Summer on Mars

SUMMER ON MARS is a metaphor for an imagined parallel world - close enough to reflect our desires, yet distant enough to loosen assumptions. Inspired by retrofuturistic visions of the red planet and the optimism of mid-century futures, the project explores how objects can shape atmosphere, mood and perception.

Bringing together two distinct practices, the project unfolds through contrast: softness and structure, intuition and precision. SUMMER ON MARS takes the form of an immersive environment composed of lighting elements, sculptural structures and atmospheric interventions that exist between the practical and the imaginary, evoking a temporary sense of ease, lightness and an inner “summer.”

Ola (Aleksandra) Jakuć (PL, 1992) is a designer, artist and researcher exploring the sensory and emotional potential of materials, light and colour. A graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven, she treats design as a relational space between humans, materials and disciplines.

Mati Sipiora (PL, 1993) is an industrial designer with a PhD in Arts. His practice combines craftsmanship and industrial processes, focusing on stainless steel and material precision to create objects where durability meets subtle aesthetics and narrative depth.

Together, they collaborate on the project SUMMER ON MARS, moving between intuition and precision to create objects that balance function with poetic speculation.