Ég heiti Drífa Líftóra! Ég er þrykkjari, fatahönnuður, saumakona, teiknari og handverkskona með meiru. Innblástur kemur oft til manns úr mörgum áttum. Það sem veitir mér yfirleitt innblástur er eitthvað sem er yfirþyrmandi t.d. skrímsli, veðurofsi og geimurinn. Þegar kemur að fatahönnun finnst mér gaman að beygla og brjóta reglurnar sem snerta líffræðilega eiginlega mannskepnunnar með undarlegri sníðagerð og flóknum mynstrum. Ég legg mikið upp úr því að heiðra efniviðinn samkvæmt hugmyndafræði hægrar tísku.
My name is Drífa Líftóra! I am a screen printer, fashion designer, seamstress, drawer and crafter. Inspiration can come from many sources. Mine tend to be something that is overwhelming like monsters, fury of the weather and outer space. When it comes to fashion design I like bending and breaking the rules of human anatomy by applying weird pattern making and complex prints in my designs. I find it important to honour the fabrics according to the ideaology of slow fashion.
My name is Drífa Líftóra! I am a screen printer, fashion designer, seamstress, drawer and crafter. Inspiration can come from many sources. Mine tend to be something that is overwhelming like monsters, fury of the weather and outer space. When it comes to fashion design I like bending and breaking the rules of human anatomy by applying weird pattern making and complex prints in my designs. I find it important to honour the fabrics according to the ideaology of slow fashion.
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
2024 – 2025
Iceland University of the Arts
Diploma in Textile Design
2018 – 2020
Reykjavík School of Visual Arts
Diploma in Textile Design
2016 – 2017
Paris College of Art
MA degree in Fashion Design: Haute Couture/Haute Technology
February 2016
Environment Agency of Iceland
Park Ranger License
2011 – 2014
Iceland University of the Arts
BA degree in Fashion Design
2007 – 2011
Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti
Matriculation Exam (stúdentspróf), Textile Design Track
Exhibitions:
2024
50/100/55
Colletive exhibition with the Icelandic Textile Association
2023
Legg í lófa
Colletive exhibition with the Icelandic Textile Association at DesignMarch
2023
Seaweed Works
Colletive exhibition exhibited at The Edition
2023
Bestiarium Negativum
Solo exhibition in Outvert Art Space and Gallery Kverk
2022
Nykursykur
Fashion collection solo exhibition shown at DesignMarch in Gröndalshús
2021
What Lurks Behind the Shadows of the 4th Dimension
Fashion collection solo exhibition shown at DesignMarch in The Einar Jónsson Museum
Work Experience:
2023-current
Icelands University of the Arts
Teaching photoshop, fashion illustration and design in fashion department
2022,2023 summer
Útivist
Hut warden in Fimmvörðuskáli on Fimmvörðuháls
2021, May & 2022, May
Drífa Líftóra
Hand-Screen-Printed clothing collection exhibitioned DesignMarch 2021 and 2022
2021-2024
Reykjavík School of Visual Arts
Teaching screen printing and pattern making in Textile Department
Teaching colour theory in Visual Department
2020-2024
Kula by Bryndís
Brushing and felting of wool for sound absorbing solutions
2020, January
Kristín Guðrún Jónsdóttir,
professor at University of Iceland
Graphic design for the cover of the short story collection við Kvikuna.
2019, fall
Sólveig Thoroddsen, harpist
Graphic design for cover and booklet of CD Snotrur
2019, summer 2021, summer 2022, summer
Emblamar Studio
Experimentations and design work in a innovative material
2019, summer
Icelandic Textile Center
Designing prints, along with a group of three other textile designers, using old weaving samples as inspiration. A summer job that became a possibility due to receiving a grant from the Icelanding Student Innovation Fund and exhibited on Design March 2020.
2018, spring
Sveinbjörn Þórðarson, programmer
Design of 5 icons for open source software: Platypus, Sloth, Fast DMG, KatSearch og SnapTools.
2017, May
Make Up For Ever x Paris College of Art
Winner of inhouse school competition designing working clothes for MUAs
2017, April
Aubusson x Paris College of Art
Winner of interdisciplinary tapestry competition with Fine Arts student Lee Hon Choo
2016, summer
Environment Agency of Iceland
Park Ranger
2016, May
Sigurjón Bjarni Sigurjónsson, Director
Costume design for graduation project, theater innstallation of Hagaharmur
2015–2016
Souvenir shop, Þingvellir National Park
Customer service, Ranger duties
2015, September
Cafeteria in Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park
Customer service, Kitchen duties
2015, spring
KTZ
5 month long internship in London. Designing new collections and everything that goes along with that.
2015, march
Iceland’s Textile Printing
Designed a collection of prints for an installation at DesignMarch
2014, June
23 Frames
Costume design for Páll Ívan’s music video Expanding
2014, summer
Reykjavíkurborg/Hitt Húsið
Creative summer jobs, Ljóðaþjónustan