Clara Schmelter de Escobar is a London- and Berlin-based biodesigner working at the intersection of biotech, computational design, and digital fabrication.

She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Product Design from the University of the Arts Berlin and is currently studying a Master's in Bio-Integrated Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.

Awards

2025 Winner iF Design Student Award with CARBOGEM https://ifdesign.com/en/winner-ranking/project/carbogem-carbon-capture-in-artificial-reefs/703703

2022. Winning Team “Samsung Solve for Tomorrow” with “Greentech Engeneers” https://news.samsung.com/de/gewinnerteams-von-solve-for-tomorrow-2022

exhibitions

2021                      Stretching Materialities, TAT Museum, Berlin https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/6006/exhibition-stretching-materialities

2024                     Material Lab & Circular Experience, ISPO, Munich  https://studio-nima.com/projects/ispo-munich-2024

2025                     Resonant Spaces, Festival of Architecture, London https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/events/2025/jun/london-festival-architecture-2025-resonant-spaces

2025                     Dare to Design. German Design Graduates, Cologne https://germandesigngraduates.com/museumsausstellung-2025/

talks

2022. Annual Conference German Society of Arachnologists with ARACHNA, Naturkundemuseum Frankfurt am Main

Scholarships

2024-2026 DAAD Architectural Masters' - March Bio-ID, Bartlett School of Architecture, London

2024 DAAD via University of the Arts Berlin - Internship at Terreform ONE, New York City

2023 PROMOS via University of the Arts Berlin - Exchange at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena