I see design as a process of understanding materials through direct interaction.
Over the past two years during my master’s studies in Copenhagen, I have spent most of my time inside workshops — testing, failing, refining, and learning through making. Working closely with different materials has fundamentally shaped the way I approach design.

Metal has become one of the materials I feel most connected to. I’m drawn to its precision, resistance, and structural clarity, but also to the way it demands a deep understanding of fabrication, tolerances, and construction. Through bending, welding, grinding, and assembling, the design gradually reveals itself.

Although every project begins with sketches and drawings, I believe a project is never fully understood on paper alone. Real comprehension emerges through physical prototypes — especially at 1:1 scale — where proportions, ergonomics, structure, and material behavior become tangible. Prototyping is not simply a step in the process; it is where the project truly takes shape.

My work develops through an iterative dialogue between drawing and making, intuition and testing, concept and construction. Rather than separating research from design, experimentation becomes an essential part of the final outcome.





//chiaraverde