AVS. Arkitektúr verktækni skipulag - 01.06.2003, Side 52

Ásrún Kristjánsdóttir, Designer
Personal Style in an
International
Environment
Ásrún Kristjánsdóttir, interview with Steinunn Sigurðardóttir
My name is Steinunn Sigurðdardóttir. I am a dress designer and have studied and
worked abroad for the last 20 years. Dress design is young in lceland and I am going to
try to explain, in words and pictures, my personal style, which has been created in an
international environment resulting from lcelandic influences.
Dress design is made up of many threads. One of these has to do with materials, textures and colours. I will
show some of my designs from the last 10-12 years and try to explain how they are connected to my origins,
and how the nature of the country is an endless fountain of new ideas.
The individual develops a personal sense of beauty from the objects surrounding him or her and is always
influenced by this environment. Iceland is no exception. To grow up in lceland gives one something special
lceland offers textures in Nature that are exceptional because of its very special landscape. The texture of
stones, lava, hot springs, mountains, fjords and snow is something that can be traced through my design.
There are plenty of stones in lceland and it is possible to discover many patterns and textures there. These
textures are also to be found in knitted patterns that have been featured in foreign fashion magazines for
Calvin Klein. Lava is a type of mineral and has had great influence on my design and personal style.