I'm Silvia De Barba, a UX Designer with a foundation in customer experience, visual design, and behavioural research. I translate behavioural insights into intuitive, user-centred design. With 8+ years leading visual merchandising at Lush’s Oxford Street flagship, I have developed a strong understanding of how people navigate and interact with environments, translating behavioural insight into intuitive, user-centred design. Through the Google UX Design Certificate, I have hands-on experience in user research, wireframing, and high-fidelity prototyping in Figma. I bring a practical, observation-led approach and focus on designing clear, engaging experiences that improve usability and interaction.

Silvia De Barba

I'm Silvia De Barba, a UX Designer with a foundation in customer experience, visual design, and behavioural research. I translate behavioural insights into intuitive, user-centred design. With 8+ years leading visual merchandising at Lush’s Oxford Street flagship, I have developed a strong understanding of how people navigate and interact with environments, translating behavioural insight into intuitive, user-centred design. Through the Google UX Design Certificate, I have hands-on experience in user research, wireframing, and high-fidelity prototyping in Figma. I bring a practical, observation-led approach and focus on designing clear, engaging experiences that improve usability and interaction.

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I’m Silvia De Barba, a UX Designer with a foundation in customer experience, visual design, and behavioural research. I translate behavioural insights into intuitive, user-centred design.

With 8+ years leading visual merchandising at Lush’s Oxford Street flagship, I have developed a strong understanding of how people navigate and interact with environments, translating behavioural insight into intuitive, user-centred design. Through the Google UX Design Certificate, I have hands-on experience in user research, wireframing, and high-fidelity prototyping in Figma. I bring a practical, observation-led approach and focus on designing clear, engaging experiences that improve usability and interaction.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Art Technician (Freelance) at Herald Street Gallery
January 1, 2024 - Present
Assist in setting up and taking down art exhibits within an active gallery setting.
Visual Merchandising Team Lead at Lush Cosmetics
February 1, 2018 - January 31, 2025
Responsible for all creative elements of a key flagship store, leading the visual merchandising team to create immersive campaigns, seasonal activations, and window installations. Drove store design, range moves, and large-scale campaigns, often juggling multiple initiatives. Trained and developed 100+ employees, making data-informed decisions on product placement and positioning based on sales and customer trends, and collaborating with design, signage, UK Visual Merchandising, social media, stock, training, and senior teams to ensure campaign success.
Lead Visual Merchandiser & UK Sign Writer at Lush Cosmetics (Oxford Street Anchor Store)
January 1, 2018 - Present
Developed visual merchandising standards and signage for a flagship store, collaborated on seasonal campaigns, and trained over 100 team members in visual standards and store processes to drive consistency and sales.

Education

Google UX Design Certificate at Google (Coursera) – Online
November 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
BA (HONS) Public Relations & Advertising at IULM University of Milan
January 11, 2030 - May 18, 2026

Qualifications

Google UX Design Certificate
November 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Interaction Design Foundation Course
January 1, 2025 - March 17, 2026
Google UX Design Certificate
November 1, 2022 - January 31, 2024

Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services