Meet our speaker - Megi Malinowska

Megi Malinowska

Megi Malinowska

School of Form

Megi Malinowska

School of Form

BIO

Architect by education. Co-founder of the furniture brand TABANDA (tabanda.pl). Over thirteen years of operation, its creators have developed a collection of high-quality furniture, gaining growing recognition in Poland and worldwide. Their designs have been featured in Wallpaper, Elle Décor, ICON, and Designboom. They have won the Must Have distinction at the Łódź Design Festival 11 times for their implemented furniture designs. For creating the interactive exhibition Test Zone at Łódź Design Festival, they were awarded the title ‘Creator of the Year’ by Design Alive magazine. They co-created the national exhibition ‘Do it your way’ for Milan Design Week in Milan, organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. They received ‘The Best of Elle Decoration’ award in the Author’s Brand Category. Over the years, they have participated in numerous exhibition, furniture fairs and festivals in Poland and abroad, including IMM Cologne, ICFF New York, M&O Paris, Milan Design Week, Warsaw Home, DMY Berlin, Łódź Design Festival, and Gdynia Design Days.

Lecturer at the School of Form at SWPS University in Warsaw. She teaches product design, often addressing issues of sustainable development, care for non-human inhabitants, and community building. Drawing from her professional experience, she emphasizes respect for materials and its use in product design. She encourages students to experiment and engage in multidisciplinary work.

Member of ‘SAM Rozkwit’, an association promoting the diversity of human and non-human urban organisms. ‘SAM Rozkwit’ operates at the intersection of art, design, social integration, urban activism, and education. www.samrozkwit.org

Co-founder of ‘PROTO TYPY Design Studios’ at the Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia, a space that combines various creative fields and technologies. The studio offers thematic workshops, student activities, residencies, and prototype production services on demand.