CR Boxes System by Marie and Alexandre at Designers of Tomorrow – Photos by Elodie Croquet, courtesy of Design Miami Paris.
Design. In Paris, Design Miami and Apple unveil Designers of Tomorrow, a new initiative spotlighting four emerging talents: Atelier Duyi Han, Jolie Ngo, Marie & Alexandre, and Marco Campardo. Hosted at the Hôtel de Maisons in Saint-Germain-des-Prés until October 26 [Map], this invitation-only exhibition turns a historic mansion into a creative laboratory for the next generation of design.
At the heart of Designers of Tomorrow lies a seamless fusion between technology and craft. Each designer used the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Pro to sketch, annotate, and sculpt digitally—bridging the leap from concept to creation. “Designers of Tomorrow marks a unique collaboration between Apple and Design Miami that provides a remarkable platform for the selected talents,” says Rodman Primack, jury member and presentation curator, as well as design practice AGO Projects co-founder. The result is a collection that celebrates innovation through both intuitive tools and imaginative minds.
Noetigram v0.9 by Duyi Han.
Paris-based duo Marie & Alexandre present CR Boxes System and Vase Double, 2025, evolving from their restoration of Apartment 50 at Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation. Their work redefines modularity with stackable glass pieces that transform into shelves, desks, or sculptural totems. During their residency, the pair explored thermoforming techniques that merge transparency, colour, and geometry. Two coloured strips overlap to create a third hue—an optical metaphor for collaboration and transformation that perfectly embodies the spirit of Designers of Tomorrow.
Vase Double by Marie and Alexandre.
From London, Marco Campardo unveils a deliciously tactile addition to his playful Jello collection—the Jello Coffee Table. Its buttery form blurs the line between sculpture and furniture, turning a domestic object into a visual feast. Inspired while buttering toast, Campardo reimagined the humble mould as a creative tool. Using cardboard as a base, he generates unique surface textures that reject standardisation. Each table becomes a one-of-a-kind creation, a reminder that individuality can arise from the most everyday gestures—true to the ethos of Designers of Tomorrow.
Jello Coffee Table by Marco Campardo.
In Santa Barbara, USA, Jolie Ngo bridges craft traditions and cutting-edge technology, reinterpreting Vietnamese silk lanterns through 3D-printed ceramics. Her Lantern Vessel in Between Worlds layers clay extrusions to capture both machine rhythm and human touch, while Table Lamp in Cherry Blossoms and Himalayan Salt glows with dreamlike pinks and translucent forms. By combining ornament with structure, Ngo explores the emotional charge of digital aesthetics—a soft, glowing dialogue between heritage and innovation that encapsulates the poetic curiosity of Designers of Tomorrow.
Table Lamp in Cherry Blossoms and Himalayan Salt by Jolie Ngo.
Shanghai-based Atelier Duyi Han delves into the invisible connections between body, mind, and language. His Noetrigram v0.9 mirrors merge occult symbolism, anatomical studies, and digital design. Using AI to generate introspective phrases, Han embroidered them onto white satin, mapping them according to neuroaesthetic symmetry. The result is a luminous surface that invites contemplation—a quiet reflection on how technology and spirituality intersect in contemporary design.
Noetigram v0.9 by Duyi Han.
Selected by an influential jury these talents embody design’s next horizon. The jury included Apple’s VP of human interface design Alan Dye and VP of industrial design Molly Anderson, along with curator Aric Chen, designers Faye Toogood, Mathieu Lehanneur, Sabine Marcelis, and Samuel Ross, archivist Hervé Lemoine, Ateliers de Paris founder Lyne Cohen-Solal and Design Miami CEO Jen Roberts. As Primack notes, “Design Miami Paris has a special relevance due to the history of design and craft that radiates from every corner of the city—and the same can be said of Apple’s design ethos.”
Lantern Vessel In Between Worlds by Jolie Ngo.
Photos are by Eloqie Croquet, courtesy of Design Miami Paris.
CR Boxes System by Marie and Alexandre at Designers of Tomorrow.
