Q&A: British designer Hassan Hajjaj talks about fusing art, fashion and identity

Maximalist designer Hassan Hajjaj sits down with design studio creative Jane Duru to talk about the exciting blurred boundaries shaping design today.
Image of African women wearing veils and bright patterned clothing on motobikes. Hassan Hajjaj.

One of the highlights of this year’s Sydney Design Week, was the last keynote in its program – a conversation held between Moroccan-British artist Hassan Hajjaj and Jane Duru, associate creative director at R/GA Australia, who is also British-born with a Nigerian cultural heritage.

Hajjaj discussed his maximalist approach to his photographic practice, which sits at the intersection of fashion, performance and cultural identity.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina