The interweave of collaboration and creativity

Sara Ricciardi’s Milan-based studio Pataspazio is rooted in a creative narrative investigation. While many believe that form follows function, she likes to say that form follows poetry. Sara and her multidisciplinary team develop projects from product design and limited edition design gallery pieces to installations, performances, interiors and cultural research initiatives. At the heart of her methodology is material research and the observation of human behaviour. Across all disciplines, she aims to create experiences capable of generating emotional and social connections.

Presented at Homo Faber 2026, Among the Mangroves Roots is the latest chapter in Sara’s ongoing artistic research exploring the intersection of sound, textiles and collective wellbeing. Conceived as a living textile sculpture, the work invites visitors into a shared experience of listening, contemplation and interaction. Created in collaboration with Antica Passamanerie Massia Vittorio 1843, the installation evokes an immersive ecosystem inspired by mangrove roots, where relationships, sounds and textile weavings collude to create meaning.