Furniture Upcycling & Restoration Specialization

Gema Casado Olea is an economist by profession and creative by passion. After doing a 180º turn in life, her work involves creating functional and decorative pieces for spaces where energy flows.

Her passion for creating things with her hands led her to found the DIY agency "El Tarro de Ideas", write 3 books about DIY with the Penguin Random House publishing house, in addition to creating and presenting the "Creative Decoration" program on Canal decasa and Más Chic TV (already with 2 seasons broadcast in Spain and Latin America) and finally, founding and decorating the Coworking Handmade Refuge “13 Manos”.

Almost a decade ago, Celia and Marc created Antic&Chic, an interior design studio and furniture transformation workshop. They have since specialized in creating spaces that generate emotions in the people living in them.

They incorporate antique pieces and transform them to give them a more modern look. In their projects, they combine antique and modern pieces, and use works of art, plants and colors to achieve results that are full of joy, a sense of freshness and heaps of character.

Lucas Rise was born and raised in Argentina, where he started at an early age as a lettering artist, in Lito Carmone's workshop. He studied Graphic Design at FADU UBA (Buenos Aires). He then spent 12 years traveling, exploring, and working with design in different countries. He ended up living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he currently has his home and workshop.

He specializes in hand-painted cabinets with his own designs, unifying his two specialties. Generally, he sells them to private collectors.

Lucia Giraudo is an entrepreneur from Argentina who, after a long professional search, found her calling in upholstery and recycling old furniture. Most of the knowledge and techniques she uses have been developed from her experience.

She is passionate about fabrics, textures, paints, and colors. She works on each project with special care and attention, adapting to the unique needs of each client. She enjoys giving a new life to furniture and keeping its history alive by updating them with new techniques and finishes.

Neus Iserte is the founder of Crea Decora Recicla. This interior design lover and content creator started her project and online store in 2012, the same year she also opened her physical store and workshop dedicated exclusively to chalk paint.

She has worked with the most prestigious brands of chalk paint on the market and was a pioneer in Spain in raising awareness about this material, making countless tutorials and videos to promote the merits of this wonderful, environmentally friendly product.

Meet Josefina Alcaino and Guili Rosen, the creative minds behind Studio Violette. Passionate about interior design and furniture restoration, their career has led them to collaborate with renowned brands such as Bosch, Rust Oleum, Hela and Teza. Their love for antique furniture and their desire to contribute to the environment inspired them to found Studio Violette, where they apply their unique wood washing technique to rescue forgotten pieces and give them new life.

As designers of environments and objects, Josefina and Guili share their passion for aesthetics, design and sustainability in each project. Its eclectic style, which combines modern with antique, is reflected in its unique designs and compositions in the world of furniture. Her travels, photography, art and design continue to inspire her work, and her dedication to upcycling furniture is a valuable contribution to the environment and the world of design.