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. In their work, they explore late-capitalist spaces and narratives to identify—through critical analysis—and challenge—through 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 2018 Biennale Architettura in Venice (entitled “The 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 at the same edition of the Biennale Architettura.
Miguel Leiro
He heads a studio offering product design and design consulting services, covering product development, creative direction, 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 combines the shared belief that design methodology can generate value at various scales, from artisans and startups to industry and institutions.
Joel Blanco
is an inactive member of the Pokémon generation, an expert in junk food, a designer, artist, and curator. He is interested in popular culture, the future, and “haha”, realizing projects ranging from art and design to strategy and trend research. He uses future scenario visualization and other design methodologies to help organizations envision a new world and make better decisions, as well as to create his personal work. Blanco is the curatorial director of Mayrit, completed his training in product design at IED Madrid, obtained a master's degree in contextual design from 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 on the list of the top 40 futurists in Spain in 2022.
Maciej Kukurba
Interior designer, professionally active since 2003. Extensive experience in residential, commercial, and public interior design. Creator of the multi-award-winning furniture brand Pan Popi and permanent products. Experience and participation in visual identification projects, including active involvement in designing graphic elements of corporate image. Since 2016, working with commercial brands on promotional elements, event and trade fair scenography, and projects promoting brands in public spaces. Collaboration with major brands operating in the commercial market. Cooperation with image agencies in the creation of corporate, service, commercial, and public utility interiors, as well as the creation of model interiors as guidelines for franchise store chains.
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 devote a lot of time to researching the design issue, finding context and substantive solutions for it. At the same time, we love beautiful things. We cooperate with trusted contractors, which enables us to provide comprehensive project execution. ONTO comes from the Greek word meaning the study of being.
Anna Barlik
Artist focusing on site-specific sculpture, drawing, and composition. Mathematics and the concept of space are the main themes of her work. Studying and experiencing space can lead to an understanding of its complex reality. Artist of the Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2023, PJAIT lecturer.
