Sonja Illa-Paschen

Mag. phil.
focus on creative economy, design, text, publications

Background

• studied art history in Vienna, Hamburg, and London
• 12 years of experience in the cultural field, including 3 years at MAK Vienna
• international experience in event and project management
• journalist for fashion and design
• editor (including international bestsellers); translator

listens to Bright Eyes, Turin Brakes and Calexico ... reads this and that, especially Wallpaper* ... doesn’t miss a single exhibition at Vienna Secession, hardly any episode of House, but the last tube home every now and again ... is impressed by James Cook, Yuri Gagarin, and border crossers in general ... loves taking walks, preferably through Janet Cardiff’s Walk Book ...