Giulia (b. 1997, Italy) garnered experience from working and living across Italy, Japan, and The Netherlands. She is currently working as a researcher at ICA Kyoto, and as a ceramic artist at Liquid Rituals.

By using design as a tool to explore prevailing relationships among individuals, architecture and urban infrastructures, Giulia aims to comprehend how humans interact with and shape their environment, which becomes a reflection of society at large. Her approach is centred on analysing and exploring real-life case studies and sites that are integral to her surroundings.

Experimenting with various mediums, she has developed a methodology centred around field research, interviews and writing. This approach gave her the opportunity to tackle her work by alternating between an objective and a more subjective perspective.

Work experience:

(Oct. 2024 - July 2025) Research Fellow, ICA Kyoto, JP
(Sept. 2024 - Present) Graphic design and ceramic production at Liquid Rituals, NL/JP
(2022 - Present) Independent design and artistic practice

(2021) Intern at Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia, IT 


Education:
(2021 - 2023) MA The Critical Inquiry Lab, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL
(2016 - 2020) BA Product Design, Cum Laude, NABA Nuova Accademia di B
elle Arti, Milan, IT
(2018) Exchange student, Kyoto University of the Arts, JP


Upcoming Exhibitions:

(4th - 8th September 2025) Liquid Rituals at Paris Design Week


Past Exhibitions:
(2025) Haunting Objects at Junbicyu Gallery, Tokyo
(2025) Liquid Rituals at Tokyo Node Cafe, Tokyo
(2024) Liquid Rituals at SectieC during Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
(2024) States of motion at DeFabriek, Eindhoven
(2023) DAE Graduation Show at Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven

(2021) Design off-line at Milano Design City Scalo Lambrate, Milan

(2021) The Lost Graduation Show at Salone del Mobile, Milan


Contributions:
(2023) The Tip of the Tongue of the Tip, published by Design Academy Eindhoven
(2022) De*Cheap Journal, published by Design Academy Eindhoven

(2021) Ways of Making, published by Design Academy Eindhoven

(2020 - 2021) Statale 467, independent magazine


Awards & Grants:
(2025) Financial support for cultural exchange, The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan
(2024) Snelgeld Grant, Cultuur Eindhoven
(2024) EU-Japan Fest Mobility Support
(2023) Nominee for Gijs Bakker Award with the project In a grain of sand I see a town
(2019) Selected project for the contest “Call for ideas #StoneIsBetter” by PNA - Pietra Naturale Autentica


Lectures:

(2024) Combining research and artistic practice, MA Interaction Design at UAL, London


Volunteering activities:

(Oct. 2024 - Present) Garden maintenance at Seikenji Temple in northern Kyoto







©2025 – Giulia Braglia