about
malessa.studio is a design studio for product + conceptual design and material research, founded by freelance designer Désirée Malessa.
Our throwaway society encourages consumption and replacing the old, broken but fixable with something new. Breaking with this trend, Malessa has a strong focus on sustainability in her design process. Not single-use products but long-lasting and easy to fix designs made from recycled and sustainable materials. As a material designer, Malessa also experiments with waste material as the raw material for new designs.
exhibitons
nest
Showroom Limburg
Continium Discovery Museum, Kerkrade, NL
April - November 2021
nest
object
hakagebouw, Rotterdam, NL
February 2020
nest
dutch design week
Sectie-C, Eindhoven, NL
October 2019
nest
graduation show
Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Maastricht, NL
July 2019
the peel lamp project
Plata Morgana, Maastricht, NL
Winter 2017 - Winter 2018
the peel lamp project
Bronsgroen Eikenhout - van landschap tot achtertuin
Bureau Europa, Maastricht, NL
Fall 2016
the peel lamp project
Designday
Sam Decorfabriek, Maastricht, NL
Spring 2016
photo credit: Almichal Fraay
exhibiting nest at OBJECT Rotterdam
publications
2020
de Morgen Magazine
Volkskrant Magazine
Courier Magazine Issue 35
Eigen Huis & Interieur
AD Germany
Black Mamba Magazine
Modan Design
2019
Dude Magazine
Mosaik Magazine