Lisa is an Oslo-born toy designer and artist who creates tactile, story-driven objects meant to be felt and remembered.
She grew up learning from her grandfather, a respected painter and craftsman, and came to see art as both expression and construction. While still in high school, she exhibited a combined sculpture and painting series at a Norwegian museum and was featured in an Oslo magazine as one of the city’s young talents.
She then moved to San Francisco to study industrial design at California College of the Arts on scholarship, focusing on emerging technology and interactive, sensory-driven products. Her interactive play tunnel, designed for a Mattel-sponsored project, was chosen as one of the four best and led to a job as a toy designer at Mattel, where she worked on Polly Pocket.
As a freelancer, she has also worked in design and visual development for clients including Red Bull and Taco Bell. Through a San Francisco model-making studio, she has built appearance models for companies like DoorDash. Her wearable music project was featured in trend publications in the U.S. and U.K. One thread runs through all of it: how objects carry stories, and how physical interaction creates emotional connection.
She also founded Hi5Dog, a pet-lifestyle brand born from her long commitment to art that supports dog rescue. What began as creative expression became real products, including greeting cards, wall art, pins, and an emoji app, sold through retail and online channels.
Today, Lisa creates sculptural art and designs character-driven pet toys, bringing together craft, product experience, and her love of animals.