Set in the seaside city of Cariló, the Galera Studio is dedicated to the experimentation of architectural form, and the effects that natural light produces on it. The structural experimentation , adaptation to the natural topography, and search for an expressive and functional architecture are the concerns that govern our philosophy and methodology. In our location (in Argentina), we need to be flexible so as to fully develop our capacity to adapt to different circumstances (this may be the reason why it is so interesting to work as an architect so far south in the world). Basically, we would like to maintain a small number of projects so that each idea can be fully developed and executed in time and with high quality.

French product and furniture designer Marie Dessuant and British graphic designer Philip Bone both cut their teeth at Fabrica, an Italian design research center, before teaming up on a joint endeavor, based in Paris, in 2014. The muted palettes and long horizons of seaside towns inspired the Etagère Y and its parent Bay collection. “I think of furniture design as micro-architecture with a really strong link to human proportions,” says Dessuant. Plans for 2015 are exciting—a furniture collection curated by Gallery S. Bensimon for La Redoute, France’s largest mail-order company; a Parisian cafe from top to bottom; and shows at both Maison & Objet in Paris and Salone del Mobile in Milan. The pair doesn’t seem daunted; their complementary backgrounds make for rich collaborations. As Bone says, “The work isn’t divided, it’s created in dialogue.”