2026 Cohort · Materia × Mater

Artists.

For Project Materia 2026, nine internationally renowned artists each create one object in Matek™ — Mater's circular material — expanding the dialogue between tradition and innovation.

01Painter & Sculptor20252026
Cathrine Raben Davidsen — material study

Cathrine Raben Davidsen

Denmark

Copenhagen-based Danish artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, textiles and collaborative design. Across nearly three decades she has developed a distinct visual language around transformation, memory, mythology and the symbolic systems through which images carry meaning across time. Holder of an MFA from the Royal Danish Academy, first recipient of the Beckett Prize (2022), and subject of the 2024 Copenhagen Contemporary retrospective Let Everything Happen to You. Represented internationally through Nilufar Gallery and The Future Perfect.

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02Architect & Designer2026
Sophie Dries — material study

Sophie Dries

Paris / Milan

Paris- and Milan-based architect and designer working across interior architecture, collectible design, furniture, scenography and material research. Trained at ENSA Paris-Malaquais and Aalto University, she worked with Jean Nouvel, Pierre Yovanovitch and Christian Liaigre before founding her own studio in 2014. Her work has been shown at Salone del Mobile, PAD London and Collectible Brussels, with editions for Nilufar, Giustini/Stagetti and L'Éclaireur. Repeatedly recognised on AD100, with work entering the permanent collections of the Mobilier National.

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03Sculptor & Designer20252026
Willem van Hooff — material study

Willem van Hooff

Eindhoven, NL

Dutch artist and designer (b. 1992) based in Eindhoven, known for an instinctive, raw and materially direct practice across ceramics, wood, metal and constructed forms. Trained at Sint Lucas, KADK Copenhagen and Design Academy Eindhoven, his objects often feel archaeological or elemental — combining primitive techniques, traditional machinery and contemporary form-making. Represented by Side Gallery, with work shown at Salone del Mobile, Dutch Design Week and Dutch Invertuals through series including Core Vessels, Amphora Vessels and the Ripped works.

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04Photographer & Artist2026
Lea Colombo — material study

Lea Colombo

UK / Italy

Multidisciplinary artist and designer (b. 1993, Cape Town) working across photography, sculpture, collectible design and immersive spatial experiences. Her practice is rooted in an intuitive exploration of colour, light, material and energy — predominantly natural stone, glass, steel and recycled materials, often combining semi-precious stones such as Red Jasper, Rose Quartz and Tiger's Eye. The ongoing ATOM series explores modularity, sacred geometry and the invisible forces that connect bodies within space. Currently working between Cape Town and Milan.

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05Sculptor and designer20252026
Onno Adriaanse — material study

Onno Adriaanse

Eindhoven, NL

Eindhoven-based designer and artist (b. 1991) whose studio creates sculptural design objects, art objects and interior applications rooted in landscape, natural structures and geological process. A Design Academy Eindhoven graduate, he founded Studio Onno Adriaanse in 2016, working in wood, natural stone, composite materials and experimental surface processes. His work often appears eroded, grown or excavated rather than designed — recently presented in Milan with Dilmos Gallery, with upcoming shows at PAD London and PAN Amsterdam.

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06Sculptor & Designer20252026
Jacob Egeberg — material study

Jacob Egeberg

Copenhagen, DK

Copenhagen-based designer (b. 1992) working across sculptural furniture, interiors and functional objects. He completed his MA at the Royal Danish Academy in 2020 and uses industrial techniques and materials to produce functional objects as storytelling devices, moving Danish design away from inherited restraint toward a more theatrical, expressive vocabulary. Recent work includes the interior of Henrik Vibskov's Copenhagen flagship and the solo exhibition Natural Futurism at Etage Projects, with features in Wallpaper, Frame, Elle Decor and Vogue Scandinavia.

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07Multidisciplinary Design20252026
Forever Studio — material study

Forever Studio

Rotterdam, NL

Rotterdam-based multidisciplinary studio founded in 2015 by Bienke Domenie and Sara Degenaar, working at the intersection of autonomous, commercial and spatial design. The practice is concept-based and research-driven, with a strong focus on material experimentation — particularly resin, aluminium, polished stainless steel and reclaimed production remnants — collaborating with local industry and artisans to transform leftover material into atmospheric, one-of-a-kind pieces. Represented by Vasto Gallery in Barcelona.

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08Architect & Designer2026
Filippo Andrighetto — material study

Filippo Andrighetto

Copenhagen / Treviso

Italian architect and designer working between Copenhagen and Treviso across architecture, interiors and furniture. Holding a double degree from Iuav Venice and the University of Buenos Aires, his design language is framed through soft futurism — an ongoing research between heritage craftsmanship and forward-looking forms, between raw materials such as metal and stone and warmer elements like wood and natural fabrics. He recently launched a series of chairs for the Spanish brand Marlot Baus at Alcova during Milan Design Week.

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09Founder, CPHwood2026
Oliver Thygesen — material study

Oliver Thygesen

Copenhagen, DK

Copenhagen-based maker, master carpenter and joiner, and founder of CPH Wood. His practice is grounded in traditional Danish woodcraft but shaped by a contemporary architectural sensibility — precise, material-led and deeply attentive to construction, proportion and detail. Treating wood as a structural and atmospheric material rather than a decorative surface, his work has been connected to projects where tradition and contemporary construction meet, including Sparresholm Estate where he is cited as Master Carpenter & Joiner for CPH Wood.

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2025 Edition · Inaugural Cohort

From the 2025 archive.

Project Materia launched in 2025 at 3 Days of Design Copenhagen with works in bronze, marble and glass. Several artists return for 2026 — those listed here contributed exclusively to the inaugural edition.