Steinunn Sigurd grew up in the far north, where the midnight sun, endless twilight, northern lights and crystallized snow are all part of growing up. As a child playing outside in the dark winter days, the stars and universe never seemed to be far away, and during the summers the midnight sun made days endless. The textures of the northern landscapes, the magical feeling of snow and the mythical obscurity of fog can all inspire a child’s imagination. Iceland inspired the young Steinunn Sigurd to dream of studying abroad and she eventually studied at Parsons School of Design, fell in love with New York and ended up staying for 13 years. Having moved back to Iceland, these days the amazing landscape and dramatic weather are the main inspiration behind the STEiNUNN fashion label.
lifeiscarbon® love STEiNUNN. It’s difficult to get closer to our Scandinavian design ideal given the monochromatic color schemes (...we love black), the minimalism of the designs and the seemingly impossible combination of the austerity of the Icelandic landscape with the rock’n roll of New York.
Steinunn Sigurd first learned how to knit when she was 9 years old and still knits today. Although these days she’s the CEO of STEiNUNN, her own fashion label, and has previously worked closely with Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Tom Ford (at Gucci), as well as having been a Design Director at La Perla.
Exhibitions
2004 "Transforme" Marel Gallery Iceland, Curator
2004 "Transforme" Via Valorisaton de L´Innovation dans Ameublement, Paris, Curator
2004 "Nordic Cool" National Musuem of Women in the arts Washington DC
2002 "5x5 Nordic Design, Stockholm, Nordic Design Show
Education
1982 - 1986 Parsons School of Design, New York.
1981 - 1982 Reykjavík School of Art, Iceland.
Your work is amazing. I am an art student at Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska...and I was wondering if I could have your permission to paint a few of your pictures. I would not sell them..it is just an assignment to create 6-8 images in some sort of medium using a common theme....
I would really appreciate it ..because you have really inspired me...and i could even send you some of them or at least give you pictures of them when I am done.
Posted by: Matthew Macchietto | 15/08/2007 at 18:53