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FEFOSTUDIO
Fernando Aciar is a New York based Argentinian chef and artist. His passion for ceramics started out very early on in childhood and was revived when he opened his design studio fefo in 2014. fefostudio crafts a variety of home goods, from tablewares, to lighting, to jewelry--all inspired by the expression of every-day objects. Things like pipes, plants, rocks and so on inspire fefo's focus on approachable shapes and textural details. fefo uses a variety of neutral clays paired with vibrant glazes to create designs that blur the lines between function and artistry.
AHMED KHEDR
Ahmed Khedr is a writer and filmmaker based in New York City. Born and raised in Cairo, he was inspired by his country’s rich historical narrative by channelling his curiosities towards exploring different mediums of storytelling whether through film, theatre, literature, or poetry. His current works attempt to ask questions through the lens of magical realism in the hope of seeking and unraveling truths about the human condition and its complexities.
LUISA ALCANTARA
Artist, Luisa Alcântara is a Brazilian artist based in New York. Alcântara’s figurative works are characterized by their brash and often humorous depictions of proud female nudes in unexpected circumstances. Painted from collected images, the artist strings together narratives of sex, obsession, gaiety and courage.
R. KIKUO JOHNSON
R. Kikuo Johnson’s work first gained notice in 2005 with the publication of his debut graphic novel, Night Fisher. Today, his award-winning drawings frequently appear in books, advertisements, periodicals, and animation, but he is probably best known for his covers of the New Yorker Magazine. Born on Maui in 1981 and trained at the Rhode Island School of Design, Johnson divides his time drawing in Brooklyn, teaching at his alma mater in Rhode Island, and playing the ukulele with his family in Hawaii.
POLONSKY & FRIENDS
From Anna Polonsky, a former partner of Le Fooding and co-founder of The MP shift. Launching this summer, Polonsky & Friends is a new consultancy dedicated to mission-driven actors in the food space. We offer brand strategy, design, and marketing services, giving a voice to champions who want to use food as a tool for change.
SÉRGIO TEIXEIRA JR.
Sérgio Teixeira Jr. is a Brazilian journalist based in New York. He contributes regularly to Exame (exame.com), Época (epoca.com) and InfoMoney. Sérgio has written extensively about the technology industry both in Brazil and the US and has worked for Folha de S.Paulo, Veja and Exame, some of the country's leading media outlets. Born and raised in São Paulo, Sérgio is an avid cyclist and music lover/audiophile wannabe (though he'll never admit to the number of headphones he owns).
JESSI HIGHET
Jessi Highet is a textile artist and soft goods fabricator. Her approach to making textiles is to treat each piece as a collaboration with the material and an opportunity for growth and experimentation.
Jessi owns a dye production facility and textile fabrication studio at Ostudio, producing both small and large quantities of garments and yardage. She is also one half of ‘Highley Varlet’, in which she is working with Mike Varley on their current project, “2020: Total Clarity”, a multi-media and multi-disciplinary exploration of contemporary reality- both “virtual” and “actual”.
Jade sanchez-ventura
Jade Sanchez-Ventura is a writer and radical educator. She works in memoir and her personal essays have been published across an array of online literary journals, and in print with Slice Magazine and Seal Press. She is a regular contributor to MUTHA Magazine, which champions a fiery re-imagining of parenting. She’s been awarded the Slice Literary Conference Bridging the Gap award, a Disquiet Literary Conference fellowship, and she is a Hertog Fellow. As an educator, she is very good at being continually wowed by her students and their words on the page. Though she has ties to many countries, she has always made her home in Brooklyn, New York. Find her on Instagram @jade_m_sv.