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Designer, artista visual e mãe. Atua como designer gráfica e diretora criativa em projetos independentes e para grandes marcas globais. Nascida em Florianópolis (SC), 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.

Sua experiência comercial abrange trabalhos com marcas como Nike, MoMA, Avon, Nubank, Natura e Havaianas, além de colaboração com estúdios e agências como AlmapBBDO, Wieden+Kennedy, Tátil e Wunderman Thompson. No campo da arte, participou de exposições em espaços como Galeria Anita Schwartz e Massapê Projetos, e foi artista residente em instituições como Hermes Artes Visuais e Kaaysá.

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.

Paralelamente, atua como artista, mentora, 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.

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Dandara Hahn is a Senior Graphic Designer, Visual Artist, and Mother. She works independently between art, editorial, and commercial design projects. Born in Florianópolis, Brazil, she is currently based between 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 commercial design work includes collaborations with brands such as Nike, MoMA, Avon, Nubank, Natura, and Havaianas, and she has partnered with agencies like AlmapBBDO, Wieden+Kennedy, Tátil, and Wunderman Thompson. 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.

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.

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.




Avon
Ambev
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) 

AlmapBBDO
AKQA 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)

︎︎︎ 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

︎︎︎Selected Feature:

• 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

︎︎︎Self-Publishing&Printing:

• 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

︎︎︎Exhibitions/Performance:

• 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

︎︎︎Residencies:

• 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

︎︎︎Talks/Workshops/Teaching:

• 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