Designer, entrepreneur, journalist and strategist, Cindy is passionate about creative solutions that respect the environment. For her, there’s no point in creating if it’s going to pollute. She joined Kotmo in 2015 as an associate with the hope of revolutionizing the promotional objects industry by offering sustainable, local and design solutions. With over 15 years … Continued

Sara Corvino is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication at Nottingham Trent University. She contributes across all levels of the UG and MA Graphic Design course and she is module leader for contextual studies. Sara joined Nottingham Trent University in 2017; prior to this she was based in Shanghai, where she covered several academic roles. … Continued

Designer, Teacher, André-Yves has been the ambassador of the UDB to the Ico-D (International Council of Design and the BEDA (Bureau of European Design associations). He is involved in branding, strategy, and innovation. He is one of the initiators of “design is dead… so what now?” On the other hand, after having taught in other … Continued

Carrie leads JPRA Architects/JPRA Design’s Interiors Studio, including visioning, directing and mentoring the firm’s designers, and facilitating client relationships. Her diverse design background brings unique expertise and creativity to meet each client’s vision ranging from retail and mixed-use development to corporate office design, private practice dental and medical offices, retail showrooms, salons, and custom residential … Continued

Born in Paphos, Cyprus 1969, Senih Çavuşoğlu graduated in 1990 from Gazi University/Ankara, Faculty of Education, Dept. of Art and Craft, with a BA. He completed his MA degree in 1992 and his Ph.D. degree in 1996 at Hacettepe University/Ankara, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dept. of Graphic Design. He worked as an instructor in Eastern … Continued

Ginette Caron’s work grows through lightness and playful poetry, digging into the very essence of the question to create unexpected communication systems. She has a multidisciplinary vision that ranges from Visual Identity, Archigraphica, Packaging, Exhibit, Editorial up to Product Design, though maintaining unchanged her extremely refined design approach. Among her clients, Bulgari, Knoll, Moleskine, Swatch … Continued

Raised in California with a love and concern for the environment, Gregg Buchbinder’s dream is to protect and preserve our environment. In 1998 Buchbinder saw the potential in Emeco, a down-at-the heels military supplier in Hanover, Pennsylvania. As Buchbinder tells it, “The company was about to go into bankruptcy. A crew of dispirited craftsmen remained, … Continued

Bouzaglo immortalizes his intuitive perception of the object; in the naughty curve of the cult Diva chair in the permanent collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts since 2007, and also the interdependent Toi et Moi pouffes, their little legs anchored since 2005 at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Emotion is paramount … Continued

Jean-Sébastien Bourdages: Pioneering Wellness Design Around the World Co-Founder of beMONDO (www.bemondo.ca) and B+H Montreal Studio Design Visionary (www.bharchitects.com) With an approach that seamlessly merges architecture, real estate strategy, and wellness design, Jean-Sébastien has shaped transformative environments that prioritize the human experience and a sustainable, circular future. Crafting Spaces for Tomorrow At the heart of … Continued

Jacques Boily is an interior designer member of the Association professionnelle des designers d’intérieur du Québec – APDIQ, and specializes in the design, development, and construction of retail stores in shopping centres and mixed-use urban developments, combining residential and commercial rental spaces. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental design and an MBA from the … Continued