Born 23rd of February 1969 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. An American citizen since 2003, he studied art on full scholarship in Paris and New York receiving his Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in 1997. He is the recipient of numerous grants including: Pollack Krasner, Helene and Michel David-Weill scholarship Paris/New York, Open Society Foundation, … Continued

Tatjana Leblanc graduated from the Kunsthochschule Berlin (Germany) and later from The Ohio State University (USA). Since, she pursued a professional career working for several internationally renowned design consultancies, two in the United States, Fitch and Design Central, and one in France, Plan Créatif as industrial designer, project manager, and later on, design director. There … Continued

Denys Lapointe is Chief Design Officer at BRP. Prior to his current position, Mr. Lapointe was Senior Vice-President of Design, Innovation and Creative Services (2019-2022), Executive Vice-President of Design & Innovation (2008-2012), Vice-President Design & Innovation (2001-2008) and Vice-President Design Sea-Doo/Ski-Doo from 1995 to 2001. He joined the Company as a junior product designer for … Continued

Georges Labrecque was the exhibition project manager at Centre de design at UQAM from 1984 to 2018. As a designer, he conceived or took part in the exhibition designs that made the reputation of the Centre. Passionate as ever about design and architecture, he remains involved by participating in events and juries. He recently diversified … Continued

President and founder of SGM, Sonia Gagnon leads a team of 35 experts in commercial venue marketing who innovate by creating new experiences and commercial offers adapted to the expectations of today and tomorrow. With more than 30 years of experience in retail strategy, she is recognized for her understanding of the challenges facing this … Continued

Davide Fornari (b. Mantua, Italy, 1979) is associate professor at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne, where he leads the applied Research and Development sector since 2016. Previously, he was a tenured researcher and lecturer at the Laboratory of visual culture, SUPSI University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland in Lugano (2009–2017). After … Continued

Hans Fonk (Amsterdam) is the founder, editor and photographer of OBJEKT International and OBJEKT USA|Canada. Hans began as a successful international fashion photographer, working for Cosmopolitan, Flair, Elegance and many other magazines. Several decades ago, in San Francisco, he was asked to photograph interiors and did so with great success. In this field, his fame … Continued

Francesco Dondina (Milan,1961) is a visual designer, art director and teacher. In 1986 he founded in Milan the Dondina Associati firm, oriented towards brand identity and communication design. Over the years he has carried out projects mainly in the areas of fashion, design and art. Among the main customers: Giorgio Armani, Krizia, Valentino, Salvatore Ferragamo, … Continued

Architect and Designer with 16 years’ experience. Ximena is a graduate of the School of Architecture of the University of the Americas-Puebla; holds a master’s degree in Interior Design from the ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design and Engineering in Spain. She also holds a degree in Foreign Design from the Polytechnic of Milan, a diploma … Continued

Giancarlo Di Marco is an Italian designer with a background in building engineering, specialist in Computational Design and Digital Fabrication and currently a Professor of Digital Design and Fabrication in undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión in Mexico City. Speaker in various international congresses (Architecture Across Boundaries 2019 in Suzhou, … Continued