Gothenburg, Sweden / Remote

Product designer with a business mindset

I design products and websites that make sense for the people who use them, and for the business that pays for them. From user research to launched interface.

This website is created with Obsidian, Claude Code and Figma MCP, GitHub and Netlify.

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Portrait of Sofia Bågenholm

60 000+ SEK

saved per year by the ESSIQ website I led, designed and built

5+

larger product and UX projects, from research to launched interfaces

20+

client projects sold and delivered through my own company

A collage of websites and visual identities Sofia has designed

Freelance & consultant clients

  • Elda
  • Visionary Grid
  • Moln1
  • ESSIQ
  • Mild Media
  • Pixelum
  • Textual
  • Finovia
  • Freedive Nordic
  • Sens07 vest
  • Molchanovs

Selected work

Three projects where design moved a business goal

“Her natural leadership, ability to drive projects to completion, and her composure in high-stress situations has impressed me. Sofia is a true problem-solver.”

Martin Engström

Co-Founder, ESSIQ AB

Sofia freediving along a rope in deep blue water Sofia surfing a wave

Beyond the screen

Calm under pressure

Before being a designer, I taught freediving in Indonesia, had an Instagram page with 888 000 followers and ran social media for Molchanovs, one of the world’s leading freediving brands. Holding your breath 50 metres deep teaches you to plan carefully, stay calm and keep people safe.

More about me

Take a break

Catch a wave

Ride the wave for as long as you can and turn to avoid the other surfers. Every spot gets busier than the last.

Keyboard: ← → to turn, space to start and pause. Click the game to pause. Your best score is saved in this browser.

Levels, from quiet to crowded

  1. 1 Gerupuk Lombok, Indonesia
  2. 2 Cloudbreak Fiji
  3. 3 Byron Bay Australia
  4. 4 Canggu Bali, Indonesia

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Contact

Let’s talk

Looking for a product designer for your team or your next project? Send me a message and I’ll get back to you.

Sofia Bågenholm

Sofia Bågenholm

Designer & Founder, Polu Design AB

Gothenburg, Sweden / Remote

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