Making Objects

Valerio Sommella Credentials: Design Department, Politecnico di Milano From: Cortona, Tuscany, Italy Based: Milan, Italy Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Lighting, Hardware Website: https://www.sommella.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valerio.sommella/ Arata [image: valerio-sommella-arata-skld-studio-01.jpg] Jasmine [image: valerio-sommella-jasmine-tidelli-01.jpg] Octave [image: valerio-sommella-octave-ichendorf-01.jpeg]

Hallgeir Homstvedt Credentials: BA of Industrial Design with Honours, University of Newcastle, Australia (2002-2006) Based: Oslo, Norway Discipline: Furniture, Lighting, Industrial Design Website: https://hallgeirhomstvedt.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hallgeirhomstvedt/ Mame [image: Mame.2.jpg] Ori [image: ORI.Homstvedt.jpg] Knut [image: KNUT_TAUPE_5453_white.jpg]

Sung Jang Credentials: BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.Des, Domus Academy Based: Chicago, Illinois, USA Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture Website: https://www.sungjang.com/ Shape of Land [image: Volume+Website+SJ9a.jpg] Given [image: Volume+Website+SJ+2a.jpg]

Atsushi Kitagawara Credentials: Tokyo University of the Arts; Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts From: Nagano, Japan Based: Tokyo, Japan Discipline: Architecture, Industrial Design, Furniture, Lighting Atsushi Kitagawara Architects: kitagawara.co.jp Hosho Gakuen Learning Center Building n.6 [image: 220929_hosyo_gakuen_040-1-804x1024.jpg] Kobuchizawa Station and Plaza [image: 01_kobuchizawaeki_055.jpg]

Sandbar Website: https://www.sandbar.com/ Based in: New York City, USA Founders: Mina Fahmi and Kirak Hong Stream is their product. It’s a private voice ring with a mic, touchpad, and haptic feedback. [image: 69dccd36d5368aeed54cd91f_1_FULL%20copy.jpg]

Smile Plastics Smile Plastics is Smile Materials’ collection of recycled plastic panels in named PET, HIPS, and HDPE designs. Website: https://smile-materials.com/material-brand/smile-plastics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smile.materials/ Maker: Smile Materials Ltd Composition: 100% recycled and recyclable plastic from a mix of pre- and post-consumer waste, including yoghurt pots and white goods; panels are sorted into PET, HIPS, or HDPE types, but a panel is not guaranteed to contain only one type. Process: Recycled plastic is hand-selected, hand-arranged, and pressed into panels at the Wales factory; panels leave the press complete and can be CNC-routed or hand-finished. Properties: Indicative data sheets list densities of 1.28 g/cm³ for rPET, 1.06 g/cm³ for rHIPS, and 0.95 g/cm³ for rHDPE; fabrication guidance gives about 2 mm per metre of thermal expansion over a 10°C change and rapid rigidity loss above 85°C for unsupported sheets. Applications: Smile Plastics x ACAD Ocean Modular Seating installation (2021, reimagined 2022); Jean Paul Brkovic Heron UTO series low chair, coffee table, and stacking benches (2024); Ocean More Than Just a Bench public bench (2025); GOODSHEET Orca Statement Bench (2025) Made in: Swansea, Wales, UK Availability: Samples and Inquiries [image: Smile-Plastics-Material-240-Dark-Blue-2.jpg] [image: DSC3222-scaled-1.jpg]

Sharpa Wave Five-finger dexterous robotic hand Website: https://www.sharpa.com/pages/wave Announcement: https://www.sharpa.com/blogs/news/ai-robotmaker-sharpa-reaches-key-milestone-of-mass-production Maker: Sharpa Origin: Singapore Released: December 2025 Degrees of freedom: 22 active Payload: 40 kg per hand Dimensions: 208 × 90 × 50 mm Connection: Gigabit Ethernet, updates 500 times per second [image: blog-AI_8b470be1-d5c5-41ff-bfac-3a6f56ebaeac.jpg?v=1767701580]

