Category: Stories & Exhibitions

‘Sherazade’ is the most famous Persian female character and storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights (also known as The Arabian Nights). This collection of West and South Asian stories dates back to the 9th century and was translated by the French writer Antoine Galland in 1717. In the 18th and 19th century, the heroin […]

Jen Keane is a designer and researcher working in between the disciplines of design and science, technology and craft. Her work is based on the exploration of sustainable and biological solutions to design a new generation of hybrid materials. The beginning Jen Keane: As a designer, I was always interested in how things were made and materiality […]

PAS PERDUS are nature inspired rugs, designed for pacing up and down. To be explored barefoot. ‘La Salle des pas perdus’ literally translates into the hall of lost steps. The expression traditionally refers to the large hall in courthouses where people wait for their trial or verdict; nowadays it is also used for public waiting […]

‘Khadi Frays’ is a series of textile wall pieces developed during a recent one-year stay in India. They are inspired by the Khadi Spirit. The Indian term ‘Khadi Spirit pays reference to the symbolic craft of Khadi, an indigenous, time-consuming Indian artistry in which natural fiber cloths are spun and woven by hand. When I developed this […]

Bisarro comes from an illustration project, connected to the black pottery tradition from Bisalhães, where all the pieces were customized, creating characters and giving life to them. With the desire to create something more, Bisarro has increased, allying this ancient process of pottery with contemporary Design, developing new concepts that were transformed into an unique […]

We have a visual expectation of tactility based on appearance before touching things. Our psychological response to a surface is dependent on a subjective association to its material. The objects I present reflect a material exploration that challenges our visual expectation of foam. It questions the boundaries between tactile and visual senses as the material […]

My name is Marta Velasco Velasco, one Velasco is from Colombia and the other from Spain. Growing between two different cultures that at the same time have a lot in common awoke my curiosity for colonial history. It fascinates me how different cultures influence each other and how the sharing of material traditions enrich one […]

MERAKI:  From the Greeks; doing something with soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you’re doing, whatever it may be. Yunuén Hernández: Mexico inspires us. Each of Merakia’s objects suggests something about this [our] country; it might be through its materials, its concept or through its purpose of use. […]

‘Colonia’  is made from “rosin”, a traditional material used for many fields, and “melamine sponge” that is modern material. In ‘Colonia’ I focused on certain properties: rosin (that melts and becomes solid when it is cooled), and melamine sponge (that has a high absorbability and workability). The results are exquisite textures, colours, a slight scent of pine […]

The relation with the user is something that goes further than just functionality and shape. To get closer to this and learn more I decided to enroll my self to the master with the focus on ceramic materials. These years of studying and researching changed the way I see the design and its power. Emotional […]