be.assembly
"We started with a love for the land, the land as it was, for its beauty, for its wealth as a resource and for our own enjoyment and spiritual refreshment."
Be.Assembly represents a versatile collective seamlessly integrating architecture, design, and craft. Our collaborative endeavors are rooted in ethical construction and reconstruction, guided by a research-based methodology. Distancing ourselves from the transient allure of temporal trends, our design philosophy evolves into a pursuit of essence. Passionate about fostering harmony between history, ingenuity, and enduring design, Be.Assembly operates as a studio committed to both grand-scale projects and intimate spaces-from hotels to living rooms - our practice is the same. Our practice consistently upholds the integrity of space, with meticulous attention to merged details that define us as dedicated designers and innovators.
Our comprehensive and innovative approach seamlessly integrates architecture, interiors, and nature, forging a cohesive entity that transforms each project into a distinctive vision. These spatial installations challenge conventional design norms, defying common aesthetic standards with a purposeful disruption of traditional design codes.
Through the embodiment of our diverse backgrounds, we collaboratively craft bespoke furniture, self-produce unique objects, and engage in the art of ceramics. Our approach to furniture design originates from an intuitive aesthetic experience, gradually evolving into a distinct visual style that stands uniquely on its own, unburdened by conventional constraints. To ensure the realization of our vision, we have formed exclusive partnerships with bespoke furniture manufacturers in Europe. These partners possess the capability to produce at any scale and deliver worldwide.
Benjamin Patch, Director
Chiara Carrera, Architect
Chiara is an Italian architect based between Venice and Berlin. After a degree in architecture, she devoted herself to design and curatorial studies. In an ongoing quest between theory and practice, she spent the last couple of years between Brussels, Berlin and Venice, curating and assisting in exhibitions while practicing as an architect devoted to the exploration of domesticity. The interest for exhibition as a communication and cultural tool, along with the need to confront herself with curating and academic writing led her to begin a path as Ph.D. fellow. Her research aims to prove the contemporary relevance of the curatorial medium as an academic and didactic tool, applicable to the most diverse fields of knowledge.
In Chiara’s imagery theories and techniques often merge, as memories of the past and wishes for the future. According to her personal way of being a designer, there is no possibile project without a theoretical investigation, as much as there is no need for projects that are not to be meaningful. She is deeply passionate about domestic environments and the way people interact with the spaces they live. As a designer her wish is to contribute in shaping everyday life by using architecture both as functional and an emotional tool.
Jacq Wilkinson, Head of Projects
Jacq has a passion for storytelling and bringing imaginative and beautiful ideas to life. And so, for the last 15 years, she has traveled around the world producing films and award-winning projects for fine artists, directors, photographers, production, and technology companies. Her intensive logistical expertise on creative projects has led to accolades and screenings in prestigious forums like the Cannes International Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, the American Academy of Music Recording Awards, the Academy of Television & Sciences and in historic European museums. Now, she brings this expertise into the design space to curate long lasting partnerships and create beautiful objects and spaces with Be.Assembly.
Antonella Tancredi, Partner
After gaining valuable experience in executing projects for multinational companies, Antonella led most recently an architectural villa project in Puglia (CASA MAIORA), overseeing end-to-end execution. She was involved in all aspects of the project's implementation from inception to completion, including supplier selection and coordination, timely task completion, managing social media communication, making interior design choices and selecting a rental agency that has the capabilities to position the villa as a premier destination. Casa Maiora has been included in prestigious architecture magazines highlights its success. Now Antonella is ready to contribute by managing innovative projects to achieve outstanding outcomes.
Arne Soltau, Designer
Arne is a designer, farmer and conservationist.
His practice is determined by the connection between man and nature and the illusion of separation between them.
His focus centers around techniques, tools and their marks, material and time.
For him, the perfect object is a kitchen knife in use for 3 generations, a doorstep polished by the feet of unknown numbers of people, or a stone wall overgrown by the forest.
Offering
Interior Design
Architectural Design
Ceramics
Furniture Design and Production
Creative Consulting