Charles O. Job Credentials: Diploma in architecture and master’s in urban design, Oxford Brookes University; professor of architectural design theory, Bern University of Applied Sciences (2008–2026); former research associate, ETH Zurich; RIBA From: Lagos, Nigeria Based: Zurich, Switzerland Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Lighting, Architecture Website: https://www.charlesjob.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charles.o.job/ SKETCH armchair (prototype, 2020) [image: SKETCH4_hu_7ef0a27e98bd1b1.jpg] Flip Desk for Vij5, 2022 [image: Vij5-Flip-Desk-by-Charles-O-Job-image-by-Vij5-during-OBJECT-Rotterdam-2022-IMG_2395.jpg] pablo shelving unit for Tossa [image: image.jpg] Flex Ply Pavilion, Design Preis Schweiz nominee, 2013 [image: 2013_FlexPlyPavilion_.jpg]

Isay Weinfeld Credentials: School of Architecture, Mackenzie University (São Paulo) From: São Paulo, Brazil Based: São Paulo, Brazil Discipline: Architecture, Furniture Isay Weinfeld: https://www.isayweinfeld.com/ Sideboard (2006) [image: Aparador_02RF.jpg] Lounge Chair (2006) [image: Poltrona_09-RF.jpg]

Megathread covering Central American object makers covering architecture, industrial design, and product design. Central America includes: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Mexico Format should follow Name Credentials: From: Based: Discipline: Website: Instagram: X: Other Links: At least 1 image

Germane Barnes is an American architect and director of Studio Barnes by way of the West Side of Chicago, IL and based in Miami, FL. Studio Barnes has been featured in international venues and publications most notably, The Art Institute of Chicago, Venice Biennale, The Museum of Modern Art NY, SF MoMA, MAS Context, The Graham Foundation, The New York Times, DesignMIAMI/ Art Basel, Metropolis Magazine, Domus, LACMA, Denver Art Museum and The National Museum of African American History where he was identified as one of the future designers on the rise. Website: germanebarnes.com Instagram: @germane.barnes University profile: University of Miami Vimeo search: Germane Barnes lectures YouTube search: Germane Barnes videos Joy Riding in Columbus, IL USA [image: 1783720982730-9ab57cc6-6508-4711-a847-4a2e5616cb23-image.jpeg] Griot in Venice, Italy [image: 1783721491986-d7534328-6580-491e-9149-c96799cff5b7-image.jpeg] A Spectrum of Blackness in Chicago, IL USA [image: 1783721609070-d8900c60-cedc-4194-adcc-e78368b751d6-image.jpeg]

Protolabs Protolabs is a digital manufacturing service for custom prototypes and low-volume production parts. Formats: STEP, IGES, SolidWorks (.sldprt), STL (3D printing) Materials: Metals, plastics, elastomers, liquid silicone rubber Processes: CNC machining (milling, turning), injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, 3D printing (SLA, SLS, MJF, DMLS, PolyJet, HPS) Lead time: As fast as 1 day Website: https://www.protolabs.com/

Karim Rashid is an Egyptian-Canadian industrial designer, born in Cairo in 1960, raised in Canada, and based in New York since 1993. He is one of the most prolific designers of his generation, with over 4,000 designs in production, from the Garbo waste can for Umbra and the bobble water bottle to furniture, lighting, and hotel interiors. His work is in the permanent collections of MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and SFMOMA. Website: karimrashid.com Instagram: @karim_rashid_official X/Twitter: @karim_design Facebook: karimrashiddesign [image: 3000234665_e1ee05b7a5_b.jpg] [image: 3576000314_37decdaf03_b.jpg] [image: 8859077779_e3884e2b2c_b.jpg] [image: 960px-Sweet_Chill.jpg] [image: 960px-Prizeotel_Bern-City_designed_by_Karim_Rashid_2.jpg] [image: 5775337596_ac94ec9d69_b.jpg]