Gloria Awori is an award-winning jewelry artist from Uganda whose work is inspired by the cultural and scenic diversity of Africa. In her series "Web of Duality," she uses the Nile as a symbol for contrasts such as chaos and harmony, diversity and unity. With copper, brass, and African fabrics, she combines architectural thinking with contemporary jewelry, making the beauty of contradictions tangible.

Rachel Chiodo is an educator and jewelry artist whose work explores the transition between form, color, and sensation—inspired by the ocean, the indeterminate space between sky and water, and shifting shades of gray. Trained at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Royal College of Art, she combines international exhibition experience with a deep passion for teaching. Since 2019, she has lived in Cairo and works as a senior lecturer and educational designer at Azza Fahmy, where the exchange of ideas between students and teachers is central. Her subtle, quiet works invite viewers to pause, look closely, and experience the quiet poetry of form and color.

Amiira Ayad is an Egyptian jewelry artist, educator, and founder of the Cairo Centre for Contemporary Jewellery (CCCJ) in Cairo. Based on her engagement with historical heritage, she understands jewelry as a narrative medium that connects past and present human experiences. Her internationally exhibited works use art as a tool to question ways of thinking, challenge the status quo, and stimulate social discourse.

Shahd Essam is an architect, artist, and educator whose work is inspired by the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nūt and geometric star networks. She combines architecture, jewelry, woodwork, and model making into multifaceted works where history, space, and modern technology intertwine. Trained in Cairo and enriched by studies of traditional arts, she explores transformation, perception, and those forms that only fully reveal themselves from a specific perspective.