We believe that creating a better world starts with action — not grand gestures, but the smallest creative step taken with intention. Our creativity is our greatest human superpower, and using it is our responsibility. Every act of making, no matter how modest, is a thread in the fabric of change.

Studio Matter aspires to:
- Create spaces that gather and connect people.
- Use design as a tool for empowerment and participation.
- Work at the meeting point of human experience, material honesty, and environmental care.
- Build beauty with purpose — at every scale, from guerrilla interventions to city-shaping visions.
- Share knowledge freely, making good design accessible to all.
- Celebrate creativity as a force for cultural and social transformation.

There is a kind of joy in making together that we chase relentlessly: the laughter, the experimentation, the thrill of seeing ideas take form.

Margaux brings depth, meaning, and a sense of beauty to everything we touch. Her work weaves philosophy, mysticism, and human experience into spaces that feel alive — spaces that invite connection, reflection, and joy.

Lukas brings clarity, skill, and decisive action. He turns ideas into reality, navigating complexity with practical insight while ensuring every detail functions as it should. He makes the impossible tangible, translating vision into built form.

We prioritise nature-based solutions, choose materials with care, and aim for designs that have a low environmental impact while delivering high social value. Our goal is simple: to leave every place a little better than we found it — ecologically, socially, and culturally.

Our approach is human-centric and context-driven. We begin by listening — to people, to place, to the stories carried in the air and etched in the ground. What we create grows out of what is already there — a dialogue between people and place.

Our practice is based in Amsterdam, with roots in Cape Town and Hamburg.