https://valdissteinars.com Valdís Steinars | Designer Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:49:13 +0000 https://valdissteinars.com en https://valdissteinars.com/index Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:29:25 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/index Valdís Steinarsdóttir is an Icelandic artist, designer, and researcher based in Reykjavík (IS) and Eindhoven (NL), whose work is rooted in storytelling through material experimentation https://valdissteinars.com/Shape-Repeat-2 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:29:26 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/Shape-Repeat-2 Shape.Repeat. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Instead of cutting out patterns, natural liquid material is molded into a two-dimensional shape. Once the material dries, the tailored pieces are ready for assembly. The fashion industry produces approximately 60 billion square meters of textile waste every year.&nbsp; With this method, no extra clippings are made, and you can measure out the exact amount of material you need. This method challenges us to rethink our current clothing manufacturing methods. It proposes a technique that eliminates excess scraps and synthetic materials. <img width="226" height="168" width_o="226" height_o="168" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c56543ea167863622de98b93dbf0c4afbf4db6020b31a37d32fc122d53ca58dd/TechDevFund_Logo_EN.jpg" data-mid="205256212" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/226/i/c56543ea167863622de98b93dbf0c4afbf4db6020b31a37d32fc122d53ca58dd/TechDevFund_Logo_EN.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3335" width_o="5000" height_o="3335" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb14056c026f8234aa2140d8293f773b8b224a2d7b609ad864107218569e0d55/Shape.Repeat.ValdisSteinars_04.jpeg" data-mid="200586776" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb14056c026f8234aa2140d8293f773b8b224a2d7b609ad864107218569e0d55/Shape.Repeat.ValdisSteinars_04.jpeg" /> <img width="2048" height="2048" width_o="2048" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b3ff870b75ce9efcee5bf335fd67dd65cacd4c7207563f8d6bcea8e1ffca866/1---Shape.Repeat.jpeg" data-mid="200580693" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b3ff870b75ce9efcee5bf335fd67dd65cacd4c7207563f8d6bcea8e1ffca866/1---Shape.Repeat.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="3335" width_o="5000" height_o="3335" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c9488b16e222e8b751b4ce45b005b197d7c614ebb68eb7b0c59cec7e045f7dc/Valdis_Shape.Repeat05.jpeg" data-mid="200586824" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c9488b16e222e8b751b4ce45b005b197d7c614ebb68eb7b0c59cec7e045f7dc/Valdis_Shape.Repeat05.jpeg" /><img width="1166" height="692" width_o="1166" height_o="692" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bb98588d69945d8c413bebedec710e766e9463cacb6b73e2da3946ed6ba93fa/Shape.Repeat-3.png" data-mid="200586817" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5bb98588d69945d8c413bebedec710e766e9463cacb6b73e2da3946ed6ba93fa/Shape.Repeat-3.png" /> https://valdissteinars.com/Valdis-Steinars-x-66-North Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:29:26 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/Valdis-Steinars-x-66-North Valdís Steinars x 66°North What does the raincoat of the future look like?Valdís Steinarsdóttir has been researching new ways of manufacturing clothing.She uses a two-dimensional mold to shape the clothing with natural liquid material.Now, Valdís and 66°North have joined forces to make the coat of the future.It is important to constantly re-evaluate how we do things. This project proposes a method for making clothes that challenges us to pause and rethink our current clothing manufacturing practices.It proposes a technique that eliminates excess scraps, so that just the exact amount of material is used for each garment. Instead of cutting out patterns and sewing, natural liquid material is molded into a two-dimensional shape. So you would rather measure garments in milliliters than in