Marie-Thérèse Woltering is the director of the MTic-design knowledge exchange program. She has an extensive background in business as well as international relations and culture. In her own business Woltering Works, ‘MT’ combines her experience as a business consultant and studies for the development of creative and international business. 

In 2003 she graduated with an MBA at Webster University and in 2007 she obtained a Master’s degree in International Relations at Alliant University. She studied and worked in Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica.

Marie-Thérèse has an intrinsic motivation to make a difference and add something constructive to the world.  As an independent professional she realizes self initiated projects with social impact. For this, she works with business partners with complementary skills. Marie-Thérèse combines purpose and passion, which keeps her motivated.

Phone: +31-612808323

E-mail:  mt@mtic-design.nl

www.wolteringworks.nl

‐ Marie-Thérèse Woltering-

Bas Sala is the design coordinator of the MTic-design knowledge exchange program. In 2000 Bas graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven after studying Man & Public Space. He is the owner of Studio Bas Sala, co-founder of Designport Rotterdam and ZoHo. This organization supports young designers in Rotterdam with their first steps in their professional practice.

His designs invite you to play, think, do nothing and often raise a smile. Innovation, interdisciplinary co-operation and qualitatively high end products play a central role in his work. In his design practice concept development and practical research play an important role.

Bas joined forces with Marie-Thérèse, because he feels it’s very rewarding to facilitate and watch innovation. Seeing how something is created, the struggle, the process and the result, is something that really touches Bas.

Phone: +31-626994527

E-mail:  bas@mtic-design.nl

www.bassala.com

‐ Bas Sala-

Tina Siehoff designed the MTic-design exhibition stand and also supported the organisation team with the preparation of the MTic-design knowledge exchange program.

Tina Siehoff designs (interactive) exhibitions, interiors and installations for various musea, science centers and cultural institutions in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
The work of Tina is conceptual and content driven and she is experienced in working in multidisciplinary teams.

Tina studied interior architecture at FH Mainz (D) and was an exchange student at Design Academy Eindhoven.  In 2009 she obtained a master’s degree at Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam.

Phone: +31-638134392



E-mail:  mail@tinasiehoff.com

www.tinasiehoff.com

‐ Tina Siehoff-

Danilo Calvache is coordinator of the MTic-design knowledge exchange program in Colombia, in charge of the search for Colombian designers and coordinating the research project with the local design school at the Universidad de Nariño. Danilo graduated as an industrial designer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, and holds a Master Degree in Design from Domus Academy.

Actually he’s developing a research project as thesis for a PhD in Design, at the Universidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He works as full time teacher for the I.D. program at the Universidad de Nariño in Pasto, Colombia, and leads the design research group CORD, that collaborated with the MTic-design research project.

In 2014 he joined the MTic-design team, after meeting Marie-Thérèse and Bas, showing a huge enthusiasm for the intercultural experience to be developed between Dutch and Colombian designers. Along the academic career he runs his practice in several design projects, from furniture to lighting, working in his office: danilo calvache design studio.

‐ Danilo Calvache-