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Sandra Lipovetsky Picks From Philia Collection

Sandra Lipovetsky is a French state-certified architect and the founder of ODA LIK Studio. After fifteen years designing interiors for leading luxury houses across Paris and New York, she established a practice spanning architecture, collectible design, and sculpture.

Guided by an interest in perception, femininity, and material transformation, Lipovetsky creates sculptural works that shift with changing light and perspective. Combining dichroic glass with mirror-polished stainless steel, her pieces invite an evolving dialogue between object, space, and viewer.

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1 August 26
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Mateus Dutra Picks From Philia Collection

Mateus Dutra is a Brazilian-born designer based in New York and the founder of Atelier Dutré, a practice positioned at the intersection of sculpture and function. Shaped by an international background spanning fashion, photography, and interior design—and experiences across New York, Paris, and Scandinavia—his work reflects a cross-disciplinary and culturally layered perspective.

Working primarily with stone, Dutra approaches marble as a material of both physical and emotional gravity. His sculptural yet functional objects explore form, proportion, and surface, balancing solidity with restraint and subtle movement. Rooted in a family lineage connected to stone extraction and craftsmanship, his practice engages in a dialogue between inherited knowledge and contemporary experimentation, reinterpreting traditional materials for a modern sensibility while preserving a sense of permanence.

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14 February 26
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Marlène Huissoud

Marlène Huissoud is a French experimental designer and artist whose practice explores the relationship between material research, ecology, and contemporary craft. A graduate of Central Saint Martins’ MA Material Futures, she gained international recognition through From Insects, a pioneering project investigating alternative materials derived from honeybees and silkworms. Inspired by her upbringing in the French Alps, Huissoud develops collectible furniture, objects, and sculpture that reveal the creative potential of the natural world.

Through unconventional materials and close collaboration with artisans and researchers, Huissoud challenges conventional production methods while encouraging a more conscious relationship with nature. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Centre Pompidou, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, and Design Miami, and is held in major public collections.

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10 February 26
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Federico Stefanovich 5 Picks From Philia Collection

Federico Stefanovich is a Mexican designer based in Mexico City whose practice focuses on collectible design, sculptural lighting, and objects that explore the relationship between form, light, and materiality. Blending digital processes with the expertise of local artisans, his work balances organic and geometric forms while celebrating the character of handcraft.

Defined by meticulous attention to detail and a deep interest in the emotional connection between object and user, Stefanovich’s creations offer a contemporary perspective on Mexican design. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at FOG Design+Art, the Triennale di Milano, and 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. In 2025, he was named one of Wallpaper Magazine’s “10 Stars Ascending” and received the AZ Awards People’s Choice Award.

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7 February 26
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Chaeyoung Lee

Chaeyoung Lee is a Seoul-based furniture and object designer. After studying Woodworking & Furniture Design and the Aesthetics of Art, she developed a craft-driven design practice rooted in narrative and intention.

Her work explores the translation of abstract thoughts into tangible, visual, and tactile experiences. Through furniture and objects, she gives form to everyday moments and examines the attitudes and emotions embedded within them.

Her practice continues to evolve as a way of engaging with life and the world—bridging the everyday and the artistic through making.

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3 February 26
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Nicholas Bijan Pourfard 5 Picks From Philia Collection

Nicholas Bijan Pourfard is a Southern California–based furniture designer and luthier known for his sculptural and materially driven approach to design. After crafting more than 400 bespoke guitars under the label Prisma Guitars, he transitioned from luthiery to furniture design, bringing with him a deep sensitivity to balance, structure, and handcraft.

His design philosophy centers on the exploration of materials, movement, and form, transforming these relationships into pieces that are both visually expressive and functional. Drawing from traditional techniques and contemporary sensibilities, Pourfard creates furniture that reflects a strong respect for materiality while challenging conventional typologies.

With a keen attention to detail and a commitment to craftsmanship, his work seeks to elevate everyday objects through thoughtful construction and quiet sculptural presence.

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31 January 26
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matali crasset

matali crasset is an internationally renowned French designer whose practice spans architecture, furniture, set design, urban planning, and public spaces. A graduate of ENSCI–Les Ateliers, she has long defended design as an artistic, anthropological, and social practice rooted in everyday life and human experience.

For over three decades, crasset has pursued a singular path guided by a human, social, and ecological approach to design, exploring how creative processes can contribute to communities and contemporary life.

Her work has been exhibited internationally and forms part of major museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. She is also deeply engaged in teaching and transmission, having lectured worldwide and taught at institutions including the Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD) and ENS Paris-Saclay.

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