Paola Antonelli

Senior Curator of Architecture & Design at MoMA, has spent decades reframing design as a fundamental human practice — not decoration. Her TED talks and exhibitions have brought serious design thinking to audiences worldwide.

John Maeda

Designer, technologist, and author of The Laws of Simplicity, has built his career at the intersection of reduction and meaning — across software, products, and ideas. Former President of RISD, equally fluent in Silicon Valley and the studio.