Henge started working with the architect and designer Massimo Castagna, back in 2011, and collection after collection this cooperation continues to strengthen the unique identity of the brand.

Born on 13 November 1957, he graduated in architecture in 1984 from Milan Politecnico; he began his professional activities in 1986, founding the studio AD Architettura. He has gained considerable professional experience in the field of architecture, residential and commercial buildings, upgrading and conservative restoration, hotels, interior design, art direction, and design in the furnishing sector, consultancy, projects, and the design supervision of furnishing point-of-sales.

One of his major creations has been the “Piramide” laboratory the Everest-K2-CNR scientific committee for the Italian National Research Council, which was built in Nepal in 1991 at an altitude of 5050 m., to be used as a high-altitude research laboratory, a project selected for the 18th Milan Triennale.

George Yabu is one of the founding partners at Yabu Pushelberg and oversees the creation and development of all design components for each project and product within its multidisciplinary practice. In his conceptual leadership and creative direction role, George reviews and refines the details of each project and product in collaboration with the design teams.

Glenn Pushelberg serves as the firm’s connection between the client and the design team; managing new and existing relationships from a communications and business perspective. Glenn oversees project and product development from inception to completion, providing strategic advice along the way.

George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg founded their studio in 1980 with an emphasis on interior design and have since expanded their firm into a multidisciplinary practice that addresses multiple layers of human experience.

The firm and founders have earned many honours, including being appointed Officers of the Order of Canada, inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame, and named among the world’s most influential design studios by Wallpaper*, Elle Decor, Hospitality Design, and the Business of Fashion.

Born in Treviso, she attended art school where her passion for design soon led her to collaborate with a local furniture and accessories company. She then attended the IUAV University of Venice, where she graduated in 2000.

Fascinated by interior design, Isabella initially collaborated with architectural firms specialized in projects for hotels, shops and exhibition spaces, and then began to cultivate personal projects. Isabella’s approach to design is based on creativity, functionality and a timeless character.

The meeting with Paolo, in private life and in business, boosted his passion for design, contributing to, what is today, the stylistic signature of Henge. In Henge she is involved in the product design phase, she leads the design department and develops the layouts of institutional spaces and showrooms of the most important dealers in the world. Above all, she adds her sensitivity to the details that characterize all the collections.

Born under the massive Alps of Carrara, Ugo Cacciatori belongs to a dynasty of marble quarry owners and artists. The early passion for materials and shapes together with his innate creative skills led him to attend Architecture at the University of Florence.

Extending his experience, he moved to London where, after a first involvement in architectural firms, he decided to challenge himself in the fashion industry. At the end of the Nineties his first collection project was presented in Milan while he started providing extensive consultancy to Valentino, Giambattista Valli, Romeo Gigli, Marni, Fendi and several others.

The need for a hidden place where to create brought him to Lerici, a little fisherman village on the border between Tuscany and Liguria, a landscape that had already been the inspiring nest of Lord Byron and Percy Bysshi Shelley.

A new attitude gradually rose and the actual mood suddenly took shape. While limiting the collaborations to a few focused projects, including the creative direction of Santa Croce, a brand of the Prada Group, and the developing of a jewelry line for Diesel Black Gold, he shared his time between Milan and New York for over a decade. He recently elected Los Angeles as creative base where to express his wide experience while enjoying the Californian lifestyle.

Johanna Grawunder is a designer and artist known for her work in lighting, architecture, and furniture design. Her portfolio includes public lighting installations, architectural interventions, interior design, and limited-edition furniture and lighting collections for Carpenters Workshop Gallery in the United States and Europe. She has also collaborated with renowned architects and brands such as Flos, Boffi, and Glas Italia.

After earning a degree in Architecture from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, she studied with Superstudio in Florence before joining Sottsass Associati in Milan. There, she co-designed many of the firm’s most prestigious projects alongside Ettore Sottsass, becoming a partner in 1989. In 2001, she established her own studio in San Francisco and Milan, continuing to push the boundaries of design and lighting.

