Zsófia ZALA

1996, Budapest

designer

www.instagram.com/harm__less__/

She completed her BA in design in 2018 from MOME, where she is now enrolled in the MA programme in design. She won the Lajos Kozma Scholarship in 2019, and spent the prize money on the development of degradable composites based on plant waste and on making object using these materials. The first pieces of her Harm Less project comprised an orange peel-based lampshade, vases made of coffee-groundsand a stool made using pine needles. Sincethen she has worked on several projects linked to sustainability under the Harm Less brand name. Besides product design, she also deals with designing installations. She won the audience award of the “Designwithout Borders” exhibition in 2020.

Last Dance

Collection of the Institute of Design and Media Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Pécs
Photo: Dávid Szalai

2019
cordierite slip, terra sigillata, oilreduction firing
65×27×9 cm, 50×25×9 cm

Last Dance Last Dance

Rose window

Photo: Zsófia Zalai

2021
glass, dried garden plants
100 cm, 7,7 cm thick

Rose window