Rebeka Csiby-Gindele

Product Designer

Rebeka Csiby-Gindele is a product designer based in Budapest, originally from Romania.
Her practice focuses on furniture design as well as conceptual and narrative-driven design projects.

She grew up in a region where everyday life was deeply connected to nature, and this continues to shape her design perspective. In her practice, she often explores and reinterprets traditional techniques, working with regionally sourced materials and local knowledge. She is interested in how craft heritage can inform contemporary design in meaningful and sustainable ways.

The project she proposed for Lakescape adapts a once-used water-related object into a contemporary context, offering an ecologically conscious approach both in material and technique.

The project, titled “Floating Rest”, builds upon her earlier work Úszka, created as part of the Fragments collection with the MAIII collective.

“Úszka is a handcrafted wooden floating object designed for recreational use in lakes. The concept draws inspiration from a traditional handmade pinewood frame, shaped like an ox yoke, remembered by my grandparents from Bear Lake (Medve-tó) in Sovata, Romania, where it was used as a simple floating ring – explains Rebeca. The slogan “Crafting Sustainable Futures by the Lake!” – she continues- strongly resonates with my project, as the Úszka floating ring offers a sustainable alternative to plastic while reinterpreting a locally made, traditional swimming aid”.

Her work centers on pine wood, a material traditionally used for floating objects due to its lightness and buoyancy.