In September 2020, we are more accustomed than ever before to using technology to communicate. In the case of this interview, technology is doubly necessary: the founder of Studio IMA, Bettina Kiehnle (Mexico, 1988), is in Mexico City and I am in Barcelona. Fortunately, the connection is perfect.
IMA stands for In My Apartment, although the name has other origins: “It’s a Japanese term alluding to time and space, although its most faithful translation is the concept of the present,” explains Bettina. “I came across it in a book by Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida, who was recommended to me by Niels (Stroyer Christophersen), the founder of the brand Frama, a friend of mine and an important collaborator. When I discovered the notion of IMA, it struck me that it made sense to use it as the name of the studio.”
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