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SOFIA HAGEN

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I am: 
A London-based designer of architectural background, and co-founder of design studio HagenHinderdael. Pairing product design with art, Lisa Hinderdael and I pursue an approach that explores the relationship of lighting and large scale installations in immersive environments. The studio's ethos is to celebrate long-established craftsmanship and always think about the lifecycle of the installations. In temporary installations, wherever possible, a product is developed as the singular unit of the composition - creating a unique way for the pieces to be re-used and distributed afterwards. Prior to launching HagenHinderdael, I have worked at practices such as DHLiberty, MAKE, Odile Decq and Zaha Hadid - who also was my teacher at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. 

I believe:
In the KISS principle. And let complexity take it from there.

Sofia's good tips:

A good event
The Fountain of Hygiene exhibition at The Design Museum by Bompas and Parr which happens to showcase one of our latest products... and comes with a ticket to the epic 'Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers' exhibition!

A good object
Suzugami - a tin plate that can be folded and transformed into any shape to function as a bowl, plate, accessory and most importantly very satisfying toy / haptic stress relief.

A good spot
Bloomberg Space.
The "soil" is actually a painted trompe l'oeil floor, coming in at £1k per sqm

A good discovery
For slowdown lockdown times: my friend Spencer Bailey's podcasts Time Sensitive and At A Distance 

A good one to follow
For clever design solutions...
Curated by NeonTalk

A good reading
A poetic little book about colour.
Author: Derek Jarman 

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