Studio Method

Studio-Method is an architecture and design studio in Rotterdam, founded in 2021 by Riel Bessai and Pedro Daniel Pantaleone and working almost entirely with reclaimed and second-hand material. From Van Vollenhovenstraat it takes on interiors, furniture, small-scale architecture and dwelling for private clients, companies and cultural institutions.

Design decisions begin with what can be salvaged. Years of research into material reuse, waste and the built environment have taken the team into demolition sites, gardens and abandoned plots, and second-hand material is treated as the starting point of a project rather than a limitation. Exhibitions include What a Waste! in Ghent and No Time To Waste at OMA in Rotterdam, both in 2025.