# Tina Roth Eisenberg

> Tina Roth Eisenberg is a Swiss designer and Brooklyn-based entrepreneur, known as swissmiss. She founded CreativeMornings, the free monthly breakfast-and-talk community, and the design blog swissmiss; her other ventures include FRIENDS Work Here, TeuxDeux, and Tattly. Her work connects design, independent projects, and opportunities for creative people to meet.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at CreativeMornings
- **Organizations:** CreativeMornings, swissmiss, FRIENDS Work Here, TeuxDeux, Tattly (founder; acquired by BIC in 2022; subsequently discontinued), Studiomates (earlier coworking community), Thinkmap (formerly PlumbDesign; former design director)
- **From:** Speicher, Switzerland
- **Nationality:** Swiss
- **Education:** Graphic design studies, École des arts décoratifs, Geneva, Communication design, Fachhochschule München (Munich University of Applied Sciences)
- **Known for:** Founded CreativeMornings, reported in June 2026 as spanning 252 cities and 70 countries., Created swissmiss, a design blog started in 2005., Co-created and designed TeuxDeux.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Completed design studies and moved to New York for a planned three-month internship.
- **2005** — Started the swissmiss design blog as a personal visual archive.
- **2006** — Opened her independent design studio.
- **2008** — Developed the Studiomates coworking community and founded CreativeMornings; the first breakfast gathering in October had 50 attendees.
- **2010** — Began a one-year sabbatical from client work that became indefinite.
- **2011** — Founded Tattly, commissioning temporary tattoo designs from artists.
- **2013** — Delivered a keynote at SXSW Interactive.
- **2015** — Opened FRIENDS Work Here in Brooklyn.
- **2022** — BIC acquired Tattly.
- **2026** — CreativeMornings joined Creative Quests and Adobe for Release Day on May 29.

## Achievements

- Founded CreativeMornings, reported in June 2026 as spanning 252 cities and 70 countries.
- Created swissmiss, a design blog started in 2005.
- Co-created and designed TeuxDeux.
- Founded the artist-driven temporary tattoo company Tattly; by 2018 she reported cumulative artist royalties had surpassed $1 million in 2017.
- Founded Brooklyn coworking communities Studiomates and FRIENDS Work Here.
- Keynote speaker at SXSW Interactive in 2013.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on episode 573 of Creative Pep Talk to discuss creativity and optimism.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on Design Better to discuss trust and community building; the episode described CreativeMornings as active in 252 cities and 70 countries.
- **2026-05** — Hosted the New York CreativeMornings Release Day gathering at Newlab on May 29, with Sam Furness as MC.
- **2025-12** — BIC announced that Tattly, which it had acquired in 2022, would be wound down by the first quarter of 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.swiss-miss.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swissmiss
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/swissmiss
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tinarotheisenberg.bsky.social
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swissmiss/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23