Liene Jākobsone is PhD, architect, designer, founding partner of the Riga-based architecture and design studio SAMPLING and senior researcher and director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture at the Art Academy of Latvia. She lectures at various universities of Europe and works on research projects both locally and internationally. In her creative practice, she oversees a range of projects, including building projects, as well as interior, adaptive reuse, exhibition and product design.