About
Sara Hamza is a furniture/ product designer who graduated from The Technical University in Denmark, having majored in Design and Innovation. After graduation, Sara worked closely with Karim Mekhtigian at Alchemy Design Studio, which contributed a lot to her growth as a designer. She then moved on to work independently on freelance basis, designing furniture collections for big names such as C Reality among others.
She currently runs her own furniture brands - Nina June, which is a lifestyle brand inspired by her Scandinavian heritage with an oriental twist and House of Vintage, which focuses on up-cycled vintage mid-century Scandinavian furniture and offers refurbishing services as well. Sara is also an entrepreneur co-founded Shibshibi Footwear back in 2010, which is Egypt’s household name when it comes to locally produced flip flops. Having spent 15 years in the design business, Sara believes in 3 things that she tries to convey in her designs: 1.Design has to be affordable and accessible. 2.Collaboration over competition is the key to good design and success. 3.Great Design always touches the viewer/user on a certain sentimental level.