Gabriele Chiave – Creative Director Gabriele Chiave, knows no boundaries. As a lifelong observer of the world around him, Gabriele is driven by the comprehensive nature of design and a desire to ignite meaningful interaction between product and consumer. Born to diplomat parents in Metz, he has lived in Metz, Dakar, Caracas, Buenos Aires, Rome, … Continued

An industrial designer for almost 30 years, Nicolas Lebrun has traversed the diverse sphere of Quebec design, working with iconic companies such as Mega Bloks, MAAX and Creaform. Always on the lookout for the latest technologies, he never stops trying to innovate by pushing back paradigms and pushing formal and functional boundaries. A team player, … Continued

Betsy Williamson is a principal in the architectural design studio Williamson Williamson (WWInc.) Her ambition is to create well-detailed modern environments that shape positive and engaging experiences. She welcomes projects as opportunities to explore the intricate relationship between site, program, and materiality. From institutional projects and master plans to residential architecture and furnishings, she creates … Continued

Thanasis Polyzoidis is an architect (NTUA Athens) and a landscape architect (MLA UPC ETSAB). He is founder of TPOL landscape design, and  is also co-founder of topio7 design team . He has wide experience in landscape and architectural projects at all design scales either at large-scale projects (urban design, parks, squares, waterfronts, landscape restoration, forests … Continued

Prof. Srini Srinivasan is a highly accomplished design educator, designer, and entrepreneur in creative design and technology development, with over 30 years of experience in Silicon Valley, the United States, Europe, and Asia. Presently, Srinivasan is a Professor of Industrial Design at the Design Institute of Innovation Shanghai (DIIS) and additionally the Chief Operations Officer … Continued

GLOBAL DESIGN PRINCIPLE Kourosh Salehi is a British architect, Urbanist and educator with over 25 years international experience in the UK, Asia and the Middle East. He has led the design process for a number of urban skylines in cities like London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Doha, as well Mecca and Riyadh. He is a … Continued

Associate Professor Milagros Zingoni is the Director of the School of Interior Architecture at the University of Tennessee and the Director of Diversity Relations for the College of Architecture and Design. Before this, she was tenured Associate Professor at Arizona State University where she started her academic career 16 years ago. During this tenure, she … Continued

Chris Abbate is the founder of Novità Communications, a 28 year old PR, Marketing and Social Media firm focused on architecture, design and culture with a speciality in sustainability and wellness. Novita` is thirty person agency headquartered in NY with team members across American and is also part of a network of global agency partners. … Continued

Sarmad firmly believes that architecture is a technology that facilitates life. For him, the built environments inspire human beings and constitute a major factor in their well-being. Guided by this vision, he employs established and emerging technologies as a means to attain excellence and sustainability in the built environment. He holds international experience in governmental, … Continued