Judit Varga
Born in 1977, Budapest. Exported as a production designer. Currently founder and owner of Prop Club.
It’s a cliché, of course, but if you’re not sure exactly what your life goal should be, which field you’re interested in, try yourself at as many things as you can. Everything is an opportunity, and every new experience teaches you something new. Travelling has given a lot to me: it has opened up the world, allowed me to meet different people and through them, different cultures. However, if you know what you are interested in, do it, but do it persistently! Working out of love will pay off sooner or later, and the most important feedback will be when one day you find yourself doing what you really love. I would conclude my word of advice with five pieces of advice: Stay curious and open! Listen to your intuitions and trust yourself! Work not only on projects, but on yourself as well! Don’t just look, see! Live the present! – Judit Varga
Manifesto ↓
In production design, projects get done and wrapped up rapidly, we build things without limits. We tell a story, organically enhanced by the set. I have always been interested in people and visuality.
Career path ↓
Judit Varga had already been interested in architecture as a child, except she’d had no idea then that it also had applications in the film industry. She loved films, and was most interested in their visual world, the changing of colours and spaces. She didn’t know at the time which path would lead her to a career as a production designer and art director, but as she found the entrance exams to the cinematography and psychology majors disappointing, she decided to study architecture instead. She began her studies in 1996 at the Ybl Miklós Technical School. She spent her last semester on a scholarship in Spain, and when she returned home, her thesis was rejected, so she decided to postpone her studies. It was then that she decided to move back to Spain to work as an architect. Two days before the move, she was unexpectedly asked to work as a production design assistant to Márton Ágh in a film. “I had always been interested in filmmaking, and I owed this change in direction to chance and Márton. After my first day of work, I knew that this was what I wanted to do.” She had already worked continuously during her college years, as a squash instructor back then, but she was also active in the world of snowboarding, holding multiple titles of Hungarian champion in both sports. Dynamic lifestyle, perseverance and perfectionism also defined her life as a set designer, so in 2009 she was able to found PropClub, her own production design and set decorator company. Judit is a sensitive, creative, but also logical person. These qualities are equally important in set design, architecture, sport and in her work as a gestalt therapist. She has received numerous professional accolades, been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award, designed the sets of several Academy Award-winning films, and worked on films awarded at the Cannes International Film Festival. Furthermore, she is an active mentor of the next generation. PropClub provides free props to university students for their assignments. “I would probably consider it my success project that I – we – have trained a lot of people who are still working very successfully in the film industry today, and that after an extremely long wait, my son Milos was born.”
Judit Varga
Born in 1977, Budapest. Exported as a production designer. Currently founder and owner of Prop Club.
It’s a cliché, of course, but if you’re not sure exactly what your life goal should be, which field you’re interested in, try yourself at as many things as you can. Everything is an opportunity, and every new experience teaches you something new. Travelling has given a lot to me: it has opened up the world, allowed me to meet different people and through them, different cultures. However, if you know what you are interested in, do it, but do it persistently! Working out of love will pay off sooner or later, and the most important feedback will be when one day you find yourself doing what you really love. I would conclude my word of advice with five pieces of advice: Stay curious and open! Listen to your intuitions and trust yourself! Work not only on projects, but on yourself as well! Don’t just look, see! Live the present! – Judit Varga
Manifesto ↓
In production design, projects get done and wrapped up rapidly, we build things without limits. We tell a story, organically enhanced by the set. I have always been interested in people and visuality.
