My name is Maja Sobura. I am a young designer from Poland; based in London. I studied at the School of Form University, Design Academy Eindhoven and Royal College of Art.
I have worked with small design studios such as Szpunar Studio, as well as big companies like Barlinek and VOX. Between my studies at DAE and RCA, I had a chance to develop myself in an internship at Jerszy Seymour Design Workshop in Berlin.
I always adhere to my mission statement of trying to smuggle a piece of art into everyday objects. My approach is based on experimentation with materials, craftsmanship and personal intuition. However, I constantly observe and criticise the outcome of that approach. I am currently rekindling my love affair with textile waste; continuing to uncover the beauty of that orphan material.
Projects
- I'M NOT WASTEDis a project which explored the possibilities of up-cycling industrial textile waste. I mixed different types of pre-consumer textile waste from Bute, Tosungolu and Jersey Cannon Street; creating new materials using only temperature to combine them. After a long process experimenting with melting and burning the materials at different temperatures, I developed materials with varying flexibility, strength and softness. I presented the products that showcased the different possibilities of applica
Work history
LecturerBath Spa School of Art
Bath, United KingdomFull Time
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LecturerAcademy of Fine Arts in Łódź
Łódź, PolandPart Time
I had a chance to create my own faculty called “Design that Collaborates” at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Poland. My classes had a strong focus on collaboration with various specialists, designers, artists, and companies. I asked my students to initiate a collaboration during each step of their design process. After the 15 week long faculty the students presented their works in form of an art exhibition.
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Skills
- Adobe Indesign/illustrator/photoshop
- Trend and Colour Research
- Scale Model-making
- Acrylic Painting
- 2D and 3D Sketching
- Photography
- Art Jewellery
- Photography Production
- Film Editing
- Social Media
Education
MARoyal College of Art
- London, United Kingdom
Design Products
https://www.rca.ac.uk/
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BADesign Academy Eindhoven
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
Mobility Design
https://www.designacademy.nl/
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Awards
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Finalist of "Make Me"Lodz Design Festival
I initiated a collaboration between the two companies KUKA Robotics and ZMorph while working on my diploma project “UNIQ”. I devised a revolutionary process of ornamenting ceramics using a 3D printing technology and a robot arm. The “UNIQ” project was exhibited in many countries (Milan Design Week 2018, Dutch Design Week 2017, Prague Design Festival 2016) and was selected as a finalist in the “Make Me” competition during Łódź Design Festival 2016.D
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Winner of "Creations from Nature"Design Alive Magazine
The aim of the contest was to design a new floorboard. Inspired by my previous project „Cube", I used the knowledge to make a product for sale. I dissect floorboard with a wire brush and stain it in black. To finish I filled wood grain with porcelain. I wanted to show natural beauty of wood- pattern, form and uniqueness.