Studio Flore
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About
| First name | Irina |
| Last Name | Flore |
| Username | irinaflore |
| Studio Name | Studio Flore |
| City | Portland |
| Country | United States (US) |
| Biography | Irina Flore is a multidisciplinary designer and the founder of Studio Flore, a design studio focusing on design research, functional art objects, and innovative products. Irina's design practice focuses on functional art -everyday objects. The statement pieces that Irina likes to design are objects that tell a story. Each design has an elaborated process with research on material, form, and function. The fabrication and the process is essential aspect of the narrative of her designs. She collaborates with artisans, and this is a significant part of her practice because she grew up in a family of craftspeople in a small town in Romania. Her design practice focuses on advanced technologies but also on old traditions and crafts. |
Education
| School / Course | M.A. DESIGN- Diplôme National Supérieur d'Expression Plastique option Design at Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin, Strasbourg, France. |
| Graduated | 2018 |
| School / Course | B.A DESIGN- Diplôme National d'Arts Plastiques option Design at Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin, Strasbourg, France. |
| Graduated | 2016 |
| School / Course | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN- National University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania. |
| Graduated | 2013 |
| School / Course | B.A. COMMUNICATION – West University of Timisoara, Romania. |
| Graduated | 2009 |
Group Shows
| Show Name | Entangled Dimensions at Nationale Gallery |
| Date | 2023 |
| Show Name | Wanted Design, Launchpad, New York |
| Date | 2022 |
| Show Name | Woman in Design, by Surface magazine in Miami Design District |
| Date | 2022 |
| Show Name | Proximity at Nationale Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Date | 2021 |
| Show Name | True Matter by Dutch Invertuals |
| Date | 2022 |
| Show Name | Isola Design Gallery, Milan Design Week |
| Date | 2022 |
| Show Name | Edit Napoli 2021 |
| Date | 2021 |
| Show Name | Here x Now exhibition, by Form&Seek, Detroit Month of Design |
| Date | 2021 |
| Show Name | Playful, Young, Design- Isola Design/ Milan Design Week |
| Date | 2021 |
| Show Name | Isola Design District Digital Exhibition |
| Date | 2021 |
| Show Name | True Matter- Creating Sensations for Dutch Invertuals Academy |
| Date | 2021 |
| Show Name | Never normal design show by Form&Seek, September 2020, Detroit Month of Design |
| Date | 2021 |
| Show Name | Prototype, Interior design Show Vancouver, Canada October |
| Date | 2019 |
| Show Name | Assiettes contre la faim artistic event for Action against hunger, France |
| Date | 2017 |
| Show Name | Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France 2017 |
| Date | 2017 |
| Show Name | Design and tradition at Alsacian Museum, strasbourg, France |
| Date | 2015 |
| Show Name | Design and tradition, at Alsacian Museum, Strasbourg, France |
| Date | 2014 |
Awards & Nominations
| Award name | Innovation By Design, By Fast Company- Honorable mentions in both the Circular Design and Home categories. |
| Year | 2023 |
| Award name | Gray Awards Winner -Collaboration category |
| Year | 2022 |
| Award name | Gray Awards-Product Other |
| Year | 2021 |
| Award name | Prototype Award- Interior Design Show, Vancouver, Canada |
| Year | 2019 |
| Award name | Design and Tradition, Alsacian Museum, Strasbourg, France |
| Year | 2014 |
Jobs & Positions
| Company / Organisation | Materials Designer Etw -Nike |
| From year | 2022 |
| Company / Organisation | Founder & Design Director of Studio Flore |
| From year | 2019 |
| To year | 1970 |
| Company / Organisation | Intern Assistant -Studio Sebastian Herkner |
| From year | 2016 |
| To year | 2017 |
Press & Publications
| Publication | Curb: Rope Masks, Nubby Vases, a Steel Bar Cart, and More Design Finds A special dispatch from NYCxDesign’s 10th Anniversary. |
| Link | http://www.curbed.com/2022/05/nycxdesign-design-week-2022-best-new-furniture-home-goods.html |
| Publication | Design Milk, Remix Maison benches are made from reclaimed footware |
| Link | design-milk.com/remix-maisons-benches-are-made-from-reclaimed-footwear |
| Publication | Sight Unseen, Saturday selects, Week of January 3 2022 |
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| Publication | Azure Magazine, NYCxDesign 2022’s Top Trends: Steel and Surrealism |
| Link | http://www.azuremagazine.com/article/nycxdesign-2022s-top-trends-steel-and-surrealism |
| Publication | Gray Magazine, Spotlight: Joyful Glassware, 2021 GRAY Awards Finalist |
| Link | http://www.graymag.com/post/spotlight-joyful-glassware-2021-gray-awards-finalist |
| Publication | Gray Magazine, Design legends- 10 Year Anniversary Issue- Joyful Glassware featured- Gray Awards winner and the cover of the magazine. |
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| Publication | Interiors, printed issue no 244- Aina Kari candles |
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| Publication | Damn Magazine: Edit Napoli- Aina Kari candles featured |
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| Publication | Luxe Interiors+Design PNW printed issue, May 2021 |
| Publication | AD France: Joyful Glassware Featured in AD France February 2020 issue Coupes du Coeur category |
| Publication | Gray Magazine: Quarantine Creations |
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| Publication | Sight Unseen: A Group Exhibition in Detroit Celebrates the Design Scene of a City That Was ‘Never Normal’ |
| Link | http://www.sightunseen.com/2020/11/never-normal-wasserman-projects-cranbrook-academy-detroit |
| Publication | Dezeen: L'art de la table by Irina Flore are mix-and-match ceramic containers, bowls and plates |
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| Publication | Interior design magazine: IDS Vancouver Spotlights Forward-Thinking Products and Concepts |
| Link | interiordesign.net/designwire/ids-vancouver-spotlights-forward-thinking-products-and-concepts |
| Publication | ELLE Decoration NL It's Show Time- Aina Kari Candles |
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| Publication | Living ETC UK, February printed issue |
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