meters. <img width="226" height="168" width_o="226" height_o="168" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c56543ea167863622de98b93dbf0c4afbf4db6020b31a37d32fc122d53ca58dd/TechDevFund_Logo_EN.jpg" data-mid="205256946" border="0" data-scale="91" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/226/i/c56543ea167863622de98b93dbf0c4afbf4db6020b31a37d32fc122d53ca58dd/TechDevFund_Logo_EN.jpg" /> <img width="2838" height="2838" width_o="2838" height_o="2838" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24be523dc682f51eedbd20740cfbaa3c6cc9b5fa7f107388915de37d660427de/Valdis_Shape.Repeat06.jpg" data-mid="200587443" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24be523dc682f51eedbd20740cfbaa3c6cc9b5fa7f107388915de37d660427de/Valdis_Shape.Repeat06.jpg" /> <img width="2257" height="2257" width_o="2257" height_o="2257" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c7a8e112599998e46da909f641b536426d27a37e52d38034a68a2edbdec8368/Valdis_Shape.Repeat07.jpg" data-mid="200587515" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c7a8e112599998e46da909f641b536426d27a37e52d38034a68a2edbdec8368/Valdis_Shape.Repeat07.jpg" /><img width="4020" height="6049" width_o="4020" height_o="6049" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b09a88fe6536bc37d3852b055cc4634c2bfb7da72ce58f531869d90a667783c/Valdis_Shape.Repeat08.jpg" data-mid="200587488" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b09a88fe6536bc37d3852b055cc4634c2bfb7da72ce58f531869d90a667783c/Valdis_Shape.Repeat08.jpg" /> https://valdissteinars.com/Just-Bones-1 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:29:27 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/Just-Bones-1 Just Bones Just Bones focuses on developing a strong, natural material from animal bones. The bones are ground, and their various qualities are used to develop a material with a strength similar to that of MDF. Just Bones is an example of how various opportunities are hidden in our immediate environment. By exploring familiar materials from different perspectives, new opportunities for utilisation can be found. Selected Press︎︎︎Dezeen&nbsp;Valdís Steinarsdóttir turns animal skin and bones into food packaging︎︎︎Domus&nbsp;In the future of the alimentary industry, food waste will be transformed into objects︎︎︎LABEL Magazine&nbsp;Animal bone packaging Exhibitions︎︎︎Design by Nature. Museum de Fundatie. Netherlands ︎︎︎Materia Gris. CentroCentro. Spain ︎︎︎Isola Design Festival. Italy ︎︎︎Dutch Design Week. ASMR U Ready? Netherlands ︎︎︎London Design Festival. Adorno. Virtual Design Destination. England ︎︎︎Stockholm Design Week. Formex Nova. Sweeden ︎︎︎DesignMarch. ASMR U Ready? Reykjavík Art Museum. Iceland ︎︎︎Helsinki Design Week. Design Diplomacy Exhibition. Finnland <img width="1400" height="1201" width_o="1400" height_o="1201" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62e6ac8b47f62fa9c7b1bf0a2e57cab8ff6d446099f1bacf3aba770a60aa1d3b/JustBones_Urn.jpg" data-mid="200587676" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62e6ac8b47f62fa9c7b1bf0a2e57cab8ff6d446099f1bacf3aba770a60aa1d3b/JustBones_Urn.jpg" /> <img width="6142" height="3940" width_o="6142" height_o="3940" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fda471d0d316c0ad13fb274a39b3327dc99f9cd5c9dcdb4fd7a4c425b3d10e0/JustBones_3bowls.jpg" data-mid="200587720" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1fda471d0d316c0ad13fb274a39b3327dc99f9cd5c9dcdb4fd7a4c425b3d10e0/JustBones_3bowls.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="5581" width_o="4000" height_o="5581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8c2cdd59bb13d78d36b4d0147999c29428d86d7f3899e10278ca9b8a54fab34/JustBones_3vases.jpg" data-mid="200587693" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8c2cdd59bb13d78d36b4d0147999c29428d86d7f3899e10278ca9b8a54fab34/JustBones_3vases.jpg" /> https://valdissteinars.com/Bioplastic-Skin-1 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:29:27 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/Bioplastic-Skin-1 Bioplastic Skin Bioplastic Skin is a biodegradable meat packaging made from animal hides. If