At first glance, an apparent coldness might define the work of the David/Nicolas duo. But one must look deeper – deconstructing their memories and passions before contemplating the retro-futuristic beauty that permeates each of their spaces and objects, articulated in an unusually harmonious way. 

Founded in 2017 by Estefania de Ros and Gustavo Quintana-Kennedy, Agnes Studio simultaneously explores, pays tribute to and challenges the limits of traditional craft methods. The creative pair base their practice on creating objects somewhere between art and design. 

“Rolf and The Collectors is a tribute to Dirk’s father who was a fantastic collector: he collected corkscrews, keys, typewriters, stamps, and so on.” 

She has already created unique pieces for Hermès, Perrier-Jouët, Dior and Valextra, and, even today, she continues to make art the main purpose behind embracing multiculturalism. Bethan Laura Wood is a designer, collector and observer by nature, she devotes herself to each new collaboration with the same intensity as she does to wherever she travels. 

Established in the regenerated Seongsu-dong district of South Korea, Gurum Lee and Woosung Jung invite us to reflect on the transformational power of plants in our daily lives. 

He was born in Florianópolis, "in one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet", but it is since 2011, in London that he has been dividing his time between teaching, consulting and customized projects. 

Organic materials and well-chosen tones contribute sculptural and architectural values to the work of Louise Roe. Sophistication and simplicity, combined with a modern avant-garde approach, characterise the collections of the brand that bears the designer's name. 

What started out as a "challenge between friends, aiming to bring together different origins, essences and prisms under the umbrella of a common educational background (architecture)", led to the creation of Atelier Data. Now, 15 years later, Marta Frazão, Filipe Rodrigues and Inês Vicente believe that the success of this collective, consisting of a vast team of partners and collaborators, is based on the"contradictions, divergences and diversity in thinking" that the trio applies to solving architectural problems.

She studied Sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Porto and fate would have it that she would fall in love with stucco and learn to work it like few others can. From Viana do Castelo to the world, Iva Viana takes a contemporary look at the material and its techniques, while working in harmony with the past. 

Design, product and furniture design, interior design and architecture. Everything is a process. This is the active method that the Mexican designer Héctor Esrawe applies to his work and to his team of about 50 professionals that includes architects, graphic and industrial designers, engineers and administrative staff. Based in Latin America, the Esrawe studio has been building its projects in different corners of the world. 

To combine substance and integrity, to challenge technology and craftsmanship, without ever compromising seamless articulation between designers, engineers and craftsmen. For Bang & Olufsen Vice President Gavin Ivester, these are among the fundamentals that sustain over nine decades of experience, an immersive quest that has resulted in the development of unique products with the power to enhance the lives of those that use them. 

When Filipe Lucas Frazão greeted us at his home in São Caetano, Pico, a few seconds were all it took for us to sense the family and – above all – genuine ambience – that it would distinguish this night of our trip.