Welcome to my personal space, where I share insights into my life as a designer, artist and traveler.
I was born in Hanoi, the capitol city of Vietnam, but spent most of my time living in different countries. I’m a creative at heart, love to travel and enjoy the best culinary experiences around the world.
Nice to meet you and I hope you like this quick little intro into my life.
Mother tongue:
Vietnamese
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Chapter 01
Germany
At the age of 4, I moved to Germany with my parents. I grew up in a small town close to Berlin in eastern Germany. Back in the 90s, racism was very common in eastern Germany and so I started learning Karate at the age of 10. As with many asian immigrants, you either run a nail salon, asian supermarket or restaurant. The photo below shows what we chose.
Chapter 02
Education
In 2007, I left my hometown to study architecture at the TUM in Munich. While I don’t work as an architect today, it was a great education that set a strong foundation for my creative career. During my studies, I also discovered my interest in industrial design that would later lead to the path of digital product design.
Architecture
Industrial Design
Chapter 03
Japan
One of the greatest experiences during my studies, was my semester in Japan. This experience of living in a foreign country kick started my hunger for traveling and learning from different cultures. While living in Tokyo, I was also fortunate enough to become a design intern for Toshiba and Uchida Yoko. The whole Japan experience really put me on a different career path.
Solo Backpacking
After finishing university in 2013, I took a month off for my very first backpacking trip: China. I was scared shitless, but it really was one of my best trips I ever had.
Chapter 04
Career
After coming back from Japan and finishing my studies, I decided to change my career to Digital Product Design. I joined a small digital agency as a UX Designer. This decision paved my path to later on have the opportunity to work for frog design, an industry leader in Design and Innovation.
Product Design
Interaction Design
Australia
During my time at frog, I had the chance to work on various projects abroad. One of my favorite places to work and live was Sydney Australia. Living on the opposite side of the world revived my passion for traveling again and made me rethink my life. So I started to live by the motto…
“Don’t focus on building a CV,
but focus on building a BIO.”
Chapter 05
Location Independence
In 2018, I decided to leave my comfort-zone and travel the world. After years of working in the creative industry, a creative sabbatical was need to recharge my batteries and get inspired. For the last 6+ years, I’ve been documenting my journey and share details of my location independent lifestyle.