Mona Sourour ( creative artist , love working with artisans )

Full CV / Resume

Mona Sourour
Product Designer
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Art of the most important motives that can change the culture of the people or of his actual
performance improvement for all ages .
working with Artisans in fields is the most experience that could happened to anyone ..

WORK EXPERIENCE

By Hand African Artisans
Production Manger
BY HAND : A design and production company with focus on handicraft in interior designs and our partner in
Denmark is sirocco living ,We have since 2008 specialized in working closely with Egyptian artisans and have
through that gained awareness for the Egyptian culture and corporate with Kenya artisans in end of 2015 to made
new products can come from tow culture and become one.
working with 12 group of artisans all around Egypt
designing and sampling , production , quality control , backing , pricing and shipping to global.
working on tow collection per year with dead lines and final samples for shop.
through work I traveled to Siwa, Fayoum Tunis village for working with artisans closely
searching for more workshops here in Cairo we can add to our network of artisans.
July 2015 Egypt

Up-Fuse

production coordinator (free lance )
Up-Fuse promotes eco-conscious lifestyles by designing and producing quality upcycled products, made by local
artisans in Egypt, providing them to the international market.
checking for quality control for production
proved Up-Fuse with work shops that can make production for bags
work on the material , tools that can fit with bags and designs
August 2015 Egypt

Fair Trade Egypt

Product Development Coordinator
Fair trade Egypt :Empowering local communities by offering disadvantaged Egyptian artisans marketing and
support, and developmental services. Fair Trade Egypt promotes the application of Fair Trade principles as a
cultural, socially and environmentally responsible business ideals.
Working on designing, assessing,identification, and collaboratively working with
34 Artisan groups, all over Egypt, with more than 500+ different products lines
of different materials, authenticity and cultural component.
Through work, I travelled locally all around Egypt, including; Siwa, Marsa Alam,
Through work, I travelled locally all around Egypt, including; Siwa, Marsa Alam,
Shalateein, Assiut, Sohag and Fayoum as well as participating in the 2014
Berlin Bazzar.
March 2013 - June 2015 Egypt

El Sawy Culture Wheel

Marketing Executive and Moderator January 2010 - December 2012
Taught analytical and creative thinking to 500 public school students of age
group 7-15 years old, Developed games for the children to facilitate topics for
discussion like Democracy, Water Management and Religious Discrimination.
January 2010 - December 2012 Cairo, Egypt

Maadi Club

Activities Coordinator
Design artworks for kids, and coordinating and facilitating art workshops;
Painting, Drawing, Clay, Threads work shop,Pottery, )
February 2011 - October 2012 Cairo, Egypt

EDUCATION

Faculty Of Art Education
Bachelor of Art Education ()
Art education , Grad Good ,
.Exhibition of design (Art and color) –Faculty of Art Education (2006), Exhibition of design (environment) – in Fine
Art Zamalek (2006).Exhibition design (Artistic vision) – Faculty of Art Zamalek (Tahia Kamel Gallery) (2007),
Exhibition of training Education in (Horas Gallery) (2007-2008), Exhibition of training Education in (Horas Gallery)
(2008-2009, Exhibition of annual contemporary art in Helwan University:. (31)2006 design, (32) 2007 design and
panting, (33) 2008 design.
art education about , painting , drwaing , carft , leather , wood
comic workshop
September 2004 - June 2009 Cairo, Egypt

LANGUAGES

Arabic (Native)
English (Advanced)

AWARDS

UNIDO
for participating in FURNEX 2016 as a member of the clusters in cultural and creative industries in the
southern Mediterranean project and achieving the 5th place in terms of orders placed on the prototype
exhibited.
2016

American University In Egypt
Member of the team winner of the second prize of competition of mission lead 8 annual conference at
AUC - for many students and Graduated in the competition for the advancement
and development of education in Egypt through ideas of proje
2012

SKILLS
Analyses, Artisans, Craft, Drawing, Egyptian Culuter, Fine Art, Hand Craft, Market Research, Microsoft Office Excellent,
Panting, Photo Shop, Photographer, Product Design, Product Development, Product Management, Product Marketing,
Traveling, Work With Artians

VOLUNTEER

Photographer for Special Olympic Egypt 2012-2013
WORK SHOPS
Unido ( leather workshop deisgn 2016)
Unido (costing and pricing for product 2016)
Townhouse Gallery, Sawa

Workshops

Crafts and Arts Workshops 2009 - 2010
Fashion Designing, Downtown Streets Painting, Tie and Die , Printing without Press
Tint Drawing workshop, exhibited in London
Faculty of Arts Education 2007- 2008: Media work, Comics Workshop
Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum 2011: Art Performance with Shadi Adib
Along with Graphc Designing and Media tools trainings; Photo shop cs4,
Illustrator cs4, In Design cs4, Acrobat, Coral draw, Free hand, Quark express.