Dandara Hahn
Living in Los Angeles
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Designer Senior, artista visual e mãe. Atua como designer gráfica e diretora criativa em projetos independentes e para grandes marcas globais há 13 anos. Nascida em Florianópolis (SC), atualmente vive em Los Angeles.Com formação em Design de Comunicação (ESPM-SP) e pós-graduação em "Design Gráfico e as Cidades" (Escola da Cidade), Dandara constrói sua prática entre o design gráfico, a arte contemporânea e a publicação independente. É fundadora da plataforma editorial independente Satélite Books e cofundadora da publicação periódica de arte e design Periódico-Periódico.
Recebeu reconhecimentos internacionais como o Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, Latin American Design Awards e o Brasil Design Award por projetos que transitam entre ativismo, design social e excelência editorial.
Sua experiência comercial abrange trabalhos para marcas como Nike, MoMA, Avon, Nubank, Natura e Havaianas, além de colaboração com estúdios e agências como AlmapBBDO, AKQA, Wieden+Kennedy, Tátil, Wunderman Thompson e Polar Ltda. No campo da arte, participou de exposições em espaços como Galeria Anita Schwartz - RJ e Massapê Projetos - SP, e foi artista residente em instituições como Hermes Artes Visuais e Kaaysá, também Gasworks- NYC.
Paralelamente, atua como mentora e professora convidada e facilitadora de oficinas criativas em contextos acadêmicos, culturais e Latino-Americanos - com destaque para colaborações com o Goethe-Institut, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo e a Associação Kanindé de defesa Etnoambiental.
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Dandara Hahn is a Senior Graphic Designer, Visual Artist, and Mother. Born in Florianópolis, Brazil, she is currently based in Los Angeles.She holds a BA in Communication Design from ESPM-SP and a postgraduate degree in “Graphic Design and the Cities” from Escola da Cidade. Her multidisciplinary practice spans visual identities, publishing, and contemporary art. She is the founder of the independent editorial platform Satélite Books, and co-founder of the art and design publication Periódico-Periódico.
Her work has been internationally recognized with awards including Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, Latin American Design Awards, and the Brasil Design Award for projects at the intersection of visual culture, activism, and editorial craft.
Her commercial design work includes collaborations with brands such as Nike, MoMA, Avon, Nubank, Natura, and Havaianas, and she has partnered with agencies and studios like AlmapBBDO, AKQA, Wieden+Kennedy, Tátil, Wunderman Thompson and Polar Ltda. In the arts, she has exhibited at Anita Schwartz Gallery and Massapê Projetos, and has held residencies at institutions such as Hermes Artes Visuais and Kaaysá and Gasworks - NYC.
She is also active as a mentor, guest lecturer, and workshop facilitator in academic, cultural, and Indigenous contexts - notably through collaborations with the Goethe-Institut and the Kanindé Association for Ethno-environmental Defense. In 2024, she co-presented the publication Dupla-Face with artist Helena Obersteiner at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) São Paulo, followed by a drawing workshop at the São Paulo Biennial building, merging editorial practice with participatory education.
︎︎︎Selected Clients:
AvonAmbev
Budweiser
O Boticário
Chilli Beans
Editora Abril
Editora Carbono
Editora Todas as Culturas
Elma Chips
Goethe-Institut
Havaianas
Kanindé-Brasil
Kaaysá Art Residency
LSBN (USP)
MoMA
Nike
Nubank
Natura
Pratt University NYC
Philco
Pepsico
Sesi
TAP (Temporary Art Platform)
︎︎︎Selected Agencies and Studios:
AlmapBBDOAKQA Casa (Freelancer)
Barca Estúdio (Freelancer)
Bloco Estúdio
EnergyBBDO
Grey (Freelancer)
Live (Freelancer)
Tátil
Wunderman Thompson São Paulo
Wieden+Kennedy São Paulo
WMcCANN (Freelancer)
Pharus Design (Freelancer)
Polar Ltda
︎︎︎ Behance
︎︎︎ Instagram
LAD - Latin American Design Awards
Silver, Editorial, Partículas, 2023
Golden, Illustration, Sape, 2022
Bronze, Illustration, Havaianas Cordel Christmas, 2018
Shortlist, Print, Havaianas Cordel Christmas, 2018
BDA - Brasil Design Awards
