GRANDEZA STUDIO
(Amaia Sanchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol and Gonzalo Valiente Oriol), based in Madrid and Sydney, is a collective of architects, artists, educators and researchers founded in 2011 in Madrid. Their work explores late capitalist spaces and narratives to identify-through critical analysis-and challenge through the political imagination-the mechanisms that conceal and normalize late capitalist structural forms of violence. Their work Pilbara Interregnum: Seven Political Allegories was presented at the Architettura 2023 Biennale in Venice (titled "Laboratory of the Future" and curated by architect and writer Lesley Lokko). Their work Strata Incognita (co-directed with Locument) was exhibited in the Spanish Pavilion of the same edition of the Architettura Biennale.
Miguel Leiro
He heads a studio that offers product design services and design consulting, including product development, creative field of study, interiors and branding. In addition, he is the founder and president of Office of Design, a non-profit cultural management organization specializing in the world of design. Through Office of Design, he creates and develops projects such as the MAYRIT Biennial and Costa del Sol. The integrated process in these practices is united by the shared belief that design methodology can generate value at different scales, from artisans, startups, industry and institutions.
Joel Blanco
is an inactive member of the Pokémon generation, an expert on
junk food, a designer, artist and curator. Interested in popular culture, the future and "haha," he pursues projects ranging from art and design to strategy and trend research. He uses visualization of future scenarios and other design methodologies to help organizations imagine a new world and make better decisions, as well as create his personal work. Blanco is the curatorial director of Mayrit, completed product design training at IED Madrid, earned a master's degree in contextual design at Design Academy Eindhoven, and is currently participating in the Universal Post-Planetary Design program at the New Center for Research & Practice. Recognized by Forbes magazine in its list of the top 40 futurists in Spain in 2022.
Maciej Kukurba
Interior designer, working professionally since 2003. Extensive experience in designing residential, commercial and public interiors. Creator of award-winning furniture brand Pan Popi and fixed products. Experience and participation in corporate identity projects, including active participation in designing graphic elements of corporate image. Since 2016, working for commercial brands in the creation of promotional elements, event and trade show scenery, projects to promote brands in public spaces. Cooperation with large brands operating in the commercial market. Cooperation with image agencies in the creation of corporate, service, retail and public interiors, as well as the creation of model interiors as a guideline for a network of franchise locations.
Anna Wręga
Designer, co-founder of ONTO studio: https://www.ontostudio.pl We design objects and spaces. We specialize in exhibition design. We are characterized by a logical approach to projects, combined with intuition. We spend a lot of time researching the design issue, finding context and content solutions for it. At the same time, we love beautiful things. We work with proven contractors, so we are able to provide comprehensive project implementation. ONTO from Greek means the study of being.
Anna Barlik
Artist working in site-specific sculpture, drawing and composition. Mathematics and the concept of space are the main themes of her works. Studying and experiencing space can lead to understanding its complex reality. Artist of the Polish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2023, lecturer at PJAIT.
