I studied Communication Design in Hamburg and left Germany shortly after graduating. First London, then São Paulo, where I spent a few years as a partner at Pharus Design working across branding, editorial and creative direction, while building a practice as a commissioned photographer working in advertising and brand imagery. Clients during that period included The Coca-Cola Company, Google, Nike Brasil, Natura Cosméticos and Itaú Unibanco among others.

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Brazil changed how I think about making things. The creative mindset, the warmth, the willingness to experiment and feel shaped a way of working that has stayed with me since.

Back in Europe and based in Berlin, I worked as Creative Director and later Senior Creative Advisor at Whybrand, leading creative work for a range of industrial and technology companies, while continuing my photographic practice. Over time, my photography developed into a personal artistic practice exploring central questions around identity, belonging and the human experience. More at libotte.art

Working closely with complex organisations deepened my understanding of what creative work means beyond individual projects. How to hold a brand together across many stakeholders and many decisions. How to build trust over time. How to protect the quality of work while navigating different perspectives.

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Together with my wife Adriana Takeuchi Libotte, I founded Space of Hearts, a living idea and physical space in Berlin exploring more human ways of being together. Through gatherings, conversations and creative experiences, we create spaces for connection, creativity and collective imagination. Built on the belief that warmth, care and genuine connection matter more than ever, Space of Hearts invites people to slow down, reconnect and remember that we were never meant to do this alone.
Find out more at spaceofhearts.studio

To deepen this perspective, I am currently participating in the Good Change Facilitator program, an intensive training exploring New Work principles, systemic organisational development, modern leadership, facilitation, inner work and regenerative business models.

Going independent clarified what I actually wanted to build. Not an agency, not a studio but a practice. A way of working that brings together creative direction, strategic thinking, storytelling, artistic exploration and human understanding.