Spanish-Argentinian Sebastian moved to Barcelona in 2002 from his hometown
of Buenos Aires, and works as a professor in product design at IED Barcelona, together with his studio work where he mixes product design with artistic and ephemeral projects. Gustavo Maggio also has his roots in Argentina, but with an Italian family background. After working in Barcelona, he co-founded Forest & Whale with his partner Wendy Chua, and is now sharing his time as both designer and lecturer between Singapore, Europe and Buenos Aires.
Miss Åhus sports a distinctive female aesthetic that begs the question: is there a lack of women in the design industry? “Female designers have certainly long been neglected. In Barcelona we have the famous pavilion by Mies van der Rohe, but it took a lot of time before his collaborator Lilly Reich was acknowledged for her contribution and her long and varied design career.” Sebastian Alberdi