Eli(sabeth) Teje Duis  





elisabeth.teje.duis@gmail.com
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Hey there! I’m Eli, a (graphic) designer in the middle of figuring things out – curious, open, and questioning. Since moving to the Netherlands, I’ve started to see art and design differently. I’m relearning my ways of thinking, exploring new paths, and letting myself ask questions without rushing to find the answers. I like to have fun with form, function and words.



Curriculum Vitae  



Education
2023—2027Bachelor of Arts
Design Academy Eindhoven
Eindhoven, The Netherlands

2022—2023Scandinavian Studies 
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, Germany

2018–2021Training as a state-certified graphic designer 
Gertrud-Luckner-Gewerbeschule in Freiburg, Germany

2016–2018Training as a state-certified photo and media technical assistant
Gertrud-Luckner-Gewerbeschule in Freiburg, Germany

2008 — 2016General qualification for university entrance
Kolleg St. Sebastian in Stegen, Germany



Employment January–September 2023Intern Creative Designer
YES! Creative Digital Marketing in Chur, Switzerland

February–April 2022Graphic Designer
Morgen Schwarzwald Designstudio in Freiburg, Germany

November 2020Intern Graphic Designer 
Morgen Schwarzwald Designstudio in Freiburg, Germany

Skills
 InDesign  
Lightroom 
Illustrator
Photoshop
After Effects
Premiere Pro 
Lightroom 
Petting Dogs
Making Coffee  





Projects  



Friction Frames


Semester Publication
June 2025

Layout:
Anoushka Tavares Reed
Elisabeth Teje Duis
Nici Nielsen

This publication explores friction not just as a theme, but as a way of working. Created by second-year Design Students these visual essays reflect messy processes, tensions, and experiments. It’s less about polished outcomes and more about navigating design through resistance, misalignment, and collective making.



To be One.



Videoinstallation
Modified Chair
June 2025

This Video-based design project critically examines the role of horses in competitive sport and human culture. Composed entirely of found footage and set to two contrasting songs: HorsegiirL’s My Barn, My Rules and Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road; the video juxtaposes disturbing, absurd and emotionally charged scenes to expose systems of control, performance, and commodification. 

The narrative shifts from that cultural critique to introspective reflection where personal memories, feelings and thoughts claim the space. 

As an extension of the video, a modified adult rocking chair – transformed into a rocking horse. Serving as a sculptural critique of learned behaviours. The object questions how notions of dominance and control over animals are normalized from early childhood on and are embedded into everyday design.




On the Thoughts of Decay


Spatial PublicationJune 2025 Using a thermal receipt printer, the installation materializes mental fragments; fleeting impressions, emotions, or sensory traces. Allowing them to fade, both physically and emotionally.

The staircase, as an in-between architectural space, reflects the passage between states of mind, memory, identity, and belonging. Moving away from what once was called home to another country. Reflecting on the inner shifts that follow outer change. Moments of instability, confusion, clarity, and becoming.



If you believe – you belong.


Zine & Workshop Proposal
May 2025Exploring the topics of care, vulnerability, and belonging. Through a short, personal narrative, the zine sinks in the quiet moments in which care is both felt and absent – within institutions, relationships and after all in oneself.



Silent Dinner



Installation
June 2024
A reflection on shared meals as moments of connection – and silence. This project explores the tension between togetherness and emotional distance. The tablecloth gives form to unspoken thoughts, offering a quiet way to communicate feelings that are hard to say out loud.




© Elisabeth Teje Duis 2025