Career path ↓
Judit Varga had already been interested in architecture as a child, except she’d had no idea then that it also had applications in the film industry. She loved films, and was most interested in their visual world, the changing of colours and spaces. She didn’t know at the time which path would lead her to a career as a production designer and art director, but as she found the entrance exams to the cinematography and psychology majors disappointing, she decided to study architecture instead. She began her studies in 1996 at the Ybl Miklós Technical School. She spent her last semester on a scholarship in Spain, and when she returned home, her thesis was rejected, so she decided to postpone her studies. It was then that she decided to move back to Spain to work as an architect. Two days before the move, she was unexpectedly asked to work as a production design assistant to Márton Ágh in a film. “I had always been interested in filmmaking, and I owed this change in direction to chance and Márton. After my first day of work, I knew that this was what I wanted to do.” She had already worked continuously during her college years, as a squash instructor back then, but she was also active in the world of snowboarding, holding multiple titles of Hungarian champion in both sports. Dynamic lifestyle, perseverance and perfectionism also defined her life as a set designer, so in 2009 she was able to found PropClub, her own production design and set decorator company. Judit is a sensitive, creative, but also logical person. These qualities are equally important in set design, architecture, sport and in her work as a gestalt therapist. She has received numerous professional accolades, been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award, designed the sets of several Academy Award-winning films, and worked on films awarded at the Cannes International Film Festival. Furthermore, she is an active mentor of the next generation. PropClub provides free props to university students for their assignments. “I would probably consider it my success project that I – we – have trained a lot of people who are still working very successfully in the film industry today, and that after an extremely long wait, my son Milos was born.”
Judit Varga
Born in 1977, Budapest. Exported as a production designer. Currently founder and owner of Prop Club.
It’s a cliché, of course, but if you’re not sure exactly what your life goal should be, which field you’re interested in, try yourself at as many things as you can. Everything is an opportunity, and every new experience teaches you something new. Travelling has given a lot to me: it has opened up the world, allowed me to meet different people and through them, different cultures. However, if you know what you are interested in, do it, but do it persistently! Working out of love will pay off sooner or later, and the most important feedback will be when one day you find yourself doing what you really love. I would conclude my word of advice with five pieces of advice: Stay curious and open! Listen to your intuitions and trust yourself! Work not only on projects, but on yourself as well! Don’t just look, see! Live the present! – Judit Varga
Manifesto ↓
In production design, projects get done and wrapped up rapidly, we build things without limits. We tell a story, organically enhanced by the set. I have always been interested in people and visuality.
Career path ↓
Judit Varga had already been interested in architecture as a child, except she’d had no idea then that it also had applications in the film industry. She loved films, and was most interested in their visual world, the changing of colours and spaces. She didn’t know at the time which path would lead her to a career as a production designer and art director, but as she found the entrance exams to the cinematography and psychology majors disappointing, she decided to study architecture instead. She began her studies in 1996 at the Ybl Miklós Technical School. She spent her last semester on a scholarship in Spain, and when she returned home, her thesis was rejected, so she decided to postpone her studies. It was then that she decided to move back to Spain to work as an architect. Two days before the move, she was unexpectedly asked to work as a production design assistant to Márton Ágh in a film. “I had always been interested in filmmaking, and I owed this change in direction to chance and Márton. After my first day of work, I knew that this was what I wanted to do.” She had already worked continuously during her college years, as a squash instructor back then, but she was also active in the world of snowboarding, holding multiple titles of Hungarian champion in both sports. Dynamic lifestyle, perseverance and perfectionism also defined her life as a set designer, so in 2009 she was able to found PropClub, her own production design and set decorator company. Judit is a sensitive, creative, but also logical person. These qualities are equally important in set design, architecture, sport and in her work as a gestalt therapist. She has received numerous professional accolades, been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award, designed the sets of several Academy Award-winning films, and worked on films awarded at the Cannes International Film Festival. Furthermore, she is an active mentor of the next generation. PropClub provides free props to university students for their assignments. “I would probably consider it my success project that I – we – have trained a lot of people who are still working very successfully in the film industry today, and that after an extremely long wait, my son Milos was born.”
Judit Varga
Born in 1977, Budapest. Exported as a production designer. Currently founder and owner of Prop Club.
It’s a cliché, of course, but if you’re not sure exactly what your life goal should be, which field you’re interested in, try yourself at as many things as you can. Everything is an opportunity, and every new experience teaches you something new. Travelling has given a lot to me: it has opened up the world, allowed me to meet different people and through them, different cultures. However, if you know what you are interested in, do it, but do it persistently! Working out of love will pay off sooner or later, and the most important feedback will be when one day you find yourself doing what you really love. I would conclude my word of advice with five pieces of advice: Stay curious and open! Listen to your intuitions and trust yourself! Work not only on projects, but on yourself as well! Don’t just look, see! Live the present! – Judit Varga
Manifesto ↓
In production design, projects get done and wrapped up rapidly, we build things without limits. We tell a story, organically enhanced by the set. I have always been interested in people and visuality.