we choose to consume animals, we must take responsibility for using them fully and with minimal environmental harm. The project also confronts society’s dependence on disposable plastics, particularly within food systems. As meat consumption and plastic pollution approach critical thresholds, Bioplastic Skin invites urgent reflection on our consumer habits and opens a space for debate around more responsible, circular practices. Selected Press︎︎︎Dezeen Valdís Steinarsdóttir turns animal skin and bones into food packaging︎︎︎Domus In the future of the alimentary industry, food waste will be transformed into objects ︎︎︎DAMN°&nbsp;Bio-based Materials are Revolutionising Building Standards Awards and Acknowledgements︎︎︎ MaDe Finalist. Best Industry Application︎︎︎ Winning project in the Prototype category. CAMPUS |&nbsp;Forum Design de Paris︎︎︎Dezeen’s top 10 innovative materials of 2019 <img width="3307" height="2961" width_o="3307" height_o="2961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81520b10130fbe6f87c5f9e08e4fc66f9c94739a250fea1ee37d70017a05949d/BioplasticSkin_01.jpg" data-mid="200588505" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/81520b10130fbe6f87c5f9e08e4fc66f9c94739a250fea1ee37d70017a05949d/BioplasticSkin_01.jpg" /> <img width="2743" height="4114" width_o="2743" height_o="4114" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bed3cea22cb3115c3af71b02ce2add215d78d38628c2f093dd7261fe7111b001/BioplasticSkin_04_material-range.jpg" data-mid="200588508" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bed3cea22cb3115c3af71b02ce2add215d78d38628c2f093dd7261fe7111b001/BioplasticSkin_04_material-range.jpg" /> <img width="3333" height="5000" width_o="3333" height_o="5000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d3da6127a974e089e646cca67be26af346375193981d45b3e654e5b97f004f7/BioplasticSkin_02_soft-and-hard.jpg" data-mid="200588506" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d3da6127a974e089e646cca67be26af346375193981d45b3e654e5b97f004f7/BioplasticSkin_02_soft-and-hard.jpg" /> https://valdissteinars.com/A-Square-to-Reflect-1 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:29:27 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/A-Square-to-Reflect-1 A Square to Reflect Mirroring artwork that serves both the role of a public resting place and as an installation in the heart of Reykjavík.The piece aims to open a conversation about the importance of a positive self-image and how citizens perceive themselves as part of their city. Collaboration Arnar Ingi Viðarsson Client Reykjavík City <img width="4500" height="3113" width_o="4500" height_o="3113" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/507a02b0fb695db2554434081b60f4ec6afd506ada62a3900dfbac4f994217f4/Axel_AV_08.jpg" data-mid="200588913" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/507a02b0fb695db2554434081b60f4ec6afd506ada62a3900dfbac4f994217f4/Axel_AV_08.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1350" width_o="2048" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8bd41df8d6c7542d43ed5383cfe857deb01202b1b81be5cdf803706249f40e5b/Torgispeglun_Kassamassi_0002.jpeg" data-mid="200588915" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8bd41df8d6c7542d43ed5383cfe857deb01202b1b81be5cdf803706249f40e5b/Torgispeglun_Kassamassi_0002.jpeg" /> <img width="4500" height="3000" width_o="4500" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c09a7170a62c0b198f05c4c5e17a75c57622d9093258acc6fbde42d6961366f/Axel_AV_03.jpg" data-mid="200588914" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c09a7170a62c0b198f05c4c5e17a75c57622d9093258acc6fbde42d6961366f/Axel_AV_03.jpg" /> https://valdissteinars.com/ASMR-U-Ready-1 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:29:28 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/ASMR-U-Ready-1 ASMR U Ready? During 2020, when physical touch was restricted, I presented material experiments through Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), engaging visitors’ senses to experience the materials in a more intimate, multisensory way. Selected Press ︎︎︎FRAME&nbsp;Can ASMR Change the Way Exhibition