Discover Germany | Special Theme | Dedicated to Architecture 2018
Form follows fun:
Swarovski: ‘Heaven is a place on Earth’. Photo: © Thomas Schüpping
Architecture and design language for the 21st century With an outstanding sense for design and purpose, Dr. Regina Dahmen-Ingenhoven manages to turn effortlessly from high-end concept stores to nurseries or private residences, and delivers nothing but excellence. What sets her designs apart is their aim to have a subtle positive effect on our overall well-being. TEXT: MARILENA STRACKE
Just from looking at the various different projects realised by Düsseldorf-based design agency reginadahmeningenhoven, you get a sense of the vast possibilities that interior design and architecture present. Author and designer Dr. Regina Dahmen-Ingenhoven finds the essence of a brand or company and brings it to life through clever, sometimes poetic design choices merged with expertise. 90 | Issue 60 | March 2018
She probably inherited the passion for her craft from her father, who is an architect and hence Dahmen-Ingenhoven grew up in that creative environment. “I also had wonderful teachers in Aachen, where I did my doctoral thesis ‘Form follows fun’ – still an absolute favourite subject of mine.” It should come as no surprise that the design awards keep coming in and the
designer is happy that it means public recognition for her team, but naturally that is not what drives Dahmen-Ingenhoven. Architecture is her life and if it were up to her, our daily environment would be completely re-designed to give us a boost of positivity. Something we would certainly benefit from in this fast-paced world. As a mother of five, Dahmen-Ingehoven remembers spending hours at the doctors: “The interiors were just so negative and especially with sick kids a cheerful environment can make all the difference. Back then when my children were little, I focused on smaller manageable projects, which still play a major role in our daily lives.”