Portraits

Activism and creativity move Marcella Di Palo to create artifacts with recycled fabrics and materials, sharing her passion for eco-design

“Often the objects I find suggest me how to create a piece of craft, how to give shape to a

Ercan Arslan lives and works in Berlin and Istanbul. Since completing high school in Berlin in 1989, he freelances as

“Curiosity is my fuel. Finding a way to reuse objects and materials generates a sense of wonder in me every

Mona Mahler is an upcycling fashion designer. As a tailor, it is important to her to produce high-quality fashion by

Jibé, the contemporary street artist ″up-cycles″ the walls of different cities in France by giving them new life and new

Art as a peaceful protest against consumerism: this is what the works created by the Italian artist Luca Califano (Lu

The contemporary Hungarian artist and graphic designer, Bence Marafkó’s work showcases the complexity of the notion of environmental consciousness in

Recovering waste objects to model emotions and memories: this is how the Italian artist Paolo Scozzafava defines his recycling work

Subin Kim, a painter from South Korea currently residing in Berlin, finds her artistic expression through a unique medium—worn silk

Nada Ahmed is a Nubian/Egyptian writer, artist and activist based in Marseille, France. Their expression ranges between poetry, spoken word,

Lucia Bonelli is an Italian social engaged artist who opens her ateliers in the city of Potenza to those who