Bronze, Editorial Design - Catalogues, with Partículas, 2022
Bronze, Packaging, with Sape, 2022
Cannes Lions
Shortlist, Direct, Nike Sis'Hood Battles, 2020
Bronze, Media, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Bronze, Mobile, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Shortlist, Direct, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Golden, Industry Craft, BlackBox, 2018
Shortlist, Design, BlackBox, 2018
Attended the Festival of Creativity representing AlmapBBDO, 2018
Young Lions Brasil Shortlist, 2017
Clio Awards
Bronze, Digital, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Bronze, Mobile, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Shortlist, Design, BlackBox, 2018
Silver, Poster Design Health & Wellness, Almost Perfect Hands, 2017
Clube de Criação de São Paulo
Silver, BlackBox, 2019
Bronze, BlackBox, 2019
Yearbook, Direct, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Wave Festival
Golden, Media, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Shortlist, Direct Data, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Shortlist, Direct Digital, Rescue Dogz, 2019
One Show
Shortlist, Targeting, Rescue Dogz, 2020
MMA Smarties Award
Gold, Social Impact/Not for Profit, Rescue Dogz, 2019
• Ladies, Wine & Design, 2018
• Bel Lafer
• Bica, 2020
• Experimenta Espain, 2018
• Goethe Institut, LABORATORIEN DER SENSIBILITÄT, 2020
• Media Activism and aesthetics as resistance: an analysis of Design Ativista,
Dissertation UTFPR, by Fernanda Rios 2020
• 54 Congreso Internacional AICA, What Are We Talking About When We talk About Criticism in the 21st Century?, By Dra Maria Amelia Bulhões, Valparaiso, 2022
• Saravá, 2022
• Culturala - The planet in Digital time, 2023
• Portal, Pinted Matter, New York, 2024
• Intergalático, Printed Matter, New York & Jersery ArtBook Fair, 2023
• Golfinhos, Printed Matter, New York & Jersery ArtBook Fair, 2023
• Exu, Printed Matter , New York, 2023 & Jersery ArtBook Fair, 2023
• Partículas, com Simon Fernandes, Rehearsal ArtBook Fair, New York, 2023
• Papel como expressão gráfica e visual, ESPM-SP, São Paulo, 2017
• Jersey ArtBook Fair presenting Satélite Books, Liberty State Park,
Jersey City, Feb 21—23, 2024
• Rehearsal ArtBook Fair, To bring a book fair back to the books,
presenting Satélite Books,University Settlement, New York City, Sep 15-16, 2023
• Saravá, Collective Exhibition at Galeria Anita Schwartz, Rio de Janeiro, 2022
• Teorias do tempo, Bica OnlineOnsite, 2021
• Performance Dominar para Degradar, with Luisa Lemgruber,
Comissioned by Goethe Institut, 2020
• Lemúria, Kaaysa Art Residency, Boiçucanga, 2020
• Alguns Dias, Arte Passagem, 2020
• Partículas, with Simon Fernandes at Massapê Projetos, São Paulo, 2018
• Platotipos, Collective Exhibition at Platô Estúdio, São Paulo, 2018
• Abraço Coletivo, Collective Exhibition at Atelier 397, São Paulo, 2018
• Ocupação, Hermes Artes Visuais, São Paulo, 2023
• NaCasa, Coletivo Artístico, Florianópolis, 2021
• Ocupação, Hermes Artes Visuais, São Paulo, 2021
• Quem Somos Agora, Kaaysa Art Residency, Boiçucanga, 2020
• Futuros Possíveis: Quem Somos Agora, Kaaysa Art Residency, Boiçucanga, 2020
• Presentation of publication Dupla-Face with Helena Obersteiner, at MAM
(São Paulo Modern Art Museum), São Paulo, Dec 2024
• 29th Design Portfolio Day Jury, at ESPM-SP University, 2022
• Sensitive Laboratories | Talk: Artistic interventions in the field of Ecofeminism,
with Mari Fraga and Luisa Lemgruber, Comissioned by Goethe Institut, 2020
• Uru Eu Wau Wau Creative Workshop with Indigenous /Jupaú,
Association for Ethno-environmental defense, Kanindé, 2020
• Karo Pajgap Creative Workshop with Indigenous,
Association for Ethno-environmental defense Kanindé, 2020
• Ikolen Creative Workshop with Indigenous,
Association for Ethno-environmental defense, Kanindé, 2020
• Young Lions for Woman Mentorship, Y&R, 2019
• Masterclass: Graphic Design as a profession, for the Design 1st semester class, at UDESC (State University of Santa Catarina), 2018
• Editorial Design and Magazine layouts, at ESPM-SP University, 2017
BA Communication Design
(Communication Design - ESPM/SP)
2012–2015
Post-Graduation Design
(Graphic Design and the Cities - Escola da Cidade)
2021–2022
︎︎︎ Instagram
︎︎︎Recognitions:
