Andrea
DESIGNER + ACTIVIST + ARTIST + CREATIVE_DIRECTOR + ORGANIZER + PROJECT_MANAGER + VIDEO_FILM_MAKER + OUTSIDE_OF_CLASIFICATIONS
Username
Andrea
Name
Andrea Couvert
Birth year
1960
Gender
male
Country
South Africa
Website
Description
Andrea Couvert moved to Cape Town 10 years ago from Turin, Italy. Having worked in social co-operatives and development agencies for over 15 years, he has an extensive experience in developing communication projects such as documentaries, magazines and multimedia exhibitions. In South Africa he has been volunteering with an NGO working with refugees, has worked as project manager for an IT Co-operative, then became art director in a graphic design company and is now CEO of the communication agency Slowdesign.
Specialties: project management, making things happen
I have joined the Memfest community becasue i am interested in
I'm passionate about participatory design and social entrepreneurship.
Faculty
Various
Education
Eclectic
Working place
Cape Town
Books I like
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Films I like
Amélie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet