ALEXA HARKAI
Alexa Harkai is a designer working with furniture, objects, and digital prints. She graduated from MOME in Budapest and studied at ENSCI in Paris, later launching her own brand in the studio of a French artist duo. Her work explores the hidden values of objects and their symbolic and cultural layers. Through her designs, she reinterprets habits and conventions, examining themes such as spirituality, tradition, and the relationship between space and experience.
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES AND AWARDS
2024
- BUDAPEST DESIGN WEEK / PLANET FOSSIL Design Fair and Pop-up Exhibition (Budapest)
- BUDAPEST DESIGN WEEK / 360 DESIGN Regional Design and Furniture Exhibition (Budapest)
- SALON BUDAPEST Home Trend and Furniture Exhibition (Budapest)
2022–2023
- 4 DESIGNER POP-UP EXHIBITION at Project Shop Vienna (Vienna)
ABOUT THE EXHIBITED OBJECT
Contrast Coffee Table (2025)
The Contrast Coffee Table draws inspiration from its former identity as a stool. The original Contrast piece was based on the witch-seeker tradition of Luca’s chair, its triangular composition alludes to the symbol of the witch star. The table reinterprets this concept, deliberately building on the contrasts between traditional and contemporary elements, as well as fostering a dialogue between different phases of the designer’s identity. The focus lies on the time-transcending qualities and their interrelations, highlighted by the table’s shimmering surface and modern form.
