Anja Sopic is an artist and designer, based in Cologne.
She studied at the Glasgow School of Art (2003-2006) and at Städelschule (2006-2008). She also participated in studio programmes granted by Atelier Frankfurt (2008-2009) and Kölnischer Kunstverein & Imhoff Stiftung (2009-2012).

SELECTED SHOWS / EVENTS




2023
 - Sabbatical -

2022
ICONIC AWARDS 2022: Innovative Interior on the occasion of IMM Cologne 2022, Cologne (IMM cancelled due to pandemic)

2021 
Isola Design Festival, Milan (Online)  

2020
"Materialized", Isola Design District & Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (Online) // "Isola Goes Digital", Isola Design District, Milan (Online) // Freelancer Portal, London Design Festival (Online)

2019
TALENTS at Tendence, Frankfurt

2018
"VICIS - Always Change A Running System", Architekturgalerie München // DesignWeek, Karlsruhe // "Just Plastics", Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main

2017
"Alles Neu, Nieuwe German Gestaltung #006", Berlin DesignWeek/State of Design, Berlin.   

2016
"Alles Neu, Nieuwe German Gestaltung #004", Biennale Interieur, Kortrijk Xpo // “They Printed it!”, Onlinearchiv, Kunsthalle Zürich

2015
Kunstbox, Depot, Dortmund, curated by Petra Steinhart (curator for photography at Folkwangmuseum Essen), Boris Lindner (Galerie Lindner, Essen), Melanie Schneider (RWE Vertrieb AG, Kommunikation/PR, Sponsoring, Eventmanagement), Frank Vits, Aenne Langhorst
 
2014
"2041 Endlosschleife", Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart // "Sense no Sense", Shedhalle Tübingen e.V., Tübingen 

2013
"P/Art 13", Hamburg // “Das Antlitz”, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart // “Derangement Arrangement”, Hinterconti, Hamburg // “Because you placed your bet on the visible it doesnt mean the invisible isn’t there“, former “Blanket Gallery” (now Natalia Hug Galerie), Köln

2012
Skulpturenpark Stammheim, curated by Dr. Romana Breuer, Köln 

2011
“Off Empire”, Diko Reisen, initiated by Galerie Nagel Draxler, Köln // “Collaborations” with Owen Gump, Hofmann & Lindholm, Uschi Huber, Katharina Jahnke, Kristina Leko, Jugoslav Mitevski, Mark von Schlegell, Anja Sopic, Jozsef Szolnoki, Shigeru Takato, Pipo Tafel, Oliver Tepel; kurated by Barbara Hoffmann Johnson, Halle 10 / CAP Cologne e.V., Köln  

2010
"Rundgang der Atelierstipendiaten des Kölnischen Kunstvereins", Kölnischer Kunstverein und Imhoff Stiftung, Köln 

2009
“A Certain Indefinable Weltschmerz”, Lutz Becker / Schnittraum, Köln // “Depeche Toi”, Vrits, Basel // Art Cologne, Lutz Becker / Schnittraum, zusammen with Daniel Anderson und Stephen Suckale // "Rundgang der Atelierstipendiaten des Kölnischen Kunstvereins", Köln // “Bring me a leaf of grass from the edge of the image”, curated by Saul Judd und Fouad Asfour, Atelier Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main 

2008
"Open Doors", Atelier Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main // Morag Keil & Anne Dahl (Anja Sopic), POW, Hamburg // “Ende”, Absolventenausstellung, Städelmuseum, Frankfurt // “Junge Nacht“, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf 

2007
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK

FURNITURE

2024

"Idiosyncratic Chair"

reception of SIT FURNITURE DESIGN AWARD 2024 - Special Mention


2023

- Sabbatical -



2022

reception of GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2023 - Special

nomination for GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2023

"Zick Zack II" (working title)


2021 

reception of ICONIC AWARD 2022

nomination for Isola Design Awards 2021

"Origami Chair" (working title), "Zilla", "Black Flamingo" (rework) (featured on Architonic)


2020

"Dot", "Donut"-Series, "Snake"-Series (working title)


2019

"KI-Serie (AI-Series)", "Snake Pit"


2018

founding of ANJA SOPIC DESIGN

„Mask“ (series), „Tubes” (series), „Breaking Blue Waves“, „Blue“, „Green“, „Q Kissen Sofa“ (working title), „Ki Kissen“ (working title), „Ar Kissen“ (working title), „Hörnchen“ (working title), "Black Flamingo"


2017

“Spider” (featured in the catalogue VICIS, Always Change a Running System, State of Design, München 2018) “Modjo”, “Legacy”, “BE V1”, “Ant”, “Pfau 1-5” (series), “Pfau 2” (carpet), “Geo 1-3” (series)


2016

ANJA SOPIC DESIGN LAB founded (end of 2016)

“Amaryllis”, “Fourteen”, “Ghost” (plans and maquettes|featured in DM Magazine // De Morgen Oct 2016, Nr. 231 and in the catalogue Breaking Down Walls // Shapeshifting Future Design, State of Design, Berlin 2017), “Eleven”, “Ten”


2015

“Black Blue White”, “Harpo”, “Way Milky Way”, “Two”, “How to dress well”, “Monday”, “Namenlos” (featured in A&W Magazin, Issue 2/2016 April / Mai), “Silence”, “Tar”, “Tree”, “V16 Summer”, “Zero”


2014

Nachbau Jacques Adnet Spiegel (Studie)


2013

“Sunset Serenade (black)”, shown in ”Derangement. Arrangement”, Hinterconti, Hamburg // “Sunset Serenade (white)”, was exhibited in ”Because you placed your bet on the visible it doesnt mean the invisible isn’t there“, former “Blanket Gallery” (now ||Natalia Hug Galerie), Köln


2011

Studie “Armchair for Dr. Oeser” (Josef Albers) & “o.T. (Lampe II)” (featured in the catalogue REISEBÜROGALERIE, published by Galerie Nagel Draxler, Köln 2017) were on display during “Off Empire”, Diko Reisen, initiated by Christian Nagel, Köln


2010

“o.T. (Lampe I)”, in the exhibition “ Rundgang der Atelierstipendiaten des Kölnischen Kunstvereins”, Köln 




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