Sabrina is the creative director behind Astra de la Crème, a surface and pattern design practice based in the UK. Born in Rio de Janeiro (1985) and based in Europe since 2009, she holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Middlesex University (2018).





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Sabrina is the creative director behind Astra de la Crème, a surface and pattern design practice based in the UK. Born in Rio de Janeiro (1985) and based in Europe since 2009, she holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Middlesex University (2018). Her creative entrepreneurship began in 2010. The practice is positioned at the intersection of fine art narrative and bold decorative pattern, with a strong identity rooted in Brazilian cultural heritage and international wanderlust.
Astra de la Crème works with bold, maximalist patterns drawing on Brazilian roots, surrealism, and natural forms. Named collections - "El Podenca," "Boho Dream," "The Garden" - reflect a narrative-driven approach where each collection carries a distinct conceptual or geographical story. Selected Instagram images (5 patterns, 1 placement) suggest rich, layered compositions with organic and geometric elements. The palette is vivid and internationally inflected. Storytelling is described as a defining creative quality.
Combines digital pattern construction with hand-drawn precision and fine art mark-making. The fine art background informs an unusual narrative and conceptual sensibility in commercial surface design. Works across illustration, surface pattern, and direct print purchasing (Squarespace-based shop with first-print discount code).
Available for commissions, collaborations, and licensing. The website offers prints for direct purchase. The aesthetic suits interior design, home décor, stationery, and lifestyle products. The The portfolio features printed textile or homeware application. Targets designers, agencies, and brands seeking globally inflected, maximalist design.
Sabrina's creative career began in 2010 across visual art and exhibition practice. She completed a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Middlesex University in 2018, then transitioned into surface and pattern design. Collections are organized around named themes, each with distinct narrative and geographical context - most recently "El Podenca," a tribute to a dog rescued in Tenerife.
Selected patterns (5) suggest bold, narrative-driven compositions with organic and geometric elements - maximalist in scale and internationally inflected. The "El Podenca" collection references Tenerife landscape, cacti, and wildlife. "Boho Dream" and "The Garden" suggest nature-oriented decorative patterns. Each collection builds a coherent visual world rather than individual standalone prints.













Sabrina is the creative director behind Astra de la Crème, a surface and pattern design practice based in the UK. Born in Rio de Janeiro (1985) and based in Europe since 2009, she holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Middlesex University (2018). Her creative entrepreneurship began in 2010.
Style and Aesthetic Astra de la Crème works with bold, maximalist patterns drawing on Brazilian roots, surrealism, and natural forms. Named collections - "El Podenca," "Boho Dream," "The Garden" - reflect a narrative-driven approach where each collection carries a distinct conceptual or geographical story.
Pattern Focus Selected patterns (5) suggest bold, narrative-driven compositions with organic and geometric elements - maximalist in scale and internationally inflected. The "El Podenca" collection references Tenerife landscape, cacti, and wildlife.
Markets and Clients Available for commissions, collaborations, and licensing. The website offers prints for direct purchase. The aesthetic suits interior design, home décor, stationery, and lifestyle products. The The portfolio features printed textile or homeware application.
Techniques and Tools Combines digital pattern construction with hand-drawn precision and fine art mark-making. The fine art background informs an unusual narrative and conceptual sensibility in commercial surface design.
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Career Path Sabrina's creative career began in 2010 across visual art and exhibition practice. She completed a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Middlesex University in 2018, then transitioned into surface and pattern design.
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