Ulap Design

Ulap is an eco-friendly design company based in Trentino (Italy) with a wandering heart. It's a real ecosystem, a company that was born in 2017 to respond to a major goal: to raise awareness and promote Slow Culture on many levels and areas of life. Ulap design products are conceived following a creation path that investigates the relationship between human beings and nature. Cris Tumedei and Andrea Pregl are Ulap design co-founders. They have joined their forces and skills to create an ethical and sustainable company project to promote the slow philosophy. Befitting the contemporary zeitgeist, the duo originally crossed paths on Instagram; what began as a mutual appreciation for each others’ digital content morphed into a partnership in both life and work. Tumedei comes from a communications and consulting background; she graduated from the University of Bologna in 2008 with a degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences before working for a range of clients on a freelance basis. Tumedei is the strategic mind behind every step of Ulap. She is the brand strategist and marketing manager, but not only. Pregl’s background is in graphic design and visual arts; he first attained a degree in Graphic and Visual Design, specializing in photography and cinematography, graduating in 1997 before going on to study painting at the Academy of Fine Art in Bologna. He is the creative mind behind all Ulap design products. He is the creative director and designer of the company. Ulap Design is based in Ledro, in the Trentino region of northern Italy, an area that is renowned for its woodcrafts and its inspirational nature. The purpose of all this? Doing what is in their power to leave to others, and to their daughters (The Three Storm Sisters), a better world. And, one step at a time, they continue to go beyond the curve. Ulap’s mission focuses on using contemporary design to promote sustainable practices and ancient craftsmanship; the studio is committed to developing design objects, furniture, and accessories that subscribe to the Made in Italy ethos. The designers have a strong preference for natural materials and combine this with a clean, fresh, and playful design aesthetic. In fact, Ulap design is based on 3 key values: - Eco-Friendly (they always choose natural and recyclable materials) - Made in Italy (they work to create beauty and quality in everyday life) - Slow Design (their aim is to give added value to products, based on ethical principles that translate into conscious consumer experiences) From the outset, the creative duo has been committed to creating projects based on the union between beauty and good design. The goal is to stimulate change, bringing the public closer to design objects that are able to offer sustainable experiences that put nature at the centre. Until today, with the Unahi collection by Ulap design. A series of lamps that are made following a process that rewards craftsmanship and respect for the environment. With the Unahi collection, Cris Tumedei and Andrea Pregl want to bring nature (and its dreamlike plays of light) into spaces. The goal is to allow anyone, regardless of the area in which they live, to let themselves be contaminated by the wise beauty of nature. The duo have also been involved in more directly ecological projects. Before establishing Ulap, they designed the Plum Gun (2016), a device that picks the fruit of a heritage plum variety and 'shoots' the stone out where it can germinate and contribute to the renewal of this traditional Italian tree. The innovative design won first prize in the Ultra (Fake) Violet contest in Centrale Fies, Italy.