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Freya Reed is the Head of Design at Vesta Interiors, known for pushing creative boundaries through eclectic and highly individual design schemes. Drawing inspiration from evolving trends, fashion, travel, and cultures from around the world, her interiors are layered, expressive, and deeply personal.

With a strong focus on storytelling, Reed approaches each project as a reflection of her clients’ personalities and lifestyles, carefully balancing bold ideas with sophistication and cohesion. Her work is recognized for its distinctive mix of textures, colors, and curated details, resulting in spaces that feel both dynamic and timeless.

Clément Thevenot is a French designer born in Normandy in 2000. Working across collectible design, art, and craftsmanship, he leads a multidisciplinary practice that explores the relationship between objects, space, and imagination.

Educated between the École Supérieure de Design de Troyes and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Thevenot developed a design approach shaped by both cultural exchange and material experimentation. Early experiences in an art foundry and alongside designer Vincent Dubourg further informed his interest in creating objects that extend beyond functionality and engage with narrative and emotion.

Drawing inspiration from the Radical Design movement, his work blurs the boundaries between art and design, resulting in sculptural pieces that challenge conventions and invite new ways of experiencing the domestic environment.

Born in 1986 and originally from the French Alps, Cécile Ducommun is a ceramic artist based in Lentilly, in France’s Monts du Lyonnais region. A self-taught maker, she creates stoneware vessels and sculptural objects distinguished by their organic forms and tactile surfaces. Entirely hand-built, her pieces are produced as unique works or in small series, each carrying its own individual character and subtle imperfections.

Lauren Geremia is the principal designer of Geremia Design, an AD100 multi-disciplinary studio focused on interior design and art consulting. Lauren’s innovative design vision comes from a background in fine art and an appreciation for hand-crafted sensibilities. After studying painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, Lauren established her business creating sleek and imaginative headquarters for a host of tech-industry power players before pausing to educate herself more deeply in furniture and residential architecture.

Inspired by historical references in design and pattern, Lauren embraces color at every turn. She traditionally begins her process by selecting art and hand-mixing her own paint colors to develop the groundwork for each project palette. Intrigued by the juxtaposition of old and new, novel and familiar, subtle and dramatic, she leads her team in creating spaces with an unexpected alchemy. Creativity is central to everything we do.

Lauren has been acclaimed by Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Architectural Digest’s AD100, and 1stDibs’ “1stDibs 50”, and has received numerous accolades for her work.

OHLA STUDIO is a multidisciplinary design practice founded in 2017 by Giulia Zink and Mat Trumbull, specializing in art direction, interior design, landscape design, and creative consultancy. Working across residential, hospitality, retail, and cultural projects, the studio develops environments that are rooted in place, shaped by narrative, and enriched through close collaboration with artisans and local makers.

Drawing inspiration from centuries of craft traditions and regional knowledge, OHLA STUDIO reinterprets age-old practices through a contemporary lens. Their work uncovers the character of overlooked places and forgotten techniques, creating authentic spaces and experiences that balance heritage with innovation, familiarity with discovery.