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Cloud to Cloud: Water, Green Hydrogen and the Future of Ceramics

9th May 2023

Iris Ceramica Group are one of the first ceramic surface manufacturers to start the transition to green hydrogen production. This Clerkenwell Design Week, we are excited to present as the centrepiece of our exhibition, a collaboration between Iris Ceramica Group and Architects Szczepaniak Teh. Cloud to Cloud explores the water cycle, its importance, and our dependence upon it.

Federica Minozzi, CEO of Iris Ceramica Group, joins Nicholas Szczepaniak, Architect and Director at Szczepaniak Teh, and Sam Frith, Creative Director at Solus, to discuss the inspiration behind the piece and how it relates to more sustainable modes of living.

Date: Tuesday 23rd May

17:15 – 18:30: Food by Migrateful

18:30 – 19:30: Panel talk

80 Clerkenwell Road, EC1m 5RJ

The panel:

Federica Minozzi – CEO, Iris Ceramica Group

Federica is an entrepreneur and business leader who is strongly oriented to innovation, sustainability and quality excellence, operating with a game-changing attitude rooted in the tradition of the core values of the company. In 2022, she was featured on the cover of the Italian edition of Forbes as ‘The Queen of Ceramics’. Federica Minozzi is designing new state-of-the-art solutions to bring ceramics to new heights with the aim to re-engineer the material for a better relationship between people and the environment.

Nicholas Szczepaniak – Partner, Szczepaniak Teh

Nicholas leads the design direction for Szczepaniak The, the architecture practice behind our ‘Cloud to CLoud’ installation at this CDW. He has an instinctive ability to distil complex ideas and inspirations into engaging design directions. Nicholas has a passion for material experimentation and believes that every environment should engage the senses. His work has been published, lectured and exhibited internationally, such as at the The Royal Academy, London, The Barbican Centre, London, Guggenheim Museum, New York, and The Bin Matar House, Bahrain.

Sam Frith – Creative Director, Solus

Sam Frith is an experienced Creative Director with a successful history of working in the Architecture and Design sector. Sam has a strong arts and design background, including a Fine Arts degree, and has engaged in a variety of arts-based projects over his career. After living and working in Japan as a creative designer for 8 years, he returned to London to explore the world of commercial ceramic tiles and build a network within the A&D community. Sam now works for Solus as their Creative Director and is passionate about prioritising communities, people, and the planet.