Kinga Hajba

Senior Thesis Project

"A Winter Fantasy, Brought to Life"

Inspired by Paolo Sebastian’s Nutcracker couture collection, Kinga Hajba transformed a space into a magical, walk-in fairytale. Her immersive exhibition blended digital design, papercutting, embroidery, and 3D patterning to reimagine fashion as experience. Despite last minute challenges, the result was a dreamy, elegant world that invited visitors to step into a fantasy and sparked fresh ideas about how we design spaces for exhibitions, runways, and beyond.

"I wanted people to feel like they had stepped into a dream, a place where imagination becomes real, even if just for a moment."
— Kinga Hajba