Dorian Ulises Lopez Macias is a Mexican art director and photographer, specialising in fashion and documentary photography. After achieving a degree in graphic design, he landed a job in publishing as a junior designer before becoming a creative director at ELLE Mexico.

Ali Cha’aban, the Lebanese born non-artist, found himself and his work coming back to their roots in recent years, reflecting both his westernized upbringing and Arab identity.

The half Romanian, half Jordanian, designer grew up in Italy and always wanted a career in fashion and worked hard towards it, saying, “I admire perseverance, talent, and ambition.” At 26 she began designing shoes, working at first as co-founder and creative director of Oscar Tiye, then partnering with Alexandre Vauthier.