July 2025
Hempla won the as Grand Prize at the NeueHouse Design Awards for its exceptional innovation and craftsmanship.
In partnership with @Shinola, @COOLHUNTING, and @LADesignFestival, the inaugural NeueHouse Design Awards celebrated those who are reshaping how we live, crafting spaces and objects that are at once purposeful, human-centered, and profoundly inventive. Winners were recognized across three categories: Living, Wellbeing, and Environment.
April 2025
In collaboration with ZUMTOBEL Lighting, HEMPLA SANCTUARY – 'MEDITATION PIT-STOP' – debuted as an immersive installation that brought together mindfulness, cutting-edge design, ancestral craftsmanship, sound, and light at Zumtobel’s new Milan headquarters during Fuorisalone 2025.
Conceived as a biophilic oasis of calm amid the sensory overload of Milan Design Week, the installation offered visitors a moment to pause and reset. Inspired by the contemplative principles of the traditional Zen garden, the Sanctuary featured a curated selection of Hempla meditation furniture; 3D-printed hemp and sugar-based seats alongside handcrafted organic hemp and wool rugs by Sofia Hagen and Studio Marmi.
Guests were invited to relax and meditate, immersed in a Sonic Menu of bespoke healing soundscapes: The Hemplawave, composed by The Sound Nutritionist and informed by Hempla’s geometric language. This auditory experience was complemented by ephemeral lighting by Thorn Lighting and daily guided meditation sessions.
February 2025
November 2024
November 14–15, 2024
Beyond Perception, NYC
Lume Studios, New York, Ny
Beyond Perception underscores the evolving role of technology in art, from sustainable fabrication methods to digital techniques, challenging traditional ideas of craftmanship and exploring the merging of the virtual and physical.
Panel, Interactive Art Exhibition
November 2024
November 2024
September 18–21, 2024
HEMPLA Launch Event, UK
Material Matters, Bargehouse, OxoTower Wharf, London
Material Matters showcases a curated mix of over 40 world-leading brands, designers, makers and organizations to celebrate the importance of materials and their ability to shape our lives. From product design, furniture and lighting to metal, ceramics, textiles or technology, the brands and makers on display are at the leading edge of contemporary design.
October 2024 - Breathcurriculum with Elsa Unenge x Hempla
October 2024 - Fairmont Plaza
June 2024 - Hempla Launch at the Kinn
June 2024
June 6, 2024, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
HEMPLA Launch Event, USA
Design for Mindfulness: Meditate on the world’s first furniture blend of 3D printed hemp and timeless craft
The KINN, Venice Beach, Los Angeles
Meditation sessions, talks and events on sustainability, advanced technologies, material research and wellbeing in design followed by a 1 month pop-up show at mindfulness oriented membership club The Kinn
Guided by theorist and writer Ignaz Cassar, PhD, MBA, our esteemed panelists Sofia Hagen, Moritz Waldemeyer (Studio Waldemeyer), and Asli Smith (Studio Marmi) will delve into topics ranging from advanced technologies to biomaterial research, highlighting the synthesis of digital innovation and traditional craftsmanship in fostering sensory wellbeing.
Schedule:
6:00pm - 6:30pm: CBD Cocktail Reception
6:30pm - 6:45pm: Meditation Session hosted by Jessica Warren
6:45pm - 7:45pm: Panel Talk
Moderator: Ignaz Cassar, PhD, MBA, Writer and Art Theorist
September 2024