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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 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.

Amanda Holliday, founder and principal of Amanda Brooke Interiors, is an American designer based in Houston, Texas. From an early age, Amanda was drawn to aesthetics and the creative, first pursuing a degree in the fashion industry and then returning to study interior design. After working for many years in commercial and residential design, she opened her firm in 2019. 

With a keen eye for quality and style, and an incessant exploration of material, form, color, and space, Amanda’s design approach is an intuitive balance of both contemporary and vintage, architectural and organic; creating a unique sensory experience tailored to each client and their journey. She is an expert in experiential storytelling through your space.

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.

Julie Nelson is a British ceramic artist whose practice explores the natural world through the expressive materiality of clay. Drawing inspiration from biology, botany, and landscape, she creates sculptural collections that investigate the patterns, rhythms, and subtle irregularities found in nature. Working in series, Nelson presents groups of objects that contrast and complement one another, revealing the interconnected relationships that exist within natural systems.

Rooted in an exploration of elemental forms, her work reflects themes of pattern, entropy, and transformation while celebrating the quiet complexity of the environment. Alongside her sculptural collections, projects such as Flock extend her practice into participatory installations, examining ideas of migration, identity, and collective experience through the gathering of individual forms.

Tilly Stewart is the founder and creative force behind SAVVY INTERIOR, an interior design studio based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She holds a BA (Hons) degree in Interior Design from Northumbria University in Newcastle. Since establishing SAVVY in 2022, she has had the privilege of working with clients worldwide, from Saudi Arabia to the US, the UK, and beyond. The firm’s growing social media presence has allowed it fostering meaningful, global relationships, and they are excited to continue expanding our portfolio. SAVVY specializes in creating unforgettable, one-of-a-kind residential, commercial, hospitality, and retail spaces, driven by an unwavering passion for design.