Longlisted for emerging designer of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Valdís Steinarsdóttir focuses on material experiments by recycling organic matter.

Valdís Steinarsdóttir works in Iceland as an independent designer, having graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts with a bachelor's degree in product design in 2017.

In her work, she seeks to engage in a dialogue with her audience and strives to find unique solutions to social and environmental issues.

Valdís was nominated for the Icelandic Presidential Innovation Award, awarded winning project in Paris Design Forum, and is nominated for MA.DE and Formex Nova award – Nordic Designer of the Year.

Valdís Steinarsdóttir has been longlisted in the emerging designer of the year category of Dezeen Awards 2020.

Designer: Valdís Steinarsdóttir