Liepa Gradauskaitė Lithuania, b. 2000

Liepa Gradauskaitė (b. 2000) is a designer based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Liepa gathers inspiration and influences from all over : in the natural environment, trying different techniques - such as tufting and weaving from willow, using them in untraditional ways, or even her childhood drawings and memories.

Having experience in product design, creating accessories and graphic design, she is interested in working in different fields. Her portfolio consists of a wide range of products - from handmade silver jewelry, to furniture design. Designer’s work seeks to explore working with various shapes, oftentimes resulting in sculptural approach. She is blending the boundaries between art and pragmatic design, often transforming the well known ,,Form follows function” concept to ,,Function follows form” approach.

Her style could be described as soft, yet bold; contemporary, yet apprehensible. Liepa believes that design in any form should always spark joy, be unique, attractive and most importantly – pleasant for people.

Liepa Marija Gradauskaitė has been awarded the main prize in product design at the Young Designer Prize 2023.

The entries were judged by a panel of international design professionals: Kristian Snorre Andersen (Denmark), CEO and founder of the virtual design and crafts gallery ADORNO, Alessandro Maria Ferreri (Italy), an expert in luxury fashion brands, and Omnigroup (Switzerland), a graphic design studio, Liene Jākobsone (Latvia), Partner of the architecture and design office Sampling, researcher and lecturer at the Latvian Academy of Arts, Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka (Poland), professor, curator, researcher and writer of numerous exhibitions promoting design in Poland and Europe.