Studio Sarmīte is a material design and research studio. Led by Latvian designer Sarmīte Poļakova, the studio work focuses on transforming industry waste and various by-products into new closed-loop concepts. Material and product lifecycles take a central role within the designer’s work resulting in unique concepts that emphasize circularity over plain longevity.
The studio’s design practice consists of hands-on experimental research with the manipulation of existing designing and production methods. This playful approach leads to surprising findings that question our collective ways of producing,
consuming and discarding. The materials and design processes developed by Studio Sarmīte are used in works that explore sensory, generational designing and new material narratives.