With a lifelong passion for light as a medium, Grawunder integrates architectural principles, industrial materials, and advanced lighting technologies into her designs. Her work is featured in major museum collections, including the High Museum of Art (Atlanta), LACMA, CNAP, SFMOMA, the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), the Art Institute of Chicago, the Denver Art Museum, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris).

Born in Istanbul in 1962, Tanju Özelgin is a renowned Turkish industrial designer and interior architect. He earned his degree in Industrial Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Marmara University in 1984.

In 1987, Özelgin founded his first design studio, Scala, working on exhibition stands, yachts, showrooms, private residences, offices, special event concepts, furniture, and industrial products. Between 1993 and 1995, he co-founded IN Furniture, contributing to the evolution of contemporary design. In 1996, together with Ertan Binme, he established Parlak Kırmızı Design Studio, focusing on interior design, industrial product development, and digital and video graphics.

Since 2005, Özelgin has been operating under his own brand, TO (Tanju Özelgin), specializing in industrial product design and interior architecture projects. His career includes collaborations with leading brands such as Nurus, Derin, B&T Design, Birim, and Crea Concept. In addition to his professional practice, he has been actively involved in design education as a lecturer and project consultant since 1998.

Among his most notable works, the S House in Istanbul stands out as a prime example of modern and innovative design, featuring a creative use of natural light and a harmonious blend of materials such as natural stone and wooden surfaces.

Özelgin has participated in numerous exhibitions as a jury member, exhibitor, and workshop director, significantly shaping the landscape of industrial design and interior architecture in Turkey and beyond.

After obtaining a degree in Product Design from NABA in Milan, he collaborated with architect Italo Rota on significant projects, including the podium for the awards ceremonies at the XX Winter Olympics (Turin, 2006), the Lungomare Foro Italico in Palermo, Roberto Cavalli’s private villa in Florence, and Wild: Fashion Untamed, exhibition by the Roberto Cavalli brand at the MET in New York.

From this work, a deep connection with the fashion world emerged. After living in Milan for 10 years, he settled in a small village in the colline moreniche, where he designed boutiques and showrooms worldwide for prestigious names such as Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, and Just Cavalli, and oversaw presentations for Fendi, Breitling, Breguet, Swarovski, and others.

Since 2016, he has also collaborated with Massimo Castagna on international villas, showrooms, and flagship stores, providing creative support and artistic direction to major furniture brands.

Loving the countryside and long conversations around a table, he believes that honest dialogue is the true great creative act.

Hilla Havkin is an architect born in Tel Aviv, owner of Havkin Architects.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, she proceeded to Tel Aviv University’s School of Architecture, from which she graduated in 1999 with a B.Arch. degree. Havkin Architects was founded in 2005, a design and architecture studio specializing in residential, commercial, and public architecture, furniture, and product design.

Hilla draws inspiration from people she meets, from nature, movies, books, and trips around the world. Each of her projects is custom-made to meet the client’s needs, be it a home, a dining table, or even a bottle. The attention to fine details and materials, along with a dash of humor, are what make Havkin Architects’ works so unique. 

Stephen studied History of Art and History at UCD Dublin and in Rome before studying Architecture at the Bartlett School in London. Stephen has worked for McCullough Mulvin Architects, Ian Ritchie Architects and James Gorst Architects. Stephen has also worked in two London based visualisation firms. Having taught design for three years in London, Stephen now tutors 3rd year architecture at UCD.

Tierney Haines Architects (RIAI Chartered practice) was established in 2004 and having worked in the UK and France is now well established in Dublin, with a variety of jobs across Ireland. Work varies from architectural design, landscape design, furniture and conservation.

Their approach is to make the most of a building’s site and aspect through a careful analysis of landscape. They consider the brief to be a creative discussion with a Client. Additionally they encourage the full participation of Clients in the design process. They aim to make buildings that speak of their time and place, contemporary buildings.