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Parasto Backman is the founder of Studio Parasto Backman, a Stockholm based graphic design studio. She mixes commissions with self-initiated projects and her clients include art galleries, theaters, publishers, museums, fashion brands, film production companies etc. A central part of Parasto’s work process is about illuminating power structures in order to broaden the palette of graphic design and create space for other forms of expression, logics and references within the field. To go beyond Eurocentric traditions of thinking and making is her consistent baseline in all kinds of project attained. Since a few years back Parasto is also a Senior Lecturer of Visual Communication towards Graphic Design at Konstfack University of Arts, Craft & Design in Stockholm.

Hector is a fashion photographer originally from Spain. He studied at Escola Massanna in Barcelona and assisted photographers Cesar Lucadamo, Txema Yeste, Enrique Badulescu, and Stephan Ach among others before beginning his career in photography. Clients include ZARA, Massimo Dutti, GQ, ELLE, Leica, Intermix, Carl F. Bucherer, The Last Magazine. VS, Loewe, and most recently, the United Nations. Hector is also the Co-Owner of BOON showroom in Paris.  Danielle is a model and designer from Los Angeles. She studied fashion design and has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. She is the  Co-Founder and designer for The Gilded Fox, a vintage inspired jewelry company. Her work has been featured in Galore mag, Buzzfeed, and Ellements magazine. Collaborations include Diptyque Beverly Hills, NARS. and PaliHouse. Hector and Danielle currently live in Los Angeles and New York. 

London/Kent based Graphic Designer and Art Director

Industrial designer who creates playful home decor. Founder of Dyslexic Design. Originally trained as a model-maker in the film and television industry. Jim then went on to teach at a special needs school in London before completing a Master’s degree (2006) in Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design (part of London’s University of the Arts). In 2016, Jim curated an exhibition called Dyslexic Design, which was designed by Ab Rogers and hosted by designjunction. The show challenged perceptions of dyslexia by accentuating its positive effects and its close association with design.

American Fashion Photographer living and working in London

Creative copywriter in advertising --> sophierijnaard.com

Alexia (b.1993) is an Argentinean-Canadian cultural practitioner dedicated to creating, facilitating & holding space for emerging artists. She follows the tides of the moon and her personal projects explore how we are shaped in and by collectivities. She is the current Director at Xpace Cultural Centre.

Jamain Gordon was born in 1995, in Georgetown, Guyana, where he lived until he was 11. Then moved to London and started school here where he studied Arts and Design plus photography. After college he decided to move on to university to study BA (Hons) Photography at University for the Creative Arts, and for his most recent project was a book publication. He now workｓ as a freelance photographer. 

Paul Farrell is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Newport, Wales, not far from his hometown Bristol. He has 30 years experience as a designer in London and now self employed, he divides his time between brand design (https://www.studiojoy.co.uk) and illustration - creating graphic art for screen printing, product design and commissions. As a sole trader Paul's artwork and product sells at major retailers, galleries and organisations around the UK and Europe. His most recent project is soon to be published work for Pavilion Books following the release of his first book as author and illustrator for Great Britain in Colour published by PanMacmillan.

Cendrine is a french artist currently based in Aurillac France. She explores the possibilities of paper, fabric and wood mainly via drawings or mixed medias, and her imagery focuses on metamorphosis, natural and female or non-human realms , she also works with words for creating little tales and poems.  

Louise Reinke is Paris based artist from Frankfurt in Germany. Her photography values humanity and expresses her affection towards life and nature altogether.

Photo Art Manager from Milan. Based in Paris. Working for the fashion industry.

Kim Kielhofner is a an artist. She is known for her videos, drawings, and books. Her past work includes a series of monthly videos, a fictional noise band, and an artist book using Dolly Parton's lyrics. She is currently working with cinematic conventions. 

I live in San Francisco with my husband Jay, in a tiny apartment in the Mission District. As a new girl to the city, I love exploring the different pockets and neighborhoods, sniffing all of the rose bushes and dodging the piles of human detritus on the sidewalks of the Mission. In addition to painting and drawing, I am a freelance illustrator and writer.