Interactive Chair

Henrik Olsen is a Principal, and Creative Director at the San Francisco based interactive design firm Hot Studio, and has led the visual design discipline since 2002. Bringing his deep foundation of brand identity and online interaction design, Henrik has directed projects across Hot Studio’s full portfolio of clients. Recent client engagements have included SFMOMA, Dwell, eBay, California Academy of Sciences,  Cisco, and Gap.

Prior to joining Hot Studio, Henrik worked as a Creative Director with Sapient, a large design and technology consulting company, where he created sites for Marriott International, Wal-Mart, and Hewlett-Packard.

Prior to Sapient, Henrik was a Design Director at the highly acclaimed graphic design firm Studio Archetype. It was within Studio Archetype that Henrik created designs for 3Com, KQED, Borders, Intel, SpringStreet, and E*TRADE. From 1994 through 1996, Henrik was a designer with the San Francisco office of Landor Associates, where he designed brand identities and packaging for a variety of major brands, including Lucent Technologies, Gatorade, Visa, and Frito-Lay. 
Henrik holds a Bachelor of Science from UC Davis in Environmental Design, and a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from the Art Center College.

When he is not exploring design ideas, Henrik enjoys his time by running marathons, racing triathlons, and contemplating playing more blues guitar.