MAREN PLATO
FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
I’m a German-born creative living in Chicago with a background in photography, communications, and digital strategy. My work blends emotion and precision—rooted in visual storytelling, shaped by lived experience, and driven by a need to make meaning.
I’ve moved across industries, mediums, and continents, always returning to the core: clear ideas, deep feeling, and the power of well-executed aesthetics. I built Soft Armor as a container for that—built to protect the raw and amplify the real.