About

About Carina

Carina Gardner has a Ph.D. in Design from the University of Minnesota and taught there for 5 years before starting her design business and university. The Carina Gardner brand has been on dishware, jewelry, prints, clocks, sewing patterns, and holiday products.

Carina also is a well known fabric designer for Riley Blake Designs and die cut designer for Silhouette. Carina was the Creative Director of Carta Bella Scrapbook papers. Her kids brand MiniLou has sold products for Nordstrom, Peek Clothing, and 500 independent retailers and museums in the US.

Carina is the CEO of the University of Arts & Design. The university offers certificates and Masters degrees in the creative fields. Carina is also the CEO of Design Suite, a surface pattern and crafting design program that teaches designers how to create a business as they learn to design. 

Her popular Make and Design Podcast teaches aspiring designers how to make the transition from crafter and hobbyist to profitable designer and her exclusive inside scoop Design Your Life Podcast can be found at https://www.designsuitecourses.com/offers/LzDHi9sW/checkout.

Carina is originally from Clarksville, Tennessee. She currently lives in Sandy, Utah with her husband and three children.

 

 

 

Some Important Links:

1. Learn more about why hundreds of designers have joined Design Suite by attending a Design Bootcamp.

2. Learn about our degrees and certificates at the University of Arts & Design at www.uad.education.

3. Attend an online or in person event with Carina and her team at https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designevents.