GUSTAVO MAGGIO
As an Artist/Designer with over 15 years of experience, I’ve had the privilege of creating across diverse fields. My expertise encompasses objects, photography, immersive spaces, museum exhibitions, and even curation and service design strategies.
My current practice, Forest&Whale, centers on leveraging art and design as agents of change. I believe deeply in their power to make a meaningful impact in social and environmental care. My approach is grounded in a profound understanding of human needs, developed through rigorous ethnographic research and a nuanced appreciation for diverse cultures and behaviors.
I’m incredibly passionate about exploring cutting-edge technology and its vast applications across various industries and developmental phases. This fascination consistently fuels my artistic and design pursuits.
gustavo@forestandwhale.com
WENDY CHUA
A seasonal nomad between Singapore and Buenos Aires, Wendy Chua is an industrial designer and educator. Her work delves into the discoveries that nature affords. A naive reinterpretation of wood-joinery or the harvest of hues from tropical flora in tufted wool. This curiosity for sensorial material exploration is rooted in the childhood memory of observing her mother, a seamstress, at work. Drawn to the workshop, she works with woodworkers and glassblowers, penning their stories in the design process. In 2017, she co-edited the book The Machinist after a two-year research, bringing a focus to the relevance and wisdom of the industrial artisan in the demise of craft.
wendy@forestandwhale.com