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Elisa Uberti 5 Picks From Philia Collection
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.
Thomas Van Noten – TOGIGI
Thomas Van Noten is a Belgian artist and founder of TOGIGI, whose practice explores the relationship between architecture, nature, and ceramic sculpture. After leading large-scale construction projects, he established his atelier in 2024 to pursue a material-driven practice rooted in experimentation and craftsmanship. Working primarily with ceramics, he creates sculptural objects distinguished by their expressive textures, architectural presence, and organic forms.
Guided by a fascination with innovation and making, Van Noten continuously develops new techniques that expand the possibilities of ceramic craftsmanship. Drawing inspiration from both the built and natural environments, his work weaves together structure, light, and materiality, creating pieces that invite a sensory dialogue between human experience, nature, and architecture.
Marta Dervin
Marta Dervin is a Polish-born ceramic artist based in the Ardèche mountains of southern France, where she creates sculptural vessels and collectible objects shaped by archaeology, geology, and the surrounding natural landscape. Trained in Mediterranean archaeology, she founded her ceramics studio in 2018 after years studying ancient ceramic traditions, transforming her fascination with excavated artefacts into a contemporary sculptural practice. Working primarily with stoneware, porcelain, and glazes developed from wild rocks and natural minerals, Dervin creates works that bridge history, nature, and material experimentation.
Guided by a deep connection to the earth, Dervin’s practice explores the passage of time, the fragility of civilization, and the enduring force of nature. Through tactile textures, restrained forms, and a minimalist aesthetic rooted in craftsmanship, her ceramic pieces evoke weathered artefacts reclaimed by the landscape, creating a quiet dialogue between past and present, architecture and geology.
Square in Circle Picks From Philia Collection
Square in Circle is a London-based design studio founded by Alesia Sirokina in 2020, specializing in collectible lighting that balances geometric precision with sculptural movement. Inspired by dance, architecture, and the interplay of symmetry and asymmetry, the studio creates refined lighting pieces that evoke a quiet sense of motion through minimalist forms and carefully considered materials.
Drawing on Sirokina’s background in interior architecture and design, Square in Circle combines technical expertise with meticulous craftsmanship. Each piece reflects a harmonious balance between aesthetics, engineering, and timeless elegance.
Tero Kuitunen
Tero Kuitunen is a Finnish designer and ceramic artist based in Helsinki, whose practice explores the dialogue between design, art, and material experimentation. Working across collectible furniture, ceramics, spatial design, and curation, he creates sculptural objects distinguished by playful forms, tactile surfaces, and unexpected material combinations that invite interaction and emotional connection.
Guided by an intuitive, material-led approach, Kuitunen often begins his creative process with colors, textures, and unconventional pairings, allowing each work to evolve through experimentation. Balancing functionality with artistic expression, his practice celebrates humor, craftsmanship, and the sensory experience of objects, resulting in timeless pieces that blur the boundaries between design and art.
Mademoiselle Jo Picks From Philia Collection
Mademoiselle Jo is a Belgian design studio founded by Joan Bebronne, whose practice explores the intersection of object design, craftsmanship, and architecture. After training as a fashion designer at La Cambre and spending over twenty-five years developing trends, colours, and textiles for the lingerie industry, Bebronne turned to furniture and collectible objects, bringing the same sensitivity to material, form, and detail. Guided by intuition and a commitment to local craftsmanship, Mademoiselle Jo creates timeless pieces that balance sculptural elegance with everyday function, celebrating thoughtful making, enduring quality, and designs made to be passed on.
Olga Treivas
Olga Treivas is a Moscow-born architect and designer based in São Paulo, Brazil, where she leads the multidisciplinary practice Treivas. Working across architecture, exhibition design, and collectible design, her practice explores the dialogue between cultural narratives, material experimentation, and contemporary craftsmanship. Alongside her architectural work, she investigates the expressive potential of crystal glass, reinterpreting traditional techniques through a contemporary lens while exploring the material’s rich history, plasticity, and inherent tension between strength and fragility.
Treivas has developed a distinguished portfolio of museum, exhibition, and cultural projects, including retrospectives for Marina Abramović and John Baldessari, as well as the design of public cultural spaces. Her experience also includes collaborating with OMA on the renovation of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, reflecting a practice that moves fluidly between architecture, scenography, and collectible design.
