Paulina Wielgosz-Konewka, Małgorzata Siekanko and Marta Sękowska-Kulińska, who set up their practice in Poznań in 2010, find inspiration in the work of Peter Zumthor and the ‘thoughtful, simple and logical’ domestic design of Japan. Built work includes this angular, modernist-inspired dwelling in Poznań, while among ongoing projects are a mobile outdoor cinema and an eco farm.
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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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