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Studiopepe is a Milan-based architecture and design practice founded in 2006 by Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto. Working across hospitality, retail, residential interiors, product design, and creative direction, the studio is known for its multidisciplinary approach and distinctive visual language that balances formal rigor with poetic expression.

Drawing on a rich interplay of materials, colors, textures, and references, Studiopepe creates immersive environments and objects defined by their emotional depth and narrative quality. Their work explores the dialogue between contemporary design, craftsmanship, and artistic experimentation, resulting in projects that are both sophisticated and deeply evocative.

Elisa Uberti is a French artist and designer based in Roubaix, where she founded her ceramic studio in 2018. After spending many years in the fashion industry, she turned toward craftsmanship in search of greater creative freedom and a more direct relationship with material and making. Working primarily with stoneware, Uberti creates sculptural objects, lighting, and furniture that exist at the intersection of art and design.

Defined by curved and tactile forms, her work draws inspiration from nature, architecture, nomadic cultures, and the poetry of space. Through ancestral hand-building techniques and an intuitive approach to volume, she develops pieces that balance technical rigor with spontaneity, creating a refined universe shaped by materiality, emotion, and timelessness.

Tina Bobbe is a German designer whose practice explores the transformation of everyday objects into expressive sculptural forms. Working at the intersection of industrial design and collectible design, she is particularly known for reimagining coffee-making objects through a playful yet striking visual language that elevates functional rituals into bold artistic statements.

Her recent work, Stone Drip, continues this exploration through stacked layers of natural stone and resin, combining vivid contrasts, geometric precision, and tactile materiality. Through these pieces, Bobbe examines the emotional relationship between people and the objects that shape daily life.

Born in East Germany in 1989, Bobbe studied mechanical engineering and industrial design in Berlin and Dresden. Before establishing her independent practice, she worked as a scientific design researcher and pursued a PhD focused on the design of objects for communicating technology.

Dan Schneiger is an American artist, designer, and architect whose practice explores the intersection of sculpture, architecture, and craftsmanship. Influenced by modernist figures such as Constantin Brâncuși, Isamu Noguchi, and Richard Neutra, his work is defined by geometric forms, material experimentation, and a strong sculptural sensibility.

Originally trained as an architect, Schneiger worked across residential, retail, and public projects before fully dedicating himself to his artistic practice. Since relocating to Miami in 2014, he has developed a body of work that blurs the boundaries between art, furniture, and architecture, creating pieces that feel both tactile and timeless.

Working across collectible design, sculpture, and functional objects, his practice reflects an ongoing dialogue between structure and emotion, combining architectural precision with a deeply handcrafted approach.

Stem is a design studio founded by Aman and Sugandhi, rooted in a shared sensitivity toward nature, materiality, and the emotional resonance of objects. Emerging from a deeply personal and intuitive process, the studio explores how everyday forms can carry memory, feeling, and quiet meaning within domestic spaces.

Working across lighting, sculpture, and functional objects, Stem approaches design as a slow and thoughtful practice shaped by instinct, craftsmanship, and storytelling. Using materials such as clay, paper, and found elements, each piece is developed through an emotional dialogue between form, texture, and atmosphere.

Defined by restraint and intentionality, Stem creates objects that are meant to endure both physically and emotionally. Their work reflects a belief that design should not only serve a function, but also accompany the rhythms of life with warmth, presence, and lasting significance.

Maria Loram is a ceramic artist based in California whose practice explores the space between the organic and the cosmic through sculptural and functional ceramic works. Born in Russia and shaped by a multidisciplinary background spanning science, linguistics, yoga, and visual art, her work is deeply informed by Eastern philosophies, wabi-sabi aesthetics, and an ongoing fascination with material transformation.

Working with clay, paper, and experimental glaze techniques, Loram creates textured forms that evoke weathered landscapes, celestial surfaces, and artifacts shaped by time. Her process combines wheel throwing, handbuilding, glaze research, and painterly surface experimentation, resulting in pieces that feel both minimal and emotionally resonant.

Since returning to ceramics in 2022, Loram’s work has been exhibited internationally and featured through galleries and collections across the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Alongside her studio practice, she has participated in artist residencies, taught workshops focused on glazes and textures, and continues to explore ceramics as a language of touch, impermanence, and quiet contemplation.