visteria foundation brings polish design to milan design week

UAU Project

UAU Project is a Warsaw-based design studio founded by Justyna Fałdzińska and Miłosz Dąbrowski, graduates of the Industrial Design Faculty at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. The studio focuses on exploring and experimenting with consumer-oriented 3D printing for home production. With a commitment to sustainability, the approach highlights 3D printing as an efficient method for creating accessible and environmentally responsible design. All products are developed using high-quality compostable or highly recyclable materials.

UAU Project focuses on exploring and experimenting with consumer-oriented 3D printing

UAU Project’s products are developed using high-quality compostable or highly recyclable materials

Filomena Smoła

Filomena Smoła is a designer working with glass, exploring its material properties through tactile and sensory experiences. One of the few independent female glass artists in Poland, she creates objects that invite interaction and mindfulness, emphasizing the transient nature of material things. Beyond craftsmanship, her work encourages users to engage with everyday objects in a more conscious and personal way. Smoła’s works are represented by OBJEKT Gallery.

Filomena Smoła works with glass, exploring its material properties through tactile and sensory experiences

Filomena Smoła’s objects invite interaction and mindfulness, emphasizing the transient nature of material things

GRÔPK

GRÔPK Studio, founded by Marcin Kuberna, explores the intersection of minimalist sculpture and ancient ceramic craftsmanship. Using the traditional coil-building technique, Kuberna creates vases, vessels, and decorative objects that emphasize raw, organic forms. His work celebrates imperfections, drawing inspiration from nature, Neolithic artifacts, and the wabi-sabi philosophy. ‘I am inspired by the first art pieces that I encountered at a museum. I always go back to those archeological objects found near the village where I was born,’ Kuberna tells designboom. Each piece is carefully hand-formed over hours, highlighting the tactile qualities of clay and the traces of the maker’s hand. Designed in a restrained palette of earthy tones, red, ochre, beige, black, and white, GRÔPK ceramics reflect a deep respect for materiality and slow, intentional craftsmanship.

Marcin Kuberna explores the intersection of minimalist sculpture and ancient ceramic craftsmanship | image by Mood Authors

Marek Bimer

Marek Bimer is a versatile designer, artist, and sculptor based in Warsaw, where he lives and creates in his self-designed studio-apartment. Fascinated by natural processes within materials, he values minimalism and seeks synthetic organic forms that allow for creative freedom. Bimer employs abstraction and symbolism in his sculptures and graphic works. He experiments with materials, allowing nature to shape his pieces through exposure to the elements. His atmospheric lighting sculptures blur the line between art and function. ‘Bimer creations are not just lamps, they are unique light sculptures entirely made by hand. For me, art merges with life itself, with nature, rain, snow, and so I’m interested in highlighting the light sculptures’ changes through time and the patina that they adopt,’ shares the artist.

Marek Bimer is fascinated by natural processes within materials, he values minimalism and seeks synthetic organic forms

Marek Bimer’s atmospheric lighting sculptures blur the line between art and function

Zofia Chylak

Zofia Chylak is the founder and creative director of CHYLAK, a Warsaw-based brand specializing in high-quality leather bags and accessories. The brand is known for its meticulous craftsmanship, using Italian-sourced materials and Polish production. CHYLAK introduced a footwear collection, handcrafted in a small, family-owned workshop in Italy. For Milan Design Week, the designer showcases a series of traditional Polish lace garments, hand-knitted by local artisans.

Zofia Chylak specializes in high-quality leather bags and accessories | image by Ina Lekiewicz Levy

Zofia Chylak showcases a series of traditional Polish lace garments, hand-knitted by local artisans | image by Ina Lekiewicz Levy

Monika Dąbrowska-Picewicz

Monika Dąbrowska-Picewicz is a ceramic artist whose work reflects a deep connection with nature, translating moments of stillness and emotion into material form. Exploring the boundaries of ceramics, she experiments with structures, textures, and unexpected material combinations, allowing spontaneity to shape her process. Inspired by organic forms found in nature, her works embody a balance between control and chance. Since 2021, she has been a member of the NÓW.New Craft Poland, which unites leading Polish craft studios. She lives and works in Kęty, Poland.

Monika Dąbrowska-Picewicz’s work reflects a deep connection with nature, translating moments of stillness

Monika Patuszyńska

Monika Patuszyńska is a ceramic artist and curator known for incorporating abandoned spaces and unconventional techniques into her practice. Patuszyńska is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics. Her works are deeply influenced by the passage of time. Passionate about porcelain, she continuously challenges the material’s possibilities, blending history with contemporary expression.

ceramic artist Monika Patuszyńska incorporates unconventional techniques into her practice | image by Tomo Yarmush

Hasik Design

Founded by Grzegorz Hasik and Tomasz Krzyżanowski, Hasik Studio is a Warsaw-based design studio specializing in unique, handmade furniture, lighting, and interior decoration and design. With a deep appreciation for natural materials, the creative duo utilizes wood, stone, and glass to craft objects that engage the senses and bring a sense of tranquility. Their approach to interiors balances historical elements with contemporary aesthetics. ‘All our creations are based on archetypal forms—circles, rectangles, and simple connections. We deeply appreciate the natural beauty of wood, stone, glass, and the patina that metals develop over time,’ comment the designers.

Hasik Studio specializes in unique, handmade furniture, lighting, and interior decoration

Hasik Studio’s creative duo mostly utilizes wood, stone, and glass

Katarzyna Harasym

Katarzyna Harasym is a glass artist and graduate of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, where she studied under Professors Małgorzata Dajewska and Zbigniew Horbowy. Gaining experience in renowned glass studios, she developed a deep connection with her craft. Her preferred technique is working with a gas burner, often combining it with pâte de verre. Harasym’s unique glass vases appear almost fluid, merging art, sculpture, and function. Based in Wrocław, the designer creates in her studio Przezroczysta, and shares her expertise by teaching courses in flame work and fusing.

Katarzyna Harasym works with a gas burner, often combining it with pâte de verre