DESIGNERS
FEDERICO PERI
Since 2011, Federico Peri is a Milan based interior & product design studio. The projects range from retail concept, commercial spaces, private homes to furniture design.
Working with authentic materials, aged, that tell a story of craftsmanship isn’t simply a standard of beauty but represent a real design-belief by which the studio starts any kind of project, whether it is furniture, installation or interior.
AWARDS :
– 2019, Architectural Digest Italy, SEVEN for the FUTURE
– 2018, “Rising Talent Awards” at Maison & Objet
– 2017, Candidates as “Best Emerging Designer” at the Milan Furniture Fair
– 2016, Nominated at German Design Awards – Shapes lighting collection
SACCAL DESIGN HOUSE
Saccal Design House, located in Beirut Lebanon, was founded in 2014 by two sisters Nour and Maysa Saccal.
The company provides interior design and architecture services as well as product design.
FERRIANI SBOLGI
Ferriani.sbolgi is a design studio focused on product, furniture and surface design, established in 2019 in Florence by Marco Ferriani and Sara Sbolgi.
Their design approach is based on researching and collecting ideas and inspirations in various areas, ranging from art, to architecture, or traditional craftsmanship.
Each new design is seen as an opportunity for experimentation, and they ascribe fundamental importance to finding materials and ideas that will add value to their final design.
ALTER EGO STUDIO
Natalia Komarova was born in 1990 in Russia. She is the founder of the ALTER EGO design studio, based in Saint Petersburg. The studio specializes in furniture and interior design, and is the winner of international design awards, including the Gold A’Design Award& Competition (Italy) and Gold European product design award (Belgium). The philosophy of her work is based on the idea of creating furniture alive. That is why in her works there are a lot of rhythms, bends, rotations and curves.
BERNHARDT VELLA & AMP;
Bernhardt-Vella was founded in 2008 by the German designer Ellen Bernhardt and the Italian interior designer Paola Vella. The firm is based in Milan.
Their starting point is research as a maieutic process, they take cues that can come from the art world, from the masters of the past as well as from architecture, and from this starting point they create their style, a recognizable style, but always personal.
Therefore they prefer flexible products that can blend and cohabit in harmony with other pieces of different eras. To achieve this goal they discuss and work with four hands, amplifying the creative leverage that derives from their different cultural backgrounds.
FRANCESCO ZONCA STUDIO
In 2020, Francesco Zonca established his own firm “Francesco Zonca Studio” (in parallel to Sou Fujimoto Architects), based in Tokyo and Milan, with which he deepens his passion for designing furnitures and interior spaces and he began to work for various private clients and to collaborate with numerous brands around the world.
The use of clean and simple lines translated into design it’s his strong point, always respecting the important tradition of pure and tactile materials.
GONZALO MIRANDA
Gonzalo Miranda is an Art Director & 3d Artist creating imagery at the intersection of craft & digital.
With a deep sense of space, light and composition creates unique frames for a variety of design fields. Specialized in product and interior visualization as well as concept framing and styling for animation.
Located in Madrid, working globally.
VIRGINIA ARLOTTO
Virginia Arlotto studio is a Milan based design studio. The studio provide interior design and architecture services. Projects range from retail, commercial spaces to private commissions including furniture design and creative direction. Her philosophy is to combine interior, craftsmanship and fashion imprint. Her fashion aesthetic can be described as a combination of volumes, proportions and neutral colors with a particular inclination for raw and refined materials. Her work incorporates unparalleled savoir-faire quality with a feminine touch where the sustainability effort is at the center, around the use of raw materials obtained from natural sources, in order to create long lasting works.
GONÇALO CAMPOS
From a young age that he was deeply interested in products, from vaccum cleaners, to wind shield wipers. Naturally that led to figuring out how things were made, and who were the people behind those engineous solutions.
This curiosity for things and people led him to study how we shape products, and eventually pulled him out of Portugal to live abroad.
Throughout this time he had the chance of meeting incredible people and designing products with companies like KVADRAT, LIGNE ROSET, HABITAT, CIZETA, WEWOOD, CB2 or PIERRE FREY.
DACIANO DA COSTA
Daciano da Costa (1930-2005) is considered a pioneer of Design in Portugal and played a key role in establishing Design as both a discipline and a profession in the country.
Daciano da Costa is one of the creators who contributed to shaping a contemporary landscape in Portugal, integrating the country into the international modern movement by embracing the formal and conceptual principles that defined his era. What makes him a unique figure in the history of Design in Portugal is the diversity of his fields of activity.
STUDIO RIG
Rita Ivo Gomes is a designer and Creative based in Porto, specializing in communication, with a Master’s degree in Design from the University of Aveiro. With a deep sense of space, light, and composition, she has collaborated as a creative director for various brands in the product design industry bringing an innovative and strategic approach to visual communication. Her work reflects a balance between concept and execution, transforming ideas into impactful visual experiences.
Tollgard + Castellani
Staffan Tollgard was born in Stockholm and brings Scandinavian DNA to his designs with a focus on functionality, a key element in all his creations. Staffan is an internationally renowned and award-winning interior and product designer. He is the founder of three prestigious design stores in London where the best contemporary design brands are gathered. Very close to Porada’s corporate philosophy, he has been an integral part of the design team for some years now.
Filippo Castellani was born in Pisa, studied in Florence and graduated in Milan. A creative consultant and designer for several internationally renowned brands, his work ranges from the design of high-end and limited production items to consumer products. According to his conception, the essence of his design is informal, balanced, unconventional, defined, with attention to detail.
JOANA TEIXEIRA
Joana Teixeira is from Porto and holds a degree in Industrial Design.
Her work has stood out in several international events and galleries. In 2023, her creations were exhibited at Milan Design Week, Lake Como Design Festival, and Dutch Design Week. In 2024, she was included in the finalists of Architectural Digest Creators, The Young Design Generation at Lisbon Design Week, and participated in Paris Art Week, invited by Métaphores, a sister company of Hermès. She was also featured in the book Lusophone World: The Woman’s Voice in Product Design, which explores the role of Lusophone women designers and the future of design through the work of 58 female designers.
GIORGIO BONAGURO
Giorgio Bonaguro studied mechanical engineering in Modena before earning a dual Master’s degree in Industrial and Interior Design from the Scuola Politecnica di Design (SPD) in Milan.
He has gained experience working in several renowned design studios in Milan, starting with Lorenzo Palmeri’s studio, followed by collaborations with Francesco Faccin, Michele De Lucchi’s studio, and the designer and critic Marco Romanelli.
ROCHE FRERES
Originally from Le Puy-en-Velay, Alexandre and Maxence Roche are twin brothers, interior architects, and designers. They draw their inspiration from the nature where they grew up, on the edges of the wild Haute-Loire region. After completing their master’s degree in interior architecture and theatre scenography, they founded their studio, ROCHE & FRÈRES, in Paris.
Combining the wonders of the natural world with a deep understanding of art and design, they create objects and furniture that uniquely blend raw materials with aesthetic sophistication. Entirely contemporary yet rooted in the original earth, their work achieves an exquisite balance between the severe beauty of nature and the complexity of cosmopolitan life.