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Dimitrih Correa is a Brazilian multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Rio de Janeiro. Working at the intersection of collectible design and sculpture, his practice explores the relationship between material, memory, and time, with a particular focus on reclaimed hardwood and traditional craftsmanship.

Correa’s connection to materials began during his childhood in the mountains of the Atlantic Forest and later developed through his studies in Industrial Design and his experience at Oficinaethos, where he encountered the conceptual possibilities of authorial design. After a period in Dublin collaborating with design and art studios, he returned to Brazil and established his own atelier in Rio de Janeiro’s historic city centre in 2020. His works move between functional objects and sculpture, transforming reclaimed materials into pieces that combine structural precision with expressive form while reflecting on permanence, consumption and the relationship between people and the natural world. His work has received recognition, including First Place at the Salão Design Award and an Honorable Mention at the Prêmio Design MCB, and has been exhibited internationally in cities including Milan, Paris, New York, Brussels, and Antwerp.

Kansai Noguchi is a Japanese sculptor and ceramic artist whose practice brings together influences from different cultures, histories, and artistic traditions. Born in Fukuoka in 1982, Noguchi began his creative career as a professional musician before moving to the United States in 2013. An encounter with the work of Isamu Noguchi the following year became a defining moment, prompting him to leave music behind, return to Japan, and pursue sculpture and pottery.

Drawing from the simplicity of Japanese Jomon pottery, Korean Yi Dynasty ceramics, and ancient Greek sculpture, Noguchi explores their relationship with abstract expression through a process rooted in experimentation, intuition, and precision. His background in music continues to inform the way he works, approaching composition through combinations of form and material while allowing moments of improvisation and physical sensibility to guide the process. Moving between cultural references rather than adhering to a singular tradition, his work reflects an ongoing exploration of the connections between culture, history, and contemporary expression.

Irene Goldberg has built a practice that crosses architecture, interiors and collectible design, moving between the conception of spaces and the creation of objects. Born in Venezuela in 1970, she relocated to Israel in 1983 and later studied at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow, graduating in 1997. This ability to work across different scales has become integral to her approach, in which architecture and object-making are understood as part of a continuous creative language shaped by simplicity, materiality and emotional experience.

Goldberg co-founded Baranowitz & Goldberg Architects in 2017 before establishing her independent studio in 2025. Today, she works from the heart of Tel Aviv, where she shares a design gallery with her partner in life, Gal Gaon. The space provides a setting for her evolving collections of collectible design while remaining connected to her ongoing architectural and interior projects, allowing the different aspects of her practice to develop alongside one another.