Sabrina is a multidisciplinary designer and maker whose work is guided by curiosity, intuition and a deep connection to the natural world. Moving between art, architecture and object, she creates with a quiet intention that invites people to feel, not just see.
What drew me to Sabrina is her essence that is expansive, thoughtful and always evolving. From philosophy to biodesign, her influences shape a practice that explores atmosphere, materiality and our relationship to place.
Outside of her work, Sabrina lives close to nature. She grows and cooks from her garden, and has a gentle curiosity for plant medicine - growing and cultivating her own Calendula.
For The Portal, Sabrina shares what inspires her, what grounds her, and the rituals that shape the way she creates.
How would you describe your relationship with nature?
I see nature as the grand connector - the mother of us all and the master teacher. Nature is my retreat, my friend, a constant inspiration, and my ultimate source of energy. It has my total affection and respect and I perceive it as my one and only constant, despite its ever changing state.
What does art mean to you?
Art is a form of expression - an outlet for energy and a way of translating thought into something physical. It allows ideas to exist without needing to be resolved, judged, or perfected. I’m interested in that freedom—where making becomes a process of externalising something internal, and where the value lies not in whether it’s right or wrong, but in what it makes perceptible.
Art is a form of expression - an outlet for energy and a way of translating thought into something physical.
What is your favourite scent from nature?
Eucalyptus after rain, and Banksia flowers in bloom (they smell sweet like honey).
How does art heal?
I think art creates space both physically and mentally for people to pause, reflect, and reorient. It allows us to drift away from the immediate, to step outside of routine and consider things differently. In that sense, it can be restorative not because it “fixes” anything, but because it opens up new ways of thinking and seeing. It softens perception, making room for abstraction, imagination, and ambiguity, and in doing so, can create subtle connections between people through shared experience.
What keeps you grounded?
Hiking is my ultimate medicine, as is my art practice. Working with materials and making things physically pulls my busy mind out of abstraction and back into reality.
What is your favourite SìUNO scent?
I love Ulysses so much - I find it bright but deep, interesting and earthy. It sits so well on my skin and it makes me feel vibrant and connected.
I love Ulysses so much - I find it bright but deep, interesting and earthy. It sits so well on my skin and it makes me feel vibrant and connected.
Favourite quote:
“We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.” — Anaïs Nin
Playing on your Spotify:
A mix of ambient and electronic —Brian Eno, Hania Rani, Jeff Mills, King Krule, Mount Kimbie, Sun Electric. Sometimes some jazz and classical too.
Book currently on the night stand:
The Eyes of the Skin by Juhani Pallasmaa. It reframes architecture as something experienced through the whole body, not just visually. It’s made me think more about atmosphere, touch, and the sensory qualities of space—how environments are felt and embodied, perceived as an experience rather than a static form.