Forenext Design

Forenext Design is a studio founded by industrial designer Johnny Jiasheng Chen with architect and urbanist Safiya El Ghmari, bringing together designers, researchers, an engineer and a curator. The team works on innovation and speculative design, moving between cultural and creative commissions and visionary, avant-garde concepts.

Its process begins with design research: reading present conditions and future opportunities, then imagining alternative systems, products and experiences and giving them a form that can be exhibited and discussed. Projects have been shown at ARCOlisboa and ARCOmadrid, at ICFF and WantedDesign Manhattan and at SAIC Galleries, and recognised with a Silver A’ Design Award and a LIT Lighting Design Award.