HELLO!
My name is Martina Skvaro and I am a qualified industrial designer as well as a qualified design engineer. That is where my love for the symbiosis of design and engineering comes from. I work as a Product Designer & Design Engineer at RADIATE in the Bike Division and in my spare time I occasionally create a new home accessory, which you will find here sooner or later. Every project requires a new design process and so every new product is a new adventure. What I like best is when the design emerges during the process without having an exact idea of it beforehand. When I get involved in the design process and free myself from predetermined ideas, the most beautiful projects emerge.
ABOUT äm | äs | ka Design Studio
äm | äs | ka Design Studio is the name of Martina Skvaro's design studio. My first and last names are M.SK. Spelled in Swiss German, this spells the studio name äm | äs | ka .
I enjoy incorporating new technologies into my projects, allowing the products to become a visual and tactile surprise. My goal is to ensure the longevity of my products and their lasting enjoyment. Ideally, my lovingly crafted products will never be thrown away, but rather given away or sold. Of course, this also includes taking care of the items so that the product can continue to enhance your everyday life as long as possible. ;)
PHILOSOPHY
My products are designed in Winterthur (ZH) and manufactured in Switzerland, Germany, and Poland. It's important to me to keep CO2 emissions low and I'm constantly striving to improve supply chains and manufacturing processes. The closer the manufacturing, the better. Nevertheless, it's important that the quality is right and the products are durable. To achieve this, I take plenty of time to contact various manufacturers and find the ideal industrial partner for my needs. All elements of my products can be disassembled so that different materials can be separated before disposal (hopefully never). The joy of using these products should last a long time. So think carefully about whether you want to buy my product. Here you won't find trendy designs, but sustainable design pieces that are mostly made entirely in Switzerland. Support your local artists!
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