Sandra Holzinger
design
HAWK - university of applied sciences and arts - faculty of design - hildesheim
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Design Research / Design for Social Good / Interior Architecture
My location: hildesheim, germany
Sandra Holzinger
First Name: Sandra
Last Name: Holzinger
University / College: HAWK - university of applied sciences and arts - faculty of design - hildesheim
Course / Program: design
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Design Research / Design for Social Good / Interior Architecture
My Location: hildesheim, germany
About
I see design as a way to create performative experiences rather than isolated objects.My approach is open, participatory, and need-oriented. Working between research and practice, I develop tools that listen, raise questions, and foster resonance. For me, design is a way to understand — and to open spaces for action, reflection, and encounter.
VESTIGO is an experimental instrument and generative tool developed through a research-based process. It explores how needs — often hard to articulate — can be made visible and integrated into participatory design. Evoking a hurdy-gurdy, it draws participants into a playful performance: turning the crank, pressing keys, and crossing out words as quick, intuitive gestures. In this performative act, personal values and emotions surface, creating a tangible map of what matters. Rather than delivering fixed outcomes, it sparks conversations that nurture need-centered, long-lasting and sustainable design. VESTIGO offers a platform for resonance, enabling people to shape processes with their own voices and values. Credits: photography and film | Miriam Hesse-Eppendorf models | Greta Kahlmann & Mona Schwarze
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