Spaces are DesignedSelected Exhibitions ︎︎︎ Dutch Design Week. ASMR U Ready? Netherlands ︎︎︎DesignMarch. ASMR U Ready?Reykjavík Art Museum. Iceland <img width="1417" height="797" width_o="1417" height_o="797" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7efcacca4dd0460746c32474ccc72a91da0ff4864c62cb61dc2a2aec90e36d1b/Valdis_Steinarsdottir_ASMR-U-Readyl_SMALL.jpg" data-mid="200589017" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7efcacca4dd0460746c32474ccc72a91da0ff4864c62cb61dc2a2aec90e36d1b/Valdis_Steinarsdottir_ASMR-U-Readyl_SMALL.jpg" /><img width="5616" height="3744" width_o="5616" height_o="3744" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/579f76467e6f71d9810bcf94dd34e52b05f021bedfa445dee8a56e18bf508c98/ASMR-U-Ready__4.jpg" data-mid="200589022" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/579f76467e6f71d9810bcf94dd34e52b05f021bedfa445dee8a56e18bf508c98/ASMR-U-Ready__4.jpg" /> https://valdissteinars.com/Horsehair-Project-1 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:49:03 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/Horsehair-Project-1 Horsehair Project In Iceland, we have a special relationship with horses, as they are simultaneously loved pets on one hand and food on the other. Although horsehides are suitable for both leather and fur production, they are rarely utilized or tanned in Iceland and are mostly considered a byproduct.Icelandic horses are not subjected to factory farming as many other animals are.&nbsp; Collaboration Kristín KarlsdóttirAwards and Acknowledgements Nominated for the Icelandic Presidential Innovation Award <img width="2799" height="1866" width_o="2799" height_o="1866" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90636e1d466ec20084ecdb771ab7536b7da0e8f8aa931ca40c218286b5b89c42/HorshairProject_RockingHorse.jpg" data-mid="241672092" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90636e1d466ec20084ecdb771ab7536b7da0e8f8aa931ca40c218286b5b89c42/HorshairProject_RockingHorse.jpg" /><img width="2686" height="1800" width_o="2686" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47213ddfd33697ce75618b96763a679d96586f74bb31659623247a144354fe4d/HorshairProject_HorseHairSlippers.jpg" data-mid="200589148" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47213ddfd33697ce75618b96763a679d96586f74bb31659623247a144354fe4d/HorshairProject_HorseHairSlippers.jpg" /> https://valdissteinars.com/ERM-x-66-North Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:49:13 +0000 Valdís Steinars | Designer https://valdissteinars.com/ERM-x-66-North ERM x 66°North The project ERM explores how the life cycle of a product can be extended by moving beyond its original role. How can a puffy coat become a chair? And can it become something else after that? The project examines how product categorization can serve as a starting point rather than a restriction when designing innovative solutions for discarded products. Collaboration&nbsp;Arnar Ingi Viðarsson Client 66° NorthSelected Press︎︎︎Monocle&nbsp;Slow and steady ︎︎︎Fast Company&nbsp;Turned old puffer jackets into comfy chairs <img width="2362" height="3151" width_o="2362" height_o="3151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65708e3f335cdbaa541988c3b88cc3786d31430a6f525e5fde1ca5d3387f1728/B_35947_SMALL.jpg" data-mid="200589803" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65708e3f335cdbaa541988c3b88cc3786d31430a6f525e5fde1ca5d3387f1728/B_35947_SMALL.jpg" /><img width="1600" height="1090" width_o="1600" height_o="1090" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/056ca6e4d711b788887cdf49a9f236e9031dd300e6fb142d493c9aa992ff0857/ERM-1.jpeg" data-mid="200589594" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/056ca6e4d711b788887cdf49a9f236e9031dd300e6fb142d493c9aa992ff0857/ERM-1.jpeg" /> <img width="1032" height="1548" width_o="1032" height_o="1548" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67165ab6344d1aef2b435c9f52edea161f35d86523eded4f5776f7607ecbf763/ERM3.png" data-mid="200589650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67165ab6344d1aef2b435c9f52edea161f35d86523eded4f5776f7607ecbf763/ERM3.png" />