Apple reveals Designers of Tomorrow at Design Miami.Paris

Technology brand Apple has featured London-based designer Marco Campardo, Paris duo Marie & Alexandre, Shanghai-based Duyi Han and Vietnamese-American ceramicist Jolie Ngo in its inaugural Designers of Tomorrow exhibition.

The work of the four designers was showcased in a display at Design Miami.Paris, which opens today, curated by design practice AGO Projects co-founder Rodman Primack.

Each of the emerging designers, who all use iPads in their design process, was selected by a jury including Apple's VP of human interface design Alan Dye and VP of industrial design Molly Anderson, along with designers Sabine Marcelis, Faye Toogood, Mathieu Lehanneur and Samuel Ross.

Curator Aric Chen, archivist Hervé Lemoine, Ateliers de Paris founder Lyne Cohen-Solal and Design Miami CEO Jen Roberts were also on the selection jury.

For the show, Campardo created a round table in collaboration with Paris's Galerie Kreoas as the latest addition to his Jello collection. The yellow piece was designed to have a butter-like appearance.

"What makes it unique is its appearance: the finished piece looks like an enormous block of butter," Campardo told Dezeen.

"It appears almost edible, while also functioning as a sculpture and as furniture. The inspiration for the Jello collection began one morning while I was having buttered toast," he continued.

"As I unwrapped the butter, I noticed the textures left by the packaging on its surface – that observation sparked my curiosity about moulds: what they mean, how they shape matter, and how a mould itself could become a source of unique form."

For their contribution to the exhibition, French designers Marie Cornil and Alexandre Willaume, who run studio Marie & Alexandre, created two pieces.

Both pieces – a totem-like structure made from three pieces of modular furniture and a vase made from thermoforming glass – were informed by their design of an apartment in Le Corbusier's iconic Cité Radieuse in Marseille.

The modular boxes include pink and yellow coloured strips which, when crossed, create a third colour.

Ngo also contributed two pieces to the exhibition. At the centre of the display is the Table Lamp in Cherry Blossoms and Himalayan Salt, which combines a sculptural ceramic base with a saturated pink, 3D-printed plastic shade.

Alongside the lamp, Ngo 3D-printed a vase named Lantern Vessel in Between Worlds that was informed by Vietnamese silk lanterns.

Shanghai-based Han presented "a dual-surface mirror" as the final piece in the show.

The white mirror contains an illustration informed by anatomical diagrams and occult manuscripts surrounded by "psychologically suggestive phrases" generated with artificial intelligence.

Each of the designers was selected due to the jury's desire to showcase their work, along with the way that iPads are integrated into their design processes.

A series of iPads around the edge of the room displayed videos showing the creatives' processes.

"Technology has always been part of my practice in some form," said Campardo. I've been using Apple products since I was a teenager – in my parents' garage, there's still an iMac G3 – my very first Mac."

"At the moment, I use Apple devices daily – lately, my iPhone and iPad have become essential, especially for sketching while commuting in London," he continued. "I grew up with this technology, and it feels like it’s part of me."

"It's fascinating to see how both hardware and software can now support the creative process in ways that feel precise, responsive, and often completely unexpected."

Curator Primack told Dezeen that the show aimed "to shine a light" on the work of a group of emerging designers.

"Designers of Tomorrow is about showcasing creativity amongst an emerging cohort of international designers," said Primack.

"The nascent program allows Design Miami, together with Apple, to shine a light on fresh perspectives in design," he continued. "The activation gives visibility to designers that are early in their practices and that utilise technology available to everyone to advance their ideas and designs."

Apple also recently unveiled a trio of mirrored and resin installations by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis at Apple Park, all of which were informed by iPhones.

The photography is by Eloqie Croquet.

Designers of Tomorrow takes place at Design Miami.Paris 2025  from 21 to 26 October 2025 at L'hôtel de Maisons, 51 Rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris, France. See Dezeen Events Guide for more design events and exhibitions around the world.

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