Paris, 1969. A young Philippe Dagenais proposes to his mentor, the famous decorator Jean Prud’homme Béné, to paint a silver-coloured Louis XIII armchair and cover it with fuchsia, yellow and pink plaid. This armchair, a real break with tradition, will cause a lot of excitement. The vast international career of Quebec’s most famous designer was … Continued

Adjunct lecturer of the Department of Urbanism and Regional Planning UPC. Marina is the founder of her own Landscape and Urbanism Studio in Barcelona, NABLABCN Studio. She combines it with the task as Executive Committee Director of the International Biennial of Landscape Barcelona and as Coordinator of the Landscape Architecture Office at the Architects’ Association … Continued

Tracy Bowie has been a passionate advocate of Canadian design internationally for over 30 years through organizing events to bring the design and architecture industry together for networking, inspiration, access to new materials, products and trends and education on key issues such as sustainability, wellness and accessibility. After a rewarding career leading IIDEXCanada and managing … Continued

Luisa graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano in 1985 and at the same time obtained the IED certificate for architectural interiors. Since then, with her own studio, she has been working for both public and private clients for whom she has carried out projects focusing on development, urban renewal and residential construction in … Continued

Professor Iman-Meriem Benkirane is an Architect, Doctor in Urban Planning, Professor-Researcher in Urban Design, Landscape and Territory Planning and Dean of the Euro-Mediterranean School of Architecture, Design and Town Planning (EMADU), establishment of the EuroMed University of Fez (UEMF). She obtained the title of architect at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism UMons / Belgium … Continued

Born in Milano in 1955, Cino Zucchi graduated at M.I.T. and at the Politecnico di Milano, where he presently teaches. Author of several articles and books on architectural theory and history, he has been the curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Biennale of Architecture and Visiting Professor at Harvard GSD. Together with … Continued

Born in Perugia in 1964, in 1992 he founded Bcpt associati design firm with which he develops projects in Italy and abroad. In 2003 he founded the Comodo collective dedicated to communication and social innovation. He teaches Design Methodology at Isia Urbino, Higher Formation Institute for Graphic Arts. Since November 2018 he has been elected … Continued

Emilia e Fabrizio are both graduated in architecture. They became design journalists and have always worked in marketing communications in the areas of furniture, architecture and lifestyle. In 2009 they founded Edimotion with the aim of providing clients from all over the world with customized solutions and business models for their international promotion, giving original … Continued

Architect by training, Christiane has been in charge of Déco Magazine, a quarterly on architecture, decoration and design, since the year 2000, at the very start of the millennium. This was a pivotal period, when Lebanon was rebuilding its new city center and forging the image of a modern, revitalized metropolis. And so the magazine … Continued

Born in Montreal, daughter of a family of Italian restaurateurs and builders. Maria studied fashion marketing at Lasalle College. She founded a magazine for the fashion industry after recognizing that there was a void for fashion designers and manufacturers to reach retailers. She created a fun and ecstatic buyer’s guide in partnership with Publicor (Quebecor’s … Continued