A master upholsterer, expert furniture appraiser, auditor, and trainer with 37 years of experience in the furniture and upholstery industry. He has been teaching the trade for 26 years, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern design and contemporary technologies. He is the founder of AK DESIGN and the Academy of Craftsmanship (Akademia Rzemiosła), the author of the bestselling book *Tapiceruj* (Upholster), and the creator of the "Tapicer w Akcji" (Upholsterer in Action) channel—Poland’s largest educational project dedicated to upholstery. He conducts training sessions, lectures, and industry events both in Poland and abroad, collaborating with furniture manufacturers, institutions, and interior designers.

Creative Director, Foresight Strategist, and strategic advisor specializing in the furniture & home industry. She is the founder of Creative Future Studio, where she combines creative direction, brand strategy, portfolio architecture, and foresight to help manufacturers translate strong products into greater brand value and more informed customer decisions.She has over 20 years of international experience in interiors, design, retail, product presentation, and creative leadership. She spent 17 years at IKEA, including five years working globally at IKEA Communication.Today, she works with manufacturers, business owners, and management teams, supporting them in structuring their portfolios, building distinctive positioning, developing collections, and creating coherent customer experiences. She helps brands move from a product-focused mindset toward building recognizable brand worlds and long-term market value. She is the creator of the Designing the Decision™ approach, in which the customer’s decision becomes an integral part of the design process. She combines industry expertise with future studies, translating signals of change into practical decisions regarding product portfolios, brand strategy, and future development.

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.  

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. 

Designer and founder of the independent studio Sikora Creative Architecture, as well as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. He creates interiors for brands such as Wirtualna Polska, Hilton, and Warner Bros. Discovery. An active observer and participant in the design world, he serves as a juror and jury chairman in leading industry competitions. In 2025, he was awarded the title of Best Polish Interior Designer in recognition of his overall body of work. He has received more than 15 international awards, as well as major distinctions in Poland, including the Polityka Architectural Award and Bryła Roku. He is a member of SARP and serves as the Rector’s Representative at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.

Editor-in-Chief of MAGAZIF.com, one of Poland’s leading online media platforms dedicated to architecture, interior design, art, and design. For years, she has been responsible for creating content that combines expert perspectives with the needs of a broad audience interested in architecture, design, and contemporary aesthetics. She collaborates with Academies of Fine Arts, hosts podcasts, and produces documentary films focused on the design industry. She also moderates debates and meetings, serves as a jury member in competitions, and takes part in numerous industry events. She is actively involved in the development of the Polish design scene, promoting innovative solutions and high standards in architecture and design, both in Poland and internationally.

Art historian, design expert, researcher of Polish design, lecturer, exhibition curator, and jury member in industrial design competitions. From 2010 to 2021, she served as Creative Director of the Institute of Industrial Design in Warsaw.She lectures on the history of design at the Warsaw University of Technology Business School, the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, and the Faculty of Design at Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology.Most recently, she published the bestselling book on the origins of Polish design, “Wanda Telakowska. Beauty for Everyone, or How Post-War Polish Design Was Born.” Katarzyna Rzehak works at the Friends of Integration Association, where she serves as Director of Universal Design.

Trainer, lecturer, and speaker associated with a modern school of interior design; a specialist in CAD Decor PRO and AI.He has been active in the interior design and construction industries for over 25 years, combining architecture and technology with unwavering passion. For two decades, he has worked continuously with CAD Decor PRO software, developing design methods rooted in precision, intuition, and digital craftsmanship. He owns an innovative bathroom showroom that has set new standards for displays, customer service, and the use of multimedia in retail spaces for 14 years. He is the founder of the CAD Decor Studio—a hub for education, inspiration, and experimentation—where, for the past eight years, he has conducted original training courses on CAD Decor software and artificial intelligence, attended by over 6,000 designers and architects. For five years, he has been exploring the potential of AI in interior design and the furnishings industry. He shares his expertise by leading "PRACOWNIA PRO with A.I." workshops, fostering dialogue about the future of design emerging at the intersection of human and machine. He serves as a juror in numerous industry competitions. He is the publisher of the architectural magazine *Metr Na Metr* and the host of the program of the same name on the Archidesk.pl platform. He is the initiator and creator of Poland’s largest portal for CAD Decor PRO users, featuring a 3D model library and digital content. A 3D model producer, visionary, creator, and dreamer who brings ideas to life before they become trends. He creates, trains, and inspires, consistently building a bridge between the classical school of design and the era of digital intelligence. He is a certified trainer and distributor of CAD Projekt software.

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.  

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.  

Editor-in-Chief of Design Alive magazine. For years, she has interviewed leading designers, architects, and creators from Poland and around the world, following the phenomena that are shaping contemporary design. She is particularly interested in collectible design, where art, craftsmanship, and modern technologies intersect. At Design Alive, she promotes a distinctive perspective on architecture, design, and culture, presenting creators and ideas that define the directions of contemporary development.

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. 

CEO and Creative Director of the Wrocław-based studio MIXD, which he co-founded in 2018 with Katarzyna Majer-Hola. An interior architect, he is known for designing hotel, office, co-living, and commercial spaces.For many years, he has been creating interiors for hotel brands such as Novotel, Mercure, Hilton, MGallery, Hyatt Place, Tribe, Mövenpick, Fairmont, Royal Tulip, Pullman, and ibis Styles, as well as for boutique hotels and restaurants.In line with MIXD’s philosophy of “new hospitality,” even offices designed for companies such as Echo Investment, PepsiCo, Accenture, Accor, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, ING, and ING Hubs are conceived as places where people feel comfortable and where both the quality of the workspace and the overall user experience are a priority. Together with his design team, he has received more than 25 awards and distinctions in Polish and international architectural and industry competitions. He is also a regular speaker at numerous industry conferences and events.

A representative of Halupczok, a family-owned premium furniture brand specializing in design and manufacturing. She represents the new generation of the company, combining respect for craftsmanship and tradition with a modern approach to design and the needs of contemporary users.