Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Awardsandscholarships
Publications
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Ivita Ose

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Summary

Multifaceted professional with a background in history, design, project management, and business development. Extensive experience in managing and organizing events, leading creative projects, and consulting for design agencies. Strong skills in project coordination, client relations, and delivering high-quality products in collaboration with international partners. Fluent in English and Latvian, with a passion for integrating historical perspectives into modern design solutions.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Metal Rug Design & Manufacturing
01.2015 - Current
  • Collaborated with design firms, hotels, and art galleries across the USA, Germany, the UK, and UAE to create bespoke metal rugs

Interior Product Design

Llot Llov
01.2010 - Current
  • Company Overview: Germany-based design firm
  • Designed and produced interior goods in collaboration with the Germany-based design firm 'Llot Llov.'
  • Germany-based design firm

Property Management & Development

01.2006 - Current
  • Managed and developed residential properties

Event Organizer (Local Coordinator for E.ON Leadership Conference)

E.ON
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Coordinated logistics and participant engagement for the 'tWEx - together WE x' leadership conference in Riga

Design Consultant

01.2019 - 12.2019
  • Contributed to the Milan Design Fair with the project 'Trash2Treasure.'
  • Provided design consultation for the 'Kaunas - European Capital of Culture 2022' project

Prototype Development & Project Management

MAMMU Production
01.2010 - 12.2017
  • Company Overview: A social business enterprise
  • Led the development of prototypes and organized workshops for MAMMU Production, a social business enterprise
  • A social business enterprise

Urban Street Knitting Campaign

01.2013 - 12.2015
  • Led public art projects in Wiesbaden, Germany, combining urban space with artistic expression through knitted installations

Tour Guide

01.2005 - 12.2005
  • Guided tours in Riga's historic city center for international visitors

Education

Master's Degree - History

University of Latvia
01.2009

Bachelor's Degree - History

University of Latvia
01.2006

Skills

  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Dependable and responsible
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Critical thinking
  • Organizational skills
  • Organization and time management
  • Problem resolution
  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Customer service

Languages

English
Latvian

Awardsandscholarships

  • Nippon Foundation Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, 2007-2008
  • Eihman Family Scholarship for Interdisciplinary Approaches in Historical Research, 2006

Publications

  • Purvciema Eco Block House. Peat House., Latvian Architecture, 101
  • Housing Aesthetics in Latvia, 1920-1940., Latvian Architecture, 102 & 103
  • The Housing Crisis in Riga in the 1920s., Latvian Architecture, 105
  • Breakfast at Gastronom. Interior Review., Latvian Architecture, 107
  • Worker's Housing Exhibition, 1907., Latvian Architecture, 110
  • Content Development for Riga District History, apkaimes.lv, 2007-2008

Publicspeakingengagements

  • Economic Housing in Riga in the Early 20th Century., R. Šmēlinga Conference, 2019
  • Economic Housing in Riga in the Early 20th Century., Latvian Architects Association, 2019
  • Functionalism in Riga Architecture as a Social Phenomenon., Mantra Storytelling Solutions, Riga, 2015
  • Search for Economic Housing Types in Early 20th Century Riga., R. Šmēlinga Conference, 2014
  • Social Context of Functionalist Architecture and Society's Attitude Towards It in Latvia in the 1920s and 1930s., Latvian National Museum of Art, 2011
  • Women's Place and Role in Society: Reflections in Soviet Latvian Press., Roman Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova Museum, 2009
  • Functionalism in Architecture as a Social Phenomenon During the Interwar Period., Conference 'New Ideas and Approaches in Historical Research', 2009

Timeline

Event Organizer (Local Coordinator for E.ON Leadership Conference)

E.ON
01.2023 - 01.2024

Design Consultant

01.2019 - 12.2019

Metal Rug Design & Manufacturing
01.2015 - Current

Urban Street Knitting Campaign

01.2013 - 12.2015

Interior Product Design

Llot Llov
01.2010 - Current

Prototype Development & Project Management

MAMMU Production
01.2010 - 12.2017

Property Management & Development

01.2006 - Current

Tour Guide

01.2005 - 12.2005

Master's Degree - History

University of Latvia

Bachelor's Degree - History

University of Latvia
Ivita Ose