︎INFO
︎Irina Flore is a multidisciplinary designer and the founder of Studio Flore, a design studio dedicated to design research, functional art objects, and innovative products.
After earning her MFA in Design and graduating with honors for her BFA from the Haute école des arts du Rhin in Strasbourg, France, an institution known for its interdisciplinary and forward-thinking design education, Irina began her career as a designer at Studio Sebastian Herkner in Frankfurt, Germany.
Following her time at Sebastian Herkner, Irina founded Studio Flore, where she worked with a variety of companies and clients, creating unique and innovative designs tailored to their specific needs.
In addition to her studio work, Irina has also worked at Nike as a Lead Materials Designer (NExt) in the Accessories team. This experience allowed her to apply her design expertise in a corporate setting while maintaining her commitment to creativity, craftsmanship, and material innovation.
She carefully explores materials, forms, and their functionality through a thoughtful, research-driven process. Working closely with artisans, and drawing from her family's tradition of craftsmanship, she weaves together modern design with timeless techniques.
︎EDUCATION
︎M.A. DESIGN
Diplôme National Supérieur d'Expression Plastique option Design at Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin, Strasbourg, France.
︎B.A DESIGN
Diplôme National d'Arts Plastiques option Design at Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin, Strasbourg, France.
︎INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
National University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania.
︎B.A. COMMUNICATION
West University of Timisoara, Romania.
︎AWARDS
︎2023 Honorable mentions, Fast Company’s 2023 Innovation By Design Awards in both the Circular Design and Home categories.
︎2022 GRAY AWARDS WINNER IN THE COLLABORATION CATEGORY
︎2022 GRAY AWARDS FINALIST IN THE DESIGN FOR GOOD CATEGORY
︎2021 GRAY AWARDS WINNER FOR THE PRODUCT CATEGORY
︎2019 PROTOTYPE AWARD AT INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW IN VANCOUVER, CANADA.
︎2019 HOT NEW NEXT VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
︎2014 DESIGN AND TRADITION AWARD AT ALSACIAN MUSEUM, STRASBOURG,
FRANCE
︎EXHIBITIONS
︎The End, Expanded Field Art, Culture Objects, NYC 2024
︎Entangled Dimensions Shape of Connection, Nationale, December 2023
︎Interior Design Show, Vancouver, Canada, September 2022
︎True Matter by Dutch Invertuals Academy, July 2022
︎Isola Design Gallery, Milan Design Week, June 2022
︎Wanted Design, Launchpad, New York, May 2022
︎Woman in Design, by Surface magazine in Miami Design District, March 2022
︎AINA KARI x Irina Flore at Maison&Objet, Paris, France, March 2022
︎Proximity At Nationale, December 2021
︎Aina Kari Candles At Edit Napoli 2021, October 2021
︎Dessin in Here x Now exhibition, by Form&Seek, Detroit Month of Design, September 2021
︎Joyful Glassware in Playful, Young, Design, Milan Design Week, September 2021
︎Aina Kari Candles in Isola Design District Digital Exhibition, April 2021
︎Joyful Glassware in Isola Design District Digital Exhibition, April 2021
︎True Matter- Creating Sensations for Dutch Invertuals Academy, April, 2021
︎Coralia in Never normal design show by Form&Seek, September 2020, Detroit Month of Design
︎Joyful Glassware in Never normal design show by Form&Seek, Detroit Month of Design, September 2020
︎L’Art de la table at Interior design Show Vancouver, Canada October 2019
︎Manger équilibré in the Assiettes contre la faim artistic event for Action against hunger, France 2018.
︎Tableland exhibition at Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France 2017
︎Lucia, Design and tradition at Alsacian Museum, Strasbourg, France 2016
︎Signage Design for SaxOpen, Strasbourg, France /2015
︎Geris “Listen to the Quiet Voice” at Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, STRASBOURG, France 2015
︎Ensemble c’est tout at Alsacian Museum, Strasbourg, France 2014
︎Imagine your landscape Alsacian Museum, Strasbourg, France 2013
︎PUBLICATIONS
︎Adorno, Tableware to Suit Everyone’s Cup Of Tea
︎Dezeen, May 2024, Eight Independent design Studios to Know in Portland
︎Design Hunger, Designing for Wellness: Creating Serene Space in Your Home
︎Elle Decor, USA, Winter 2023, printed issue
︎Gray Magazine, Legends issue, printed December 2022
︎Stylus, NYC Design Week 2022 highlights
︎Design Milk, Remix Maison benches are made from reclaimed footwear
︎StirPad, Seaweed textiles to shoe sole doorstops, eco-friendly products redefining innovation.
