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Daniel Poole is a bespoke furniture designer in Melbourne, Australia. Providing bespoke design consultancy, design strategy, and development combined with a comprehensive in-house master cabinet-making studio. Daniel Poole studied Industrial Design at RMIT University, followed by a qualification in Cabinet-Making. Daniel Poole PL commissions are certified with authenticity.

Daniel Orozco is a Mexican designer whose practice explores the relationship between materiality, form, and everyday objects. Guided by a process of experimentation and introspection, he creates furniture, objects, and interiors that reinterpret familiar forms through a contemporary lens.

Through Daniel Orozco Estudio, he works across collectible design, interior design, and custom furniture, often collaborating with artisans and manufacturers to develop pieces distinguished by their rich textures, natural materials, and sculptural presence. His work reflects a commitment to craftsmanship, innovation, and the creative potential of collaboration.

Ksenia Emelianova is a Russian-born and Italy-based artist and designer. She creates collectible design objects that transmit emotion and authenticity through shape. Overseeing every stage of her creative process, from conception to final finish and signature, Ksenia ensures each piece is a true reflection of her vision.

Emelianova studied visual arts in Kaliningrad, Russia, and interior design at IED in Milan. She then worked for the architect Massimo Adario in Rome. In 2014, she founded Emelianova Studio, a 360-degree studio for interiors, projects, and product management.

In 2018, combining her sensibility for art and design with a deep understanding of materials and craftsmanship, Ksenia began to explore her vision through the creation of collectible design objects and presented her first collection – Distortion Series Vol I at the collectible fair in Bruxelles in 2020.

Alexander Díaz Andersson is a Swedish-born designer and the founder of ATRA, currently working between Mexico City and Los Angeles. Trained in industrial design, his multidisciplinary practice spans collectible furniture, sculpture, interiors, and hospitality projects, distinguished by a dynamic balance between structure and spontaneity, fluidity, and function.

Drawing from a background shaped by Scandinavia, Spain, and Mexico, Díaz Andersson combines formal design training with material experimentation and an intuitive creative process. Guided by a deep interest in craftsmanship, history, and human experience, he creates works that are both expressive and functional, while exploring the relationship between objects, space, and everyday life.

Olivia Cognet is a French artist and designer whose ceramic practice spans collectible furniture, lighting, and sculpture. Based in Vallauris in the south of France, she creates handcrafted works that balance geometric precision with organic forms, drawing inspiration from Mediterranean craftsmanship, modernist architecture, and the natural landscapes of California and the Côte d’Azur.

Working primarily with stoneware, Cognet explores the expressive qualities of clay through textured surfaces, crackled glazes, and refined compositions. Her practice reinterprets the traditions of decorative arts through a contemporary lens, creating sculptural objects distinguished by their material richness, poetic presence, and timeless elegance.

Rafael Freyre is a Peruvian architect, artist, and designer whose multidisciplinary practice explores the convergence of architecture, art, and spatial storytelling. Educated at Ricardo Palma University in Lima before completing a Master of Fine Arts through Plymouth University and the Piet Zwart Institute, his work is informed by research into migration, mobility, and the cultural narratives embedded within space. Today, he leads RF Studio, where architecture and art are developed as complementary forms of expression.

Working across architecture, interiors, exhibitions, and artistic installations, Freyre creates projects that balance conceptual depth with material sensitivity. Drawing on experience spanning Europe, the United States, and Latin America—including collaborations with Massimo Fuksas and theater director Robert Wilson—his practice investigates the relationship between place, movement, and human experience, resulting in environments that merge artistic vision with architectural precision.