Career path ↓
Judit Varga had already been interested in architecture as a child, except she’d had no idea then that it also had applications in the film industry. She loved films, and was most interested in their visual world, the changing of colours and spaces. She didn’t know at the time which path would lead her to a career as a production designer and art director, but as she found the entrance exams to the cinematography and psychology majors disappointing, she decided to study architecture instead. She began her studies in 1996 at the Ybl Miklós Technical School. She spent her last semester on a scholarship in Spain, and when she returned home, her thesis was rejected, so she decided to postpone her studies. It was then that she decided to move back to Spain to work as an architect. Two days before the move, she was unexpectedly asked to work as a production design assistant to Márton Ágh in a film. “I had always been interested in filmmaking, and I owed this change in direction to chance and Márton. After my first day of work, I knew that this was what I wanted to do.” She had already worked continuously during her college years, as a squash instructor back then, but she was also active in the world of snowboarding, holding multiple titles of Hungarian champion in both sports. Dynamic lifestyle, perseverance and perfectionism also defined her life as a set designer, so in 2009 she was able to found PropClub, her own production design and set decorator company. Judit is a sensitive, creative, but also logical person. These qualities are equally important in set design, architecture, sport and in her work as a gestalt therapist. She has received numerous professional accolades, been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award, designed the sets of several Academy Award-winning films, and worked on films awarded at the Cannes International Film Festival. Furthermore, she is an active mentor of the next generation. PropClub provides free props to university students for their assignments. “I would probably consider it my success project that I – we – have trained a lot of people who are still working very successfully in the film industry today, and that after an extremely long wait, my son Milos was born.”
Judit Varga
Born in 1977, Budapest. Exported as a production designer. Currently founder and owner of Prop Club.
It’s a cliché, of course, but if you’re not sure exactly what your life goal should be, which field you’re interested in, try yourself at as many things as you can. Everything is an opportunity, and every new experience teaches you something new. Travelling has given a lot to me: it has opened up the world, allowed me to meet different people and through them, different cultures. However, if you know what you are interested in, do it, but do it persistently! Working out of love will pay off sooner or later, and the most important feedback will be when one day you find yourself doing what you really love. I would conclude my word of advice with five pieces of advice: Stay curious and open! Listen to your intuitions and trust yourself! Work not only on projects, but on yourself as well! Don’t just look, see! Live the present! – Judit Varga
Manifesto ↓
In production design, projects get done and wrapped up rapidly, we build things without limits. We tell a story, organically enhanced by the set. I have always been interested in people and visuality.
Career path ↓
Judit Varga had already been interested in architecture as a child, except she’d had no idea then that it also had applications in the film industry. She loved films, and was most interested in their visual world, the changing of colours and spaces. She didn’t know at the time which path would lead her to a career as a production designer and art director, but as she found the entrance exams to the cinematography and psychology majors disappointing, she decided to study architecture instead. She began her studies in 1996 at the Ybl Miklós Technical School. She spent her last semester on a scholarship in Spain, and when she returned home, her thesis was rejected, so she decided to postpone her studies. It was then that she decided to move back to Spain to work as an architect. Two days before the move, she was unexpectedly asked to work as a production design assistant to Márton Ágh in a film. “I had always been interested in filmmaking, and I owed this change in direction to chance and Márton. After my first day of work, I knew that this was what I wanted to do.” She had already worked continuously during her college years, as a squash instructor back then, but she was also active in the world of snowboarding, holding multiple titles of Hungarian champion in both sports. Dynamic lifestyle, perseverance and perfectionism also defined her life as a set designer, so in 2009 she was able to found PropClub, her own production design and set decorator company. Judit is a sensitive, creative, but also logical person. These qualities are equally important in set design, architecture, sport and in her work as a gestalt therapist. She has received numerous professional accolades, been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award, designed the sets of several Academy Award-winning films, and worked on films awarded at the Cannes International Film Festival. Furthermore, she is an active mentor of the next generation. PropClub provides free props to university students for their assignments. “I would probably consider it my success project that I – we – have trained a lot of people who are still working very successfully in the film industry today, and that after an extremely long wait, my son Milos was born.”