For PAD Paris 2026, Boketto presents A Philosophy of Making: a curated selection of works that position making as cognition and the hand as a thinking organ.
The presentation bridges Brazilian post-war design, monumental European textile art, and contemporary sculptural practices. The works share a common logic across generations and geographies: they are formed through making as a way of thinking, remembering, and remaining human.
Featured works
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MASS
The MASS table by Moulay Hafid Sdikiene is part of Halocline (2026), a collection examining how distinct materials meet, resist, and remain separate within a single structure. The surface retains controlled traces of grinding, sanding, and welding, producing a consistent...
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Moon Sofa
The first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize (2004). Born in Baghdad, trained at the Architectural Association in London, Zaha Hadid built a practice grounded in the rejection of the right angle and the embrace of fluid, dynamic form....
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Sconce 4053
Sconce 4053 by Natalia Landowska is part of Laminae (2026), a series examining the uppermost layers of the earth through ceramic and light. The form is developed through an additive process, with clay built up, altered, and partially reduced before...
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Sconce 2333
Sconce 2333 by Natalia Landowska is part of Laminae (2026), a series examining the uppermost layers of the earth through ceramic and light. The work is formed using a composite of porcelain clay and paper pulp, enabling thin, extended structures...
