Gesa Hansen (born June 1981 in Arnsberg) is a German-Danish designer.
Hansen graduated from the Bauhaus University (Germany) and from NZU, Nagoya University of Arts, (Japan).
Hansen enhanced her training in Paris working for Jean Nouvel Atelier and H5 but also in Japan at the Nippon Design Center.
Following a long family tradition of Danish designers, she founded her design studio in 2009: The Hansen Family. [1]
Hansen's work was exhibited at DesignMai in Berlin (Germany), at 100% Design festival in Seoul (Korea), at Artlab in Brussels (Belgium), at Benetton Group's Fabrica research centre in Treviso and Bologna (Italy), at Salone del Mobile (Italy), at ICFF in New-York and at Meet My Project in Paris and in Milan.
Hansen's work was awarded by two Red Dot Design Awards [2] and the Good Design Award. [3]
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