A Bit About Me
Yamen Hama,
cross-pollinated storyteller
machining with heart.
Phone:
(917) 410-1414
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Languages:
English | Arabic | Spanish | Japanese
Yamen Hama is a Syrian-American artist currently residing in New York City. Born in Damascus, Syria to a Journalist and a Literature Teacher, storytelling has always been part of the family DNA.
Since his time at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, he has continuously pushed the boundaries on the use of computer-aided fabrication in design and wearables, while equally respecting more traditional techniques and romantic silhouettes commonly lost when traded in for more amorphously "alien" shapes typically seen in modern "experimental" fashions.
As a classically trained and still practicing Architect with an eye for fashion, the marriage of hard and soft elements, the usual with the unusual, industrialization and nature, comes instinctively and can be found universally throughout each visual story.
With a wildly diverse academic and professional background spanning fashion, visual/window design, architecture, music/piano, industrial fabrication, chemistry, graphic design and more, cross-pollination has always been the key to yielding unpredictably stunning results.
At YAMEN HAMA®, the most exciting creativity happens at unexpected intersections.
"I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy making it."
Experience
2007-2011
2012-2018
2016-2018
2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020
2022
University of Virginia School of Architecture - first introduction to woodworking, metalworking, and CAD-based design and industrial fabrication machinery.
KCCT Architects, Washington, D.C. - 5+ years of domestic and international government architecture, including U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Marine Residences for clients such as the U.S. Department of State, FBI, and Defense Security.
TechShop DC- Arlington - 2+ years of training and certification classes in laser cutting, 3D printing, woodworking, metal fabrication, waterjet cutting, CNC routing, vinyl cutting, acrylic fabrication, vacuum molding, welding and more.
"architeXture," the book, is conceptualized, cut, crafted, and completed.
SPACE/CRAFT WORLDWIDE - Design Engineer for a 100,000 square foot fabrication facility serving major fashion brands from Concept Management and Sourcing to Engineering, Installation, and Execution.
(Clients: Coach, Saks Fifth Ave, NIKE, Kate Spade, Louis Vuitton, MAC, Tiffany & Co., Carolina Herrera, Visa, Omega (Swatch Group), CLEAR, Old Navy, Chloe, Champs, Marc Jacobs, T-Mobile, Origins, Harry Winston)
Ralph Lauren - Architecture & Retail Store Design.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) Architects (architecture firm responsible for The NYC High Line, Lincoln Center, and other reputable works) .
Ewing Cole (NYC Office) - Philadelphia-based team of planners, architects, interior designers, and engineers with a focus on healthcare / hospital design.
Proud new member of FUTUREWORKS NYC, New York's largest collaborative fabrication makerspace.
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