Mariaclara Golfo
UX Design Leader, Educator & Artist | Ex-Netflix, Ex-Spotify | Advocate for human centered design and sustainability
- Role
- Fractional Design Leader at Mcg Designs
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mariaclara Golfo
I help organizations and creators build sustainable, human-centered futures through strategic design. I\'ve led design at Netflix, Spotify, Samsung, and more, I\'ve spent 13+ years creating impactful solutions that address user needs and business KPIs with intention.I\'m passionate about climate resilience initiatives and creator tools. As a Fractional Design Leader, I partner with mission-driven companies to elevate user experiences through discovery research, creative problem-solving workshops, vision strategy, rapid prototyping, and team mentorship.As an artist, I create original works that explore our relationship with consumption and waste. I\'m currently working with rescued textiles in my Brooklyn studio, developing frameworks that help businesses integrate circular design thinking and writing my first book. Recent work includes sustainable fashion tech research in Barcelona and a solo art exhibition exploring identity across cultural boundaries. Let\'s create something meaningful together. Fine artist working with traditional & digital mediums Sustainable fashion tech strategist Visual arts educator & workshop facilitator Circular design advocate
Experience
Fractional Design Leader
Jan 2022 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US
Lead UX/UI, product strategy, and fractional design leadership for startups and impact-driven teams, facilitating research, workshops, and end-to-end design from vision through execution.• Advise and mentor designers and founders, strengthening design quality, decision-making, and cross-functional alignment at senior and staff levels.• Studio Visit: Maintain a studio-based artistic practice exploring sustainability, material use and systems thinking through upcycled fashion and textile art, using pre-consumer textile waste, iteration, and lifecycle design as research that informs my product design approach.
Education
SUNY Oneonta
Bachelor of Science, Fashion — Minors: Graphic Design and Journalism
2008 — 2012
IED Spain
Master's degree, Technology and Wearables in Fashion Design
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