︎HauteRE Magazine, Heirloom edition, Time for Timeless Design
︎Vancouver Sun, The home front: Designer Irina Flore collaborates with Native Shoes
︎Yanko Design, Remix Maison is a piece of eco-friendly art and functional furniture
︎Azure Magazine, 5 things to check out at IDS Vancouver 2022
︎Nuvo Magazine, Here is what to see at IDS Vancouver
︎Gray Magazine, IDS: Show highlights, September 2021
︎Azure Magazine, NYCxDesign 2022’s Top Trends: Steel and Surrealism
︎Azure Magazine, Best in Show at NYCXDesign, September/October 2021, printed issue
︎Sight Unseen, New York Design Week, We Missed You — Here Are 25 Favorites From the Festival That Was
︎Curbed, NYCXDesign 2022: The best new furniture and home goods
︎Design Milk, Announcing WantedDesign Manhattan’s Launch Pad 2022 Participants
︎Surface Magazine, “Woman Made,” Surface Celebrates Female Creative Talent
︎Surface Magazine, The list- profile Studio Flore
︎Gael Maison, Printed issue, April- May 2022, Belgium & Netherlands
︎Maison & Objet, The importance of collaboration, AINA KARI designed candles
︎Adorno, Joyful Glassware” by Irina Flore – A re-imagination of everyday objects
︎Sight Unseen, Saturday selects, Week of January 3 2022
︎Gray Magazine, Spotlight: Joyful Glassware, 2021 GRAY Awards Finalist
︎Gray Magazine, Design legends- 10 Year Anniversary Issue- Joyful Glassware featured- Gray Awards winner and the cover of the magazine.
︎Dezeen, May 2024, Eight Independent design Studios to Know in Portland
︎Design Hunger, Designing for Wellness: Creating Serene Space in Your Home
︎Elle Decor, USA, Winter 2023, printed issue
︎Gray Magazine, Legends issue, printed December 2022
︎Stylus, NYC Design Week 2022 highlights
︎Design Milk, Remix Maison benches are made from reclaimed footwear
︎StirPad, Seaweed textiles to shoe sole doorstops, eco-friendly products redefining innovation.
︎HauteRE Magazine, Heirloom edition, Time for Timeless Design
︎Vancouver Sun, The home front: Designer Irina Flore collaborates with Native Shoes
︎Yanko Design, Remix Maison is a piece of eco-friendly art and functional furniture
︎Azure Magazine, 5 things to check out at IDS Vancouver 2022
︎Nuvo Magazine, Here is what to see at IDS Vancouver
︎Gray Magazine, IDS: Show highlights, September 2021
︎Azure Magazine, NYCxDesign 2022’s Top Trends: Steel and Surrealism
︎Azure Magazine, Best in Show at NYCXDesign, September/October 2021, printed issue
︎Sight Unseen, New York Design Week, We Missed You — Here Are 25 Favorites From the Festival That Was
︎Curbed, NYCXDesign 2022: The best new furniture and home goods
︎Design Milk, Announcing WantedDesign Manhattan’s Launch Pad 2022 Participants
︎Surface Magazine, “Woman Made,” Surface Celebrates Female Creative Talent
︎Surface Magazine, The list- profile Studio Flore
︎Gael Maison, Printed issue, April- May 2022, Belgium & Netherlands
︎Maison & Objet, The importance of collaboration, AINA KARI designed candles
︎Adorno, Joyful Glassware” by Irina Flore – A re-imagination of everyday objects
︎Sight Unseen, Saturday selects, Week of January 3 2022
︎Gray Magazine, Spotlight: Joyful Glassware, 2021 GRAY Awards Finalist
︎Gray Magazine, Design legends- 10 Year Anniversary Issue- Joyful Glassware featured- Gray Awards winner and the cover of the magazine.
