Mariana Kuhl Cidade – Professor in the Department of Industrial Design (DDI) and in the Graduate Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscaping (PPGAUP) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Dr. Cidade graduated in Industrial Design and holds an MSc and PhD in Design (PGDesign) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Her research includes Contemporary and Traditional Jewelry, Gems and Cuts, Jewelry with Natural and Unusual Materials; Sustainable Jewelry; Bionics, Recycling and Reuse of Problematic Materials, CO2 and Fiber Laser Cutting and Engraving Process, and Creative Technologies. She is associated with the Innovation and Sustainability in Design Lab (NOVA Lab) at UFSM.
Felipe Luis Palombini – Professor in the Department of Industrial Design (DDI) and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscaping (PPGAUP) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Dr. Palombini holds an MSc and a PhD in Design (PGDesign), and PostDoc in Botany from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). His main research topics are focused on sustainability, ecodesign, digital manufacturing, bionics, and materials characterization. He is associated with the Innovation and Sustainability in Design Lab (NOVA Lab) at UFSM, the Design and Computer Simulation Research Group (DSC), and the Plant Anatomy Laboratory (LAVeg), at UFRGS.