Magda Seifert

Magda Seifert (b. 1980) is Executive Director of Porto Design Biennale and a cultural consultant with an MBA from Porto Business School (2024). Since 2020, she has been part of the management team at esad—idea, where she coordinates cultural and research projects in design and art. She is the founder of Circo de Ideias (2008), a cultural association where she develops editorial, curatorial and programming projects. She was co-curator of Open House Porto 2023. Between 2014 and 2016, she collaborated with the Canadian Centre for Architecture and between 2010 and 2014 she was part of the team at the Order of Architects – Northern Regional Section, acting as an advisor to the Presidency. She graduated in architecture from the University School of Arts in Coimbra (2006).