Author Archives: Juliana Sol Sigurbjornsdottir

After women give birth, their whole identity changes into being a mother. Although most women do not see that as a negative thing, they do struggle with finding their identity again, and often it comes in a new form. Many … Continue reading →

Creating Shapes When starting designing the Pop-Up I had sketched images of pregnant women and put them in a more abstract form. It’s an important factor in my process to just start sketching and see what comes of that. To … Continue reading →

The Extinction Beckons exhibition by the installation artist Mike Nelson is a disoriented trip around different spaces within the Hayworth Gallery. Using materials that Nelson has salvaged himself, the first space makes you feel like you’re in a dark warehouse. … Continue reading →

Sensory design is something that needs to be considered in any interior practice. Who is the design for and how will people perceive and experience the space. As I‘m designing a space for both children and grown ups it’s important … Continue reading →

Shatra Workshop Pavilion The Shatra Workshop Pavilion was built in 2021 by a group of international architect students. It’s a self built wooden mobile pavilion that is envisioned as a common ground for multiple scenarios. My pop up is aimed … Continue reading →

When entering the world of William Kentridge, each room evokes different kind of emotion. The calmness of the detailed charcoal drawings, and the complexity and drama of the moving images and sounds. For me, you observe his art in two … Continue reading →

For the Future Bathroom project, my first point of interest was to create some kind of a therapeutical experience for the client. As my client is a collector of shells it means she is often in contact with the ocean, … Continue reading →

Danish designer Bonnie Hvillum’s Natural Material Studio created these biodegradable materials out of algae, clay and foam. Algae can be found in any kind of water, but I’m most familiar with seaweed that is found in the ocean. The designer, … Continue reading →

We recently visited the museum of the architect and collector Sir John Soane. The museum is compromised of three residential houses that have been merged together, creating somewhat a feeling of illusion. The collection and rooms blurred the partition of … Continue reading →

Can Lis is the family summer home built by danish architect Jørn Utzon in the 1970s. Creating invisible boundaries between the inside and outside. The space of contemplation is not always being inside and looking outside. Utzon has created a … Continue reading →