Hasan Aziz

A multi-discipline designer based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Boarded from architectural school background, then extended to any architectural scope of work from writing, research-based design, to collaborative design. Now, focused on product-based design and researching new possibilities in furniture development & manufacture. An eager learner for any emerging methods on design & technologies.

Co-Founder, Design Director at Dust Things (2021-05 – Present)

Dust is a subsidiary of Gradient Interior Indonesia which segmented on material and product exploration.

• Initiate ideation and manage furniture & product manufacture
• Iterate product researches for the company design team
• Oversees and ensure opportunities for new product
• Involved in manufacturing and workshop activity, ensures optimum productivity

Co-Founder, Project Manager at Gradient Interior (2019-04 – Present)

Gradient is an interior studio and also contractor which was founded in 2018. Gradient has delivered projects from public institution to private end-users. As of 6 years operation, Gradient has completed 300+ design, customised furniture, & home furnishing projects.

• Responsible for every creative concept direction and design development, supervising projects from scratch, and build a good relationship with clients
• Implement Waterfall model with flexibility to deliver product with expected repeatable changes during design process
• Research and iterate opportunities for new product
• Managed a team of design specialists to deliver the interior design & furniture manufacture
• Involved in running pitches and new business activity, ensures optimum deliverables

Creative Project Manager at Sentrafarm (2020-02 – 2021-04)

Managing and delivering a creative production team toward company goals and market introductionary. Sentrafarm is a leading first Indonesian aeroponics indoor vertical farming. Producing supply for retail B2B through supermarket chain and also sells direct-to-customer by company owned restaurant, Releaf.

• Lead and implement creative guidelines on product and manufacturing projects
• Implement Hybrid process within Waterfall-structured model with Agile's flexibility
• Created, initiated, developed brand strategy, campaigns, and digital activations to increase leads, engagement for the company
• Oversees and ensures opportunities for new product
• Managed a team of marketing specialists to deliver the product introductionary
• Involved in running pitches and new business activity, ensures optimum productivity
• Initiated a design sprint for the company product design iteration

Creative Lead at Biteback Inc. (2016-10 – 2019-11)

Biteback is an Insect Bio-refinery company aiming to meet an increasing global demand for palm oil by creating a healthier and more sustainable alternative. At Biteback, we are using edible insects to transform biomass from agro-industry waste streams into high quality nutrients and organic chemicals.

• Program & planning the production infrastructure
• Lead the marketing team and intensively deliver market acknowledgement
• Deliver the manufacture pipeline

Junior Architect at Yolodi + Maria Architects (2016)

Designing architecture for mid to low sized density building and/or space. Project planning, programming public and private residential space.

• Plan and design building structure with engineers cohesively

Lecturer at Omah Library (2015 – 2016)

• Host a public lecture every week, book catalouging and manage book launching events

Community Architect at Skola Lipu (2017 – 2019)

Build a vernacular school infrastructure, for the indigenous people in the customary forest

Bachelor of Engineering in Architectural Engineering – Diponegoro University (2012)