2013 - October 1, 2013
Assistance design of outerwear + light wovens + draping; research, fittings, fabric and workmanship research, styling training.
Training at Givenchy / Paris
March 1, 2011 - August 1, 2011
Design of outer-, formalwear and accessories; research, print design, technical drawings, participation in fittings.
Internship at Dior / Paris
September 1, 2010 - February 1, 2011
Design of wovens, knits and accessories; trend analysis, print design, illustration, technical drawings.
Internship at El Caballo / Sevilla
September 1, 2008 - October 1, 2008
Trend analysis, illustration and design proposals for womenswear and leather accessories.
Senior Designer at Marc O‘Polo
April 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
Responsible for design of outerwear + heavy wovens + light wovens + sweat; trend and sustainable innovation analysis; material research; techpacks; fittings; cross‑department communication.
Designer at Bogner
May 1, 2025 - Present
Responsible for design of outerwear + heavy wovens + light wovens RTW; collaboration with design leadership; visual storytelling and product execution.
Freelance Venture Architect at STRY BER
November 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Development of a sustainable D2C fashion start-up (womenswear, leather accessories, homewear) up to seed investment phase: design + product management, supply chain management, sourcing, pricing, visual storytelling, brand building, marketing.
Senior Design and Product Management at Iris von Arnim
October 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019
Design & product management for wovens + leather; trend analysis; material research; fittings; techpacks; cross‑department liaison; pricing; supplier communication; quality control.
Senior Design and Product Management at Etienne Aigner
August 1, 2016 - September 1, 2018
Design + product management of womenswear + textiles; fashion show, celebrity design, capsule + main collections; trend analysis; fittings; cross‑department liaison; sourcing; pricing; show/shoot coordination; visual storytelling.
Freelance Design Consultant at Freelance Design and Consulting
January 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016
Design + product management and strategic consulting of brands: design, sourcing, technical development of apparel and accessories.
Lecturer at Private Art School
January 1, 2014 - August 1, 2016
Freelance lecturing; leading semester lectures and weekend workshops; group and individual supervision of course participants.
Training at Givenchy
September 1, 2011 - August 1, 2011
Training in design of outer-, formalwear and accessories; research; print design; technical drawings; fittings participation.
Internship at Dior
September 1, 2010 - February 1, 2011
Design of wovens, knits and accessories; trend analysis; print design; illustration; technical drawings.
Internship at El Caballo
September 1, 2008 - November 1, 2008
Trend analysis, illustration and design proposals for womenswear and leather accessories.

Education

Postgraduate studies in sustainable fashion at Kunsthochschule Weißensee
January 1, 2018 - March 16, 2026
Diploma, womenswear + textiles at Kunsthochschule Weißensee
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2012
Fashion Design at Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2007
Foundation course at Von Erlenbach Kunstschule, Berlin
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006
Postgraduate studies in sustainable fashion at Kunsthochschule Weißensee, Berlin
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Diploma in womenswear + textiles at Kunsthochschule Weißensee, Berlin
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2012
Fashion Design at Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Foundation course at Von Erlenbach Kunstschule, Berlin
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006
Postgraduate studies in sustainable fashion at Kunsthochschule Weißensee/ Berlin
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Diploma in womenswear + textiles at Kunsthochschule Weißensee/ Berlin
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2012
Fashion Design at Royal Academy of Fine Arts/ Antwerp
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Foundation course at Von Erlenbach Kunstschule/ Berlin
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

Scrum Master
September 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Agile project management
August 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
With Design Thinking to a Network Culture
August 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Design Thinking
July 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Espacio Nudage International design contest (1st prize)
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
Greenlab Laboratory for sustainable design concepts
July 1, 2010 - July 1, 2010
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes scholarship
April 1, 2009 - December 31, 2013
Scrum Master
September 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Agile project management, workshop
August 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
With Design Thinking to a Network Culture
July 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Design Thinking, workshop
July 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Espacio Nudage / International design contest (1st prize)
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
Greenlab Laboratory for sustainable design concepts
July 1, 2010 - July 1, 2010
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes – Scholarship
April 1, 2009 - December 1, 2013
Scrum Master
September 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Agile Project Management, workshop
August 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
With Design Thinking to a Network Culture
July 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Design Thinking, workshop
July 1, 2019 - March 16, 2026
Espacio Nudage International design contest - 1st prize
July 1, 2011 - March 16, 2026
Greenlab Laboratory for sustainable design concepts
April 1, 2010 - March 16, 2026
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes – Scholarship
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other, Education