Meet the Designer
Fumie Shibata
Known for her quietly expressive forms and meticulous detail, Fumie Shibata is one of Japan’s most influential contemporary designers. Her work spans electronics, furniture, healthcare, and hospitality—always balancing softness with precision. A celebrated voice in global design, she brings cultural depth, technical mastery, and poetic restraint to everyday objects, earning accolades from EDIDA, Red Dot, and the iF Design Awards.
Meet the Maker
Flexform
Based in Meda and led by the Galimberti family since the 1960s, Flexform is an Italian maker defined by quiet architecture and refined upholstery. Each piece is crafted in its Meda atelier, where proportion, comfort, and material clarity are resolved with studied precision—resulting in modular seating and sculptural forms that transcend fashion and reward long-term living.