Silver, Editorial, Partículas, 2023
Golden, Illustration, Sape, 2022
Bronze, Illustration, Havaianas Cordel Christmas, 2018
Shortlist, Print, Havaianas Cordel Christmas, 2018
BDA - Brasil Design Awards
Bronze, Editorial Design - Catalogues, with Partículas, 2022
Bronze, Packaging, with Sape, 2022
Cannes Lions
Shortlist, Direct, Nike Sis'Hood Battles, 2020
Bronze, Media, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Bronze, Mobile, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Shortlist, Direct, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Golden, Industry Craft, BlackBox, 2018
Shortlist, Design, BlackBox, 2018
Attended the Festival of Creativity representing AlmapBBDO, 2018
Young Lions Brasil Shortlist, 2017
Clio Awards
Bronze, Digital, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Bronze, Mobile, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Shortlist, Design, BlackBox, 2018
Silver, Poster Design Health & Wellness, Almost Perfect Hands, 2017
Clube de Criação de São Paulo
Silver, BlackBox, 2019
Bronze, BlackBox, 2019
Yearbook, Direct, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Wave Festival
Golden, Media, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Shortlist, Direct Data, Rescue Dogz, 2019
Shortlist, Direct Digital, Rescue Dogz, 2019
One Show
Shortlist, Targeting, Rescue Dogz, 2020
MMA Smarties Award
Gold, Social Impact/Not for Profit, Rescue Dogz, 2019
︎︎︎Selected Feature:
• Bel Lafer
• Bica, 2020
• Experimenta Espain, 2018
• Goethe Institut, LABORATORIEN DER SENSIBILITÄT, 2020
• Media Activism and aesthetics as resistance: an analysis of Design Ativista,
Dissertation UTFPR, by Fernanda Rios 2020
• 54 Congreso Internacional AICA, What Are We Talking About When We talk About Criticism in the 21st Century?, By Dra Maria Amelia Bulhões, Valparaiso, 2022
• Saravá, 2022
• Culturala - The planet in Digital time, 2023
︎︎︎Self-Publishing&Printing:
• Intergalático, Printed Matter, New York & Jersery ArtBook Fair, 2023
• Golfinhos, Printed Matter, New York & Jersery ArtBook Fair, 2023
• Exu, Printed Matter , New York, 2023 & Jersery ArtBook Fair, 2023
• Partículas, com Simon Fernandes, Rehearsal ArtBook Fair, New York, 2023
• Papel como expressão gráfica e visual, ESPM-SP, São Paulo, 2017
︎︎︎Exhibitions/Performance:
Jersey City, Feb 21—23, 2024
• Rehearsal ArtBook Fair, To bring a book fair back to the books,
presenting Satélite Books,University Settlement, New York City, Sep 15-16, 2023
• Saravá, Collective Exhibition at Galeria Anita Schwartz, Rio de Janeiro, 2022
• Teorias do tempo, Bica OnlineOnsite, 2021
• Performance Dominar para Degradar, with Luisa Lemgruber,
Comissioned by Goethe Institut, 2020
• Lemúria, Kaaysa Art Residency, Boiçucanga, 2020
• Alguns Dias, Arte Passagem, 2020
• Partículas, with Simon Fernandes at Massapê Projetos, São Paulo, 2018
• Platotipos, Collective Exhibition at Platô Estúdio, São Paulo, 2018
• Abraço Coletivo, Collective Exhibition at Atelier 397, São Paulo, 2018
︎︎︎Residencies:
• NaCasa, Coletivo Artístico, Florianópolis, 2021
• Ocupação, Hermes Artes Visuais, São Paulo, 2021
• Quem Somos Agora, Kaaysa Art Residency, Boiçucanga, 2020
• Futuros Possíveis: Quem Somos Agora, Kaaysa Art Residency, Boiçucanga, 2020
︎︎︎Talks/Workshops/Teaching:
(São Paulo Modern Art Museum), São Paulo, Dec 2024
• 29th Design Portfolio Day Jury, at ESPM-SP University, 2022
• Sensitive Laboratories | Talk: Artistic interventions in the field of Ecofeminism,
with Mari Fraga and Luisa Lemgruber, Comissioned by Goethe Institut, 2020
• Uru Eu Wau Wau Creative Workshop with Indigenous /Jupaú,
Association for Ethno-environmental defense, Kanindé, 2020
• Karo Pajgap Creative Workshop with Indigenous,
Association for Ethno-environmental defense Kanindé, 2020
• Ikolen Creative Workshop with Indigenous,
Association for Ethno-environmental defense, Kanindé, 2020
• Young Lions for Woman Mentorship, Y&R, 2019
• Masterclass: Graphic Design as a profession, for the Design 1st semester class, at UDESC (State University of Santa Catarina), 2018
• Editorial Design and Magazine layouts, at ESPM-SP University, 2017
︎︎︎Education:
(Communication Design - ESPM/SP)
2012–2015
Post-Graduation Design
(Graphic Design and the Cities - Escola da Cidade)
2021–2022