In Berlin, Vaust Studio champions an aesthetics of restraint. No ornamental speech, no surface effects — the trio designs objects like silent thresholds, at the intersection of furniture, architecture, and ritual. In a world saturated with images and stories, their raw minimalism becomes a radical counterpoint — a way of resisting quietly.

Between Scandinavian precision and authorial gesture, HAY reinvents a discreet, sensitive, and radically contemporary form of industrial beauty. More a publishing house than a brand, the Danish studio curates singular collaborations to shape a kind of design that structures rather than furnishes. A precise and poetic language for the everyday.

At Vitra, design goes beyond the object. It shapes space—bringing rhythm, fluidity, and a sense of breath.

Through this selection, 4 studios are brought into the spotlight for their distinctive approach.

Architecture, design, and unexpected collaborations: the start of the year unfolds with rich and contrasting inspirations.