We are so grateful to feature our dear friend, Ximena Rozo, in this conversation. Thank you, Ximena, for taking the time to share with us your thoughts, creative practice, and your beautiful, life-centered approach to design.

For years, the work of Zaha Hadid has inspired admiration. Her fearless rejection of the orthogonal grid, her fluid forms that seem to defy gravity, and her insistence that architecture could capture the dynamism of natural forces all resonate with a deep fascination for nature’s patterns and organic geometries.

The essence of integrating the unexpected is the ability to recognize value in unintended results and pivot toward new opportunities.

Meet the yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia), a carnivorous plant that has evolved a surprisingly sophisticated way to trap insects using slippery surfaces and carefully engineered textures.

How burrs in the dog’s fur inspired a new, sticky closure for clothing. A classic biomimicry story that shows how a simple moment of curiosity - watching a plant do what it naturally does - can lead to one of the most widely used design innovations in the world.