New online gallery and curatorial platform for art and collectible design pieces, “International Design”, is set to launch its inaugural cultural experience at the stunning Nômade Temple Ibiza.
Running from 30 September to 10 October 2026, the inaugural “Cosmic Sound” exhibition was created as an ode to music, design and the White Isle and will be displayed throughout the diverse array of spaces at the five-star hotel.
In collaboration with Soleille Gallery, the experience has been curated by Valentina Guidi Ottobri together with Manfredi Moretti and Gabriela Soleille, and will bring together a collection of unique pieces by international artists and designers exploring the relationship between sound, design, space and emotion.
Visitors can expect to find a curation of objects traditionally associated with music culture – reinterpreted as collectible works – that include remarkable DJ turntable consoles, high-end sculptural speakers, meticulously engineered sound systems, vinyl-first furnishings and site-specific installations. The selection aims to contemplate the intersection of craftsmanship, technology, materiality and performance in relation to the way we experience music today.
International Design’s concept for ‘Cosmic Sound’ ties directly back to its founders Manfredi Moretti and Jules Guérard’s own histories as international DJs.
Moretti, raised in Florence within an artistic and fashion-oriented family, has lived an itinerant life across 11 countries that sharpened his eye for craftsmanship and design. In 2015, he founded Manfredi Style, curating exhibitions and galleries from Milan to Singapore and leading a successful DJ career under “Manfredi 大人” that has seen him play in 23 countries at major festivals and clubs.
Guérard, the Paris-born son of a diplomat and a sculptor, brings a career built inside the world’s leading luxury houses like Jean Paul Gaultier, Clarins, Armani Beauty alongside more than a decade performing as a DJ under the alias JESUS across London, Ibiza and Berlin’s nightlife circuits.
Joining forces in 2025 to found International Design, the platform was born from a simple conviction: that the most compelling objects in the world sit at the crossroads of art, design and culture, and deserve to be experienced rather than simply displayed.
Meanwhile, Nômade Temple Ibiza provides a spectacular backdrop for the exhibition.
A new opening for 2026, the breathtaking hotel has taken discerning travellers and island residents alike by storm with its distinctive aesthetic, outstanding hospitality offering and high quality programming of cultural and wellness experiences.
During the 11-day showcase, the hotel will be transformed into a lived experience.
Unfolding within the heart of Nômade Temple Ibiza’s architecture, a distinctive blue stripe running alongside the staircases will mark the path to guide visitors through a rising and falling journey of pure emotion. The exhibition will flow throughout the temple as a series of individually presented works situated between the different terraces, seamlessly blurring the boundaries between art, design, and music.
Many of these sculptural interpretations of sound will be dynamically activated according to a curated calendar of events, including the triangular speakers by Andrea Mancuso and the wood brutalist throne by 22K designed by Studio S.B from Ukraine.
Highlights to look out for include Jacob Egeberg’s ‘sonic rock’ of a DJ console – transformed into a sculpted object that bridges the geological and the technological – and Vismara and Jacopo Gonzato’s collaboration, ‘Paloma’, a DJ console that beautifully bridges high-fidelity acoustic innovation with a nostalgic, late-1970s retro aesthetic.
With the ‘X Deck’, Arielle Assouline-Lichten explores the boundaries of form and ephemerality through a striking, minimalist DJ console crafted from polished stainless steel and brass, while YONT Studio’s console draws heavy inspiration from the radical aesthetics of classic brutalism and the underground music culture of Berlin, shaping an object that stands as a bold, monolithic altar for true musical connoisseurs and audiophiles.
Sara Ricciardi’s poetic willow-tree sculpture of hanging golden threads fitted with hydrophones and metal bells is activated by the wind or passersby; while Olivia Steele’s handwritten neon light installations serve as instant eye-catchers.
Rounding out the roster are Emily Thurman’s sculptural bronze and metal bell chimes and Francesco Maria Messina’s stone piece exploring architecture and material experimentation. Together, they form a museum-like journey of craftsmanship, materiality, and performance woven beautifully throughout Nômade Temple Ibiza’s indoor and outdoor spaces.
Programming during the exhibition will include an exclusive preview, opening and closing dinners, sunset sessions, artist conversations, wellness and NeuroArt experiences, live performances and DJ sets, all developed with Nômade’s artistic team.
For more information about the ‘Cosmic Sound’ Exhibition please visit www.internationaldesign.com.
