menas köferli - stage and object design


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about me
Menas Köferli was born in Lucerne and grew up in Zurich. He completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter in 2018. This training helped him develop an affinity for craftsmanship and wood as a material. At the same time, he became involved in a youth theater association, and his interest in theater did not wane in the years that followed. 

After completing his basic training, he studied product and industrial design in Basel. Following his three-year degree, he began working as a stage design assistant at the Lucerne Theater. During his two years at the theater, he worked on numerous stage projects, starting with “Nachtschicht” (Night Shift), for which he designed a room. In the 2024/25 season, he designed the sets for “Lost Violet” and “Baden Gehen” (Going Swimming). In the summer of 2025, he left his job to become a freelance stage designer.
 



education & employment
employment as stage design assistent
Luzerner Theater
07/2023 - 07/2025
Lucerne

studies Industrial Design
FHNW / Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst
09/2020 - 05/2023
Basel

exchange semester Industrial Design
Universidade Lisboa / Faculdade de Belas Artes
02/2022 - 05/2022
Lisbon

civil service
multiple companies 
09/2018 - 08/2020
Zurich

apprenticeship as carpenter
Stadt Zürich / Immobilien Bewirtschaftung
08/2014 - 08/2018
Zurich




Skills
softwares

Rhinoceros 7 - excellent knowledge
Fusion 360 - basic knowledge 
Blender - basic knowledge
Photoshop - good knowledge
Illustrator - basic knowledge
Indesign - good knowledge



crafts

product photography - good knowledge
event photography - basic knowledge
rapid prototyping - good knowledge
model making - good knowledge
woodworking - excellent knowledge 
metalworking - basic knowledge 
3D Printing - good knowledge




Press
“Fröhlich, lustvoll, heiter: Die «Regenbogenfische» singen und tanzen...”
premier of “Baden Gehen”
2025

“La Traviata als Remix: Die Luzerner Violetta heisst Violet”
premier of “Lost Violet”
2025





Last Updated 30.10.25