Episode Summary: In this episode we meet designers Andrea and Simone from Studio Formafantasma, who share with us their vision on regenerating design through continuing the discipline by integrating more intelligent contemporary interventions, while taking a step back towards nature. In the current context of the pandemic, two of their exhibitions, 'Cambio' in Serpentine Galleries and Rijksmuseum's 'Baroque in Rome', are closed to the public; they tell us about their unforeseen challenges in a time of prolific changes and their thoughts on the enhanced opportunities in the digital dimension. The duo discusses the importance of slowing down, incorporating sustainability into the design process and their optimistic beliefs in a more collaborative future.

The Speakers: Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, known as Studio Formafantasma, are an Italian creative duo based in Amsterdam. They are revolutionaries in the design field, having a multidisciplinary research-based practice, acting as a bridge between craft, industry, object and user. Through their path of exploration, their work has been presented internationally in museums such as New York's Museum of Modern Art and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, London’s Serpentine Galleries, Victoria & Albert museum; Centre Pompidou in Paris, and many others. Whether designing for a client or investigating alternative applications of materials, Studio Formafantasma apply the same rigorous attention to context, process and detail to every project they undertake. The added nuance for the duo is that they do so with an eye to the historical, political and social forces that have shaped their environments. Esteemed design critics listed their studio amongst a handful of practices that would shape the future of design.

Hosts: Elizabeth Zhivkova and Farah Piriye

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