Superlocal Hub

Superlocal Hub is the Rome workshop of Superlocal, the studio Andrea de Chirico founded in 2015 after graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven. The project began as a network asking whether everyday objects can be produced locally, and the hub is its physical counterpart: a place where furniture and objects are made from the material streams, waste and craft skills found within reach.

Every project starts with an exploration of local material culture and manufacturing practice, with recycled materials and local makers at the centre. The studio has worked with IKEA Italia, the Design Museum, BMW and Triennale Milano, and its Monster Chamber collection, shown in Turin at Muta and then in Rome, condenses three years of research into furniture that reads as a portrait of a city.