︎Interiors, printed issue no 244- Aina Kari candles
︎Isola Design: Decorate your Christmas table with our favorite 6 items
︎Isola Design: A homage to Italy’s artistic legacy. Let’s discover Aina Kari
︎Pianeta Design, Fuorisalone 2021 Isola Design Festival: le mostre, gli eventi e tutte le installazioni
︎Living, Corriere, Fuorisalone 2021: gli spazi e gli eventi dell’Isola Design District
︎Damn Magazine: Edit Napoli
︎ELLE Decoration NL It's Show Time- Aina Kari Candles
︎Isola Design: Let’s discover Playful. Young. Design
︎Barrons:Good Company: Aina Kari’s Sustainable Luxury Candles
︎Aeroflot Lifestyle Magazine Made in Italy Style- Aina Kari candles
︎Deco Home Magazine -Aina Kari candles
︎G&G Magazine issue no 28- Timeless Design- Aina Kari candles
︎The Home Front: A passion for supporting craftspeople around the world// Vancouver Sun
︎Isola Design: Is craftsmanship in your DNA
︎Luxe Interiors+Design PNW printed issue, May 2021
︎AD France: Joyful Glassware Featured in AD France February 2020 issue Coupes du Coeur category
︎Gray Magazine: Quarantine Creations
︎Sight Unseen: A Group Exhibition in Detroit Celebrates the Design Scene of a City That Was ‘Never Normal’
︎The Home Front: Investigating in local design // Vancouver Sun
︎The Home Front: Joyful glassware in Never Normal Exhibition// Vancouver Sun
︎Haute École des Arts dut Rhin: Artist and Designer Irina Flore
︎IDS 360° Virtual Series: Studio Flore
︎Dezeen: L'art de la table by Irina Flore are mix-and-match ceramic containers, bowls and plates
︎Interior design magazine: IDS Vancouver Spotlights Forward-Thinking Products and Concepts
︎Designist interview
︎RHÉNANIE-BLUE MOOD
︎Tableland exhibition// LA Strabourg
︎Derniers nouvelles d’Alsace- printed newspaper- article about Ensemble c’est tout
︎Derniers nouvelles d'Alsace-printed newspaper-collective exhibition article Courone de l’Avent
︎HOMEPAGE
︎Isola Design: Decorate your Christmas table with our favorite 6 items
︎Isola Design: A homage to Italy’s artistic legacy. Let’s discover Aina Kari
︎Pianeta Design, Fuorisalone 2021 Isola Design Festival: le mostre, gli eventi e tutte le installazioni
︎Living, Corriere, Fuorisalone 2021: gli spazi e gli eventi dell’Isola Design District
︎Damn Magazine: Edit Napoli
︎ELLE Decoration NL It's Show Time- Aina Kari Candles
︎Isola Design: Let’s discover Playful. Young. Design
︎Barrons:Good Company: Aina Kari’s Sustainable Luxury Candles
︎Aeroflot Lifestyle Magazine Made in Italy Style- Aina Kari candles
︎Deco Home Magazine -Aina Kari candles
︎G&G Magazine issue no 28- Timeless Design- Aina Kari candles
︎The Home Front: A passion for supporting craftspeople around the world// Vancouver Sun
︎Isola Design: Is craftsmanship in your DNA
︎Luxe Interiors+Design PNW printed issue, May 2021
︎AD France: Joyful Glassware Featured in AD France February 2020 issue Coupes du Coeur category
︎Gray Magazine: Quarantine Creations
︎Sight Unseen: A Group Exhibition in Detroit Celebrates the Design Scene of a City That Was ‘Never Normal’
︎The Home Front: Investigating in local design // Vancouver Sun
︎The Home Front: Joyful glassware in Never Normal Exhibition// Vancouver Sun
︎Haute École des Arts dut Rhin: Artist and Designer Irina Flore
︎IDS 360° Virtual Series: Studio Flore
︎Dezeen: L'art de la table by Irina Flore are mix-and-match ceramic containers, bowls and plates
︎Interior design magazine: IDS Vancouver Spotlights Forward-Thinking Products and Concepts
︎Designist interview
︎RHÉNANIE-BLUE MOOD
︎Tableland exhibition// LA Strabourg
︎Derniers nouvelles d’Alsace- printed newspaper- article about Ensemble c’est tout
︎Derniers nouvelles d'Alsace-printed newspaper-collective exhibition article Courone de l’Avent
︎HOMEPAGE