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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.

Lost Profile Studio is a Melbourne-based design practice founded by Oliver Wilcox in 2017. Working across collectible furniture, lighting, hardware, and curated vintage pieces, the studio explores the dialogue between historical references and contemporary design. Its name, inspired by the artistic concept of the profil perdu (“lost profile”), reflects a fascination with suggestion, restraint, and the enduring character of objects.

Guided by Wilcox’s multidisciplinary background in art, design, and curation, Lost Profile creates refined collections influenced by Art Deco elegance, industrial utility, and timeless craftsmanship. Through a thoughtful balance of sculptural form, tactile materials, and understated detailing, the studio develops pieces that celebrate heritage, material honesty, and the quiet poetry of everyday living.

Marea Hildebrand (b. 1989) is a Zurich-based ceramic artist whose practice explores the quiet dialogue between material, process, and form. Trained in Fine Arts and Transdisciplinary Studies at the Zurich University of the Arts, she creates hand-built ceramic vessels using the traditional coil technique, developing monumental works distinguished by richly layered surfaces achieved through multiple firings, painting, and rhythmic etching. Embracing the beauty of imperfection and transience, her work draws inspiration from Japanese and Korean aesthetics, Abstract Art, and the philosophy of wabi-sabi, creating contemplative pieces that evoke stillness, presence, and a deep connection to natural materials.