october 21-24, 2026

Speakers

Bartosz Mucha

A conceptual designer, artist and lecturer. He graduated from the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and completed part of his studies at Penninghen in Paris. He is the founder of the independent Poorex studio, operating at the intersection of design, art and para-architecture. He creates unique objects, limited editions and original publications, collaborating with cultural institutions and galleries. He lectures at the Faculty of Design of SWPS University in Warsaw and Kraków. He has also taught at international universities, including Università di Bologna in Rimini, Italy; Institut Supérieur Couleur, Image, Design at Université Toulouse – Jean Jaurès in Montauban, France; and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia.

Maciej Skupiński

KODO

President of the Management Board of 2CS. Founder and owner of KODO Interior Design and Fit-Out, as well as a consultant involved in developing concepts for residential investments. He is the driving force behind one of Poland’s most geographically extensive design studios, which has revolutionised the turnkey interior finishing market.He has been associated with the real estate industry for over a decade. He manages teams of designers and contractors, overseeing the organisation and implementation of each stage of the project delivery process. He works closely with leading property developers, continuously developing services and solutions that respond to the changing needs of the market.A strong focus on the needs of business partners and clients, an individual approach to each project, as well as flexibility and openness to change form the solid foundations of the studio. Since 2009, KODO has completed and delivered more than 4,000 apartments. In 2020, the company received the prestigious BUILD Architecture Award, including the title of Best Turnkey Interior Finishing Studio in Central Europe.

Krystian Kowalski

A Warsaw-based designer who uniquely combines his artistic heritage with industrial discipline. Raised in a family of sculptors, he has always approached design as an analytical process, exploring the “language of objects” through form, materiality and advanced technology. He graduated from the Design Products programme at the Royal College of Art in London with an MA in 2010, and from the Faculty of Industrial Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw with a BA with Honours in 2006.

Natalia Paszkowska

WWAA

Architect and designer of exhibition spaces, buildings and urban developments, as well as a co-founder of the WWAA architectural studio.Her major projects include the Polish Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, the Służew Community Centre, the Soho Factory masterplan—including the Rebel One and Verbel residential buildings—the temporary Stacja Mercedes pavilion, the public school on Konstruktorska Street, the Medieval Art Gallery at the National Museum in Warsaw, the permanent exhibition of the Polish History Museum, and public interiors such as those of the Raffles Europejski Warsaw hotel.She is also actively involved in socially oriented architectural and urban projects, including the Urban Sports Square, “New Millennium Avenue”—a proposed cycling route in Warsaw’s Praga district—“New Orzeł,” focused on revitalising a former velodrome, and the development of functional standards for newly designed schools and kindergartens in Warsaw under the “Well-Designed School” initiative. Her work has received numerous distinctions, including the Award of the City of Warsaw, the Polityka Architectural Award, the SARP Award and the individual PKN Orlen Award in the Architecture and Design category.

Magda Skibka - Matusiak

PLN Design Group

Image and communication strategist in the interior design and architecture industry, and owner of the boutique PR agency PLN Design Group, which she has been running since 2015. She supports brands in building a strong market position, media relations and cooperation with architects. She consults, trains and designs communication strategies. Author of workbooks for architects and the first industry report on cooperation between architects and brands.

Hanna Pietras

An interior architect and founder of the boutique studio Hanna Pietras Architects, which she has run in Łódź since 2012. She has completed more than 1,000 projects, ranging from private apartments and houses to historic townhouses and commercial interiors, including hotels and medical facilities.Her distinctive, eclectic style brings together elements that might seem incompatible at first glance: raw concrete with a woven kilim, an industrial loft with velvet, or contemporary design with a family heirloom. Rather than designing from scratch, she builds each interior around the story her client brings with them. Today, she runs her studio across two countries, maintaining its operational base in Poland while living in Porto and delivering projects for clients throughout Europe. This international perspective and daily experience of two different design cultures are clearly reflected in her work through bold combinations of styles, colours and inspirations, without blindly following trends.