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In this episode we had an open conversation with Sofia Hagen. She is co-founder of HagenHinderdael a design office based in London, specialized in Immersive experience design and 3D Printed objects. She shared openly about her exprience at big firms like Zaha Hadid and Heatherwick studio. We spoke openly about Money, Carrer, Being a woman, starting a company and much more. If you want to connect with her: https://hagenhinderdael.com/projects/ https://www.instagram.com/so.hagen/
Time Stamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:04:04) Moving to London at Zaha Hadid
(00:10:23) Leaving stararchitecture
(00:16:14) Starting a company in the UK
(00:24:51) Generating profit with your business
(00:34:13) The partnerships at the studio
(00:36:27) Design philosophy of Sofia Hagen
(00:45:25) The story with the Wolf of Wallstreet
(00:54:52) Her Business Model
(00:58:45) Promoting your work in creative ways
(01:04:08) Process of creating the models
(01:07:59) How much money do you make as a solo
(01:14:10) The reality of working at famouse offices
(01:30:14) Work-life balance as a solopreneur
(01:36:12) How are you seen as a woman in design
(01:41:48) What is her mission and motivation
(01:46:49) What inspires her

0134 The Realities of a Creative Career:Money, Passion, and Design w/Sofia Hagen