QUENTIN SHIH | PHOTOGRAPHER

Quentin Shih born in Tianjin, China in 1975, lives and works as a photographer / artist between Beijing and New York.

TED MUEHLING | DESIGNER

“Rocks, shells, eggs, and insects all inspire me, and humble me as a designer,” Ted Muehling has said. “I try to keep shapes restrained, abstracting forms in nature, transforming them through the imperative to make objects that look beautiful and work beautifully. My designs trace the invisible forms that exist between nature and our perceptions of it.”

SYLVIE FLEURY | ARTIST

Swiss contemporary pop artist Sylvie Fleury employing sculpture, mixed media. Her work addresses the issues of shopping, and the paradigm of the new age. Fleury showed her Costom Commando purse sculpture in the Chanel mobile art pod that Zaha Hadid designed for Karl Lagerfled.

CHARLOTTE RONSON | FASHION DESIGNER

Born in London into an artistic family and raised in New York, Charlotte Ronson followed the tradition by developing her own unique style at an early age. In 2000, Ronson launched her first collection, C. Ronson, a playful mix of 70’s inspired cotton tees and coveted wedge heels that gained instant recognition and the attention of renowned publications.

HELEN STOREY | DESIGNER

Helen Storey pushes the boundaries of our knowledge, and crucially, our dialogue has challenged the underlying nature of my science, and its societal, cultural and artistic context, leading to the development of real world applications.