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MARLENE TEIXEIRA COUCEIRO. Currently pursuing a Doctorate in Design (PhD) "Ceramic Design & Industry: A new, aesthetic, technical and environmental approach to ceramic tiles and flooring —Thermal Comfort" at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, since 2019. Prior to this, completed an Advanced Studies Course in Design at the same institution from 2019 to 2021. Attended a Management Course through Porto Business School's Executive Education in 2015-2016. Earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, between 2007 and 2011. Participated in an Erasmus Mobility program at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Vigo, for one semester in 2010-2011. A designer with experience across various domains including brand identity, promotion, packaging, editorial, illustration, and fashion. Has 4 book chapter(s). Has 2 registered patents. Has received 2 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or has participated as a researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Humanities with an emphasis on Arts with an emphasis on Architecture and Design. In his Ciência Vitae CV, the most frequent terms used to contextualize his scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: design; Product design, Ceramic tiles, Thermal comfort, Energy efficiency, Sustainability, smart materials and Color.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
MARLENE TEIXEIRA COUCEIRO

Citation names

  • Teixeira Couceiro, Marlene

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FE14-C7B3-FF81
ORCID iD
0009-0005-0136-4089

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 967437733 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Cais das Pedras, n. 52, 4050-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Arts - Architectural design

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English
Spanish; Castilian
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2024
Ongoing
 Design (Doutoramento)
Major in Design
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
2021 - 2022/01/17
Concluded
 Autodesk Revit - beginner to an intermediate level (Outros)
Udemy Inc, United States
2021/01/13 - 2021/06/16
Concluded
 Course Tile Studies: History of Portuguese tiles (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2021/05/17 - 2021/05/20
Concluded
 Sustainable Architecture Week (Outros)
UGREEN - Green Building School, United States
2021/03 - 2021/03
Concluded
 Sustainable Interior Design Week (Outros)
Major in Interior Design
UGREEN - Green Building School, United States
2019 - 2020
Concluded
 Advanced Design Studies Course (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Design
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
2019 - 2019
Concluded
 Lasercut and Illustrator Workshop (Outros)
Republikken — København, Denmark
2019 - 2019
Concluded
 Tufte (Outros)
DYREBORG, København — Denmark, Denmark
2019 - 2019
Concluded
 Entrepreneurship, innovation and competitiveness in business. (Outros)
THINKING-BIG, Portugal
2019 - 2019
Concluded
 Business Coaching (Outros)
Cristina Leal Azinhal, Portugal
2018 - 2018
Concluded
 Negotiation (Outros)
Mola Human Lab (Madrid), Spain
2015/10/12 - 2016/02/25
Concluded
 General Management Course (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Finance, Marketing, Operations, Information Systems, People Management, Personal Skills, Framework and Strategy
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
 19
2016 - 2016
Concluded
 Digital Marketing (Outros)
Kaksi Media, Portugal
2012 - 2012
Concluded
 Photography Course (Outros)
Academia Olhares, Portugal
2010 - 2011
Concluded
 ERASMUS MOBILITY, FACULTY OF FINE ARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIGO, one semester. (Licence)
Major in Design
Universidade de Vigo - Campus de Pontevedra, Spain
2007 - 2011
Concluded
 Communication Design (Licenciatura)
Major in Design
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Belas Artes, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - 2023/03/31 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) CINDOR — Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria de Ourivesaria e Relojoaria, Portugal
CINDOR — Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria de Ourivesaria e Relojoaria, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017 - 2021 Manager 14º Esquadra — Cais das Pedras Guest House , Portugal
14º Esquadra — Cais das Pedras Guest House , Portugal
2016 - 2021 Founder and art director MAIS.COM.PT , Portugal
2007 - 2021 Communication designer Marlene Couceiro Design , Portugal
Marlene Couceiro Design , Portugal
2019 - 2019 Designer Republikken, Denmark
Republikken, Denmark
2017 - 2018 Product manager Castelbel — Artigos de Beleza S.A., Portugal
Castelbel — Artigos de Beleza S.A., Portugal
2011 - 2018 Product Designer Conceitos Férteis, Portugal
Conceitos Férteis, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Manager Poveiros Apartments , Portugal
Poveiros Apartments , Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - 2027/12/31 Design & Ceramic Industry – A New Aesthetic, Technical, and Environmental Approach to Ceramic Coatings and Flooring: Thermal Comfort
2023.05008.BDANA
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/01 - 2027/12 Design & Ceramic Industry – A New Aesthetic, Technical, and Environmental Approach to Ceramic Coatings and Flooring: Thermal Comfort
2023.05008.BDANA
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/09/01 - 2022/08/31 RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP (R&D Activities) Project Reference: Project UIDB/04008/2020
UIDB/04008/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Couceiro, Marlene; Carvalho, Cristina. "Clothing and housing: Using materials with adaptable features can improve comfort and safety in emergency situations.". Cham, Switzerland: AHFE 2023 Conference Proceedings Books., 2023.
    Accepted
  2. Couceiro, Marlene; Carvalho, Cristina. "Flexible Coverings: (Re)Dressing Bodies and Facades. Analogies Between the Epidermis of Our Body and the Epidermis of our Buildings – The Facades". In Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering, edited by Montagna, Gianni; Carvalho, Cristina, 153-158. AHFE International, 2022.
    Published • 10.54941/ahfe1001550
  3. Couceiro, Marlene; Carvalho, Cristina. "Thermal comfort of buildings and their occupants - Dialogue between Nature, Textiles and Architecture". In Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering, edited by Montagna, Gianni; Carvalho, Cristina, 199-206. AHFE International, 2022.
    Published • 10.54941/ahfe1001556
  4. Carvalho, Cristina; Couceiro, Marlene; Montagna, Gianni; Morais, Carla; Mendonça, Rui. "Textiles in Architecture: Floors and Wall Coverings". In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, edited by Cliff Sungsoo Shin; Giuseppe Di Bucchianico; Shuichi Fukuda; Yong-Gyun Ghim; Gianni Montagna; Cristina Carvalho, 632-637. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-80829-7_78
Conference paper
  1. Carvalho, Cristina; Couceiro, Marlene; Montagna, Gianni; Costa Pereira, Carla; Carlos, Figueiredo. "Bio dyes and Bio pigments: the sustainable approach in industrial textile dyeing and printing processes". Paper presented in IHSED 2024 Conference, 2024.
    Published • 10.54941/ahfe1005535

