collaborative architecture studio, specialized in projects that blend different art forms

EX FIGURA creates experiences and environments that explore every artform and that can drive the work to its most effective result. Merging art, architecture, design, film and music to generate new realities and combining diverse skills in a dynamic environment, to always inspire the next project. Multiple sources are brought together and integrated in multi-disciplinary strategies that can better communicate the clients’ identity and narrative. The studio combines years of knowledge and expertise in the domains of architecture, design, scenography and set production. It was founded by Barbara Stallone (IT), who has worked for BIG, Kengo Kuma, Sou Fujimoto and Villa Eugenie and by Francisco Silva (PT), with experience at Jean Nouvel and Sou Fujimoto.


Collaborated and worked with World Design Capital Valencia 2022 / Gwangju Design Biennale 2021 / Milan Design Week 2022 / Paris Design Week 2022 / Dutch Design Week 2022  / DigitalFUTURES World / Jean Jacques N’djoli  / AMA Mendrisio / éé versailles / 3537 Paris / Hermès / Lemaire / The Forks Winnipeg 2024 / Sierra Sonae / Milan Design Week 2024 / Stanza Rada / Christian Kerez / ETH Zurich 


Publications in designboom / dezeen / divisare / OASE journal / MONU magazine / koozarch / L’Essenziale Studio Journal / Revue POLYGONE / ELLE Decoration / Corriere della Sera

Lectures, workshops and teaching at Las Naves Valencia / Campus Vannucci, Pistoia, Florence / Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba / Universidad Politécnica de Madrid / Escola Superior Artística do Porto / Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto / Venice Studio