The Back Studio

The Back Studio is a dynamic collaboration between Eugenio Rossi and Yaazd Contractor, established in 2020. Drawing from their experiences in Turin, Italy and Mumbai, India respectively, as well as their shared journeys at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the duo’s portfolio is purposefully eclectic.

Industrial construction pieces interact with hand-blown neon creations, resulting in assemblages that are at once sculptural and functional. Heavily influenced by the ubiquity of architecture, a discipline that invariably moulds and informs the interactions of our daily lives, they harness the tactile yet stubborn materiality of architectural forms. Apart from revealing the inconspicuous and often invisible elements of architectural processes in a novel context, their creations are a commentary on duality, where the near-obsolete skill of cold cathode glass working is adroitly juxtaposed with the rapidly evolving environment of digitised mass fabrication.

Their solo exhibitions include Emission Lines at Ground Level Platform, Chicago (2020); Handle with Care at Method Art Space, Mumbai, and Everything Can Be Taken Apart at Riviera, Milan (2022); Open Doors at Artissima (Offsite), Turin, and Organic Behaviour at LAMB Gallery, London (2023); and No Manual at the Artissima VIP Lounge, Turin, and Booth E36 at Miart, Milan (2025).

Selected group exhibitions include Alcova at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Milan, and The Geography of Objects at the Cheongju Craft Biennale, South Korea (2023); Chez at Artissima (Offsite) Paint it Black, Turin, the AD Design Show (Central Installation), Mumbai, and Homo Faber: The Journey of Life at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice (2024); Rissa at Matta, Milan, and Bamboo Encounters with Gucci at Milan Design Week (2025); and Condo London 2026 with Sylvia Kouvali x Matta, London (2026).