This set of 3D-printed porcelain works evokes the quiet presence of votive candles, their soft light glowing gently through delicate, translucent walls. The fluted forms celebrate the precision of digital fabrication, while the subtly textured bases reveal the natural character of porcelain. Together, they explore how emerging technologies can shape traditional porcelain into objects of quiet reflection, and warmth.

After completing his B.A. (Honours) in Fine Arts at the MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts in 2016, Nico Conti moved to London to study ceramics at the Royal College of Art. During this time, he received several awards and was invited to present his 3D-printed work to HRH, the Prince of Wales. Blending his love of materials with an inquisitive, experimental approach, Nico combines humble materials like clay with cutting-edge 3D printing technologies, thereby imbuing his pieces with elegance, balance, luxury, and beauty. His unique porcelain creations are designed to interact with light, enhancing their delicate and refined qualities.

Slowness as Resistance: A Dialogue in Cloth explores traditional craft and personal expression through hand-dyed cotton, vintage handwoven fabrics, and embroidery. Functional yet unique, each bag embraces abstraction, symbolism, and chance. Tie-dye rhythms and layered embroidery form a language of emotion, reflecting a process of becoming rather than a fixed narrative. Created after relocating from China to Malta, the works trace a shift in the artist’s creative direction – from resistance to integration, questioning to belonging. Each piece forms a soft architecture between design and art – a vessel carrying not just objects, but memories, stories, and invisible threads of self.

Yang Tang is a self-taught independent artist who moved from China to Malta in November 2023. Primarily a painter, she also works in embroidery, textiles, printmaking, and mixed media. For her, art is a way of thinking and living, exploring themes of freedom, love, cultural memory, and the tensions between individuals and collectives. She shares her work quietly through personal, meaningful connections rather than social media. Each piece reflects an honest encounter – with time, materials, and the subtle, invisible emotions that shape her world.

The Midnight Fracture is an emotional misalignment manifested as an immersive installation. Born from the need to create a universe where the absurd, romantic, and grotesque exist without permission, the set evokes a scene lost in time – as if someone fled mid-confession, leaving a cursed newspaper, deformed portraits, poison bottles, and a typewriter that refuses to forget. Design here does not decorate; it exposes. A visceral response to a world obsessed with logic, it is built with theatrical aesthetics, sinister humour, and twisted compassion. No timeline. No explanation. Only a warning: “If you read this aloud, the mango moves closer.”

Luis Muñoz Jean Baptiste is the co-founder of Bureau 105, a graphic designer, certified brand strategist, and cultural intelligence facilitator. He crafts strange, cinematic worlds, designing visual identities for brands, films, and cultural spaces. His work is part of the permanent collection at The Museum of Avant-garde in Switzerland, and he has mentored emerging designers through D&AD. Outside the studio, Luis draws inspiration from horror comics, chaotic sketches, and the music of Danny Elfman, feeding the whimsical and otherworldly universes that shape his distinctive creative vision.