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Couceiro, Marlene. 2019. "Tables with in-built seats (European Union Intellectual Property Office)". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  2. Couceiro, Marlene. 2019. "Swinging chairs (European Union Intellectual Property Office)". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/05/27 Connections between the biological and the architectural world. Influence of colour on the thermal and visual comfort of a building. Bioinspiration — Quand la nature inspire l’humanité. Quando a natureza inspira a humanidade
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 57 rue Cuvier - CP 17 - 75005 Paris and Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2012/01/19 - Current Participation with a poster in the exhibition "Visual Accentuation in a Poster of the Word 'Porto'/ Acentuação visual em cartaz, da palavra 'Porto' , featuring authors connected to Design and the city of Porto (Portugal). A diverse group of creators from different generations contributed to this showcase. Porto, a poster that highlights the word and promotes its name— a formal and semantic exercise in the dialogue between perspectives, the updating of memories, the reflection on heritage and place identity, and the exploration of new proposals.
Exhibition
 Exposição: Acentuação visual em cartaz, da palavra “Porto”
2024/10/23 - 2024/10/25 Workshops DOT BY DOT: FACADES IN COLOR – Get creative with volumetric pieces By Marlene Couceiro An interactive workshop exploring the repetition of elements in architecture, textiles, and digital design. Participants worked with volumetric pieces to create mural installations and personal accessories, experimenting with color, texture, and visual perception. The workshop bridges architecture and personal expression through modular design, highlighting how patterns shape identity and spatial experience. More info: 2024.designmatters.io/lineup/do
Conference
 Design Matters conference 2024 — Copenhagen
Design Matters conference, Denmark
Distinctions

Award

2014 Winner Design, Fashion Apparel Category At The Event Pops — Portuguese Original Design, Organized By Serralves Foundation. This Initiative Aims To Support The Launch Of New Projects
Fundação Serralves, Portugal
2011 Certificate Of Merit, For Having Obtained The Best Average Of The Bachelor Of The 1St Cycle Course In Communication Design, In The Academic Year 2010/2011.
Universidade do Porto, Portugal