Studio Föhn’s Diego Fernández de la Torre builds tools, not templates

At 22, Diego Fernández de la Torre has already identified a gap between where he is and where leading studios operate – and he’s building his way across it. The Galicia-based designer launched Studio Föhn as a direct response to his need for creative autonomy, and his first major product, The Kosmos, reflects a philosophy that runs counter to conventional motion templates. Built on After Effects expressions rather than static keyframes, the system allows users to adjust parameters like roundness, scale and movement style to generate unlimited variations from a single framework. His next project, Atlas, extends this thinking further – a growing series of templates under a unified creative direction. TBI: Hi Diego, how are you doing? DFT: Hi, I’m very well. I’ve always admired the work you do at TBI, so it’s a pleasure to be here.