Studio: A collaborative practice

A team of designers and production specialists working across disciplines, from first concept to final form.

At the core of -scope Ateliers is a team working closely across disciplines. Design emerges through collaboration, precision, and care.

Sketch of an office space with desks, chairs, multiple computer monitors, and several people working, including one person leaning over a desk, with ceiling lights and windows in the background.
"The details are not the details. They make the design."

– Charles Eames (1907–1978)

Where Vision Meets Design,
and Design Meets Craft

It all started with a shared passion and a desire to create a space where ideas take shape (literally!). In 2012, Tania Arwachan and Nadim Zablit founded -scope Ateliers around a single idea: that design and production should never be separated. What began as a shared practice has grown into a studio and workshop operating as one continuous process, where strategy informs identity, and making informs design.

At -scope Ateliers, we don’t just design; we create with production in mind. Whether developing brand identities, packagings, or publications, we ensure that every concept is both visually compelling and technically feasible. In the cultural sphere, our expertise in exhibition graphics, art books, and publications enhances artistic narratives in ways that are both meaningful and meticulously executed.

Collaboration is at the core
of how we work.

Our team is at the heart of everything we do. Our designers, production specialists, and coordinators work closely across every project. We approach each commission with production in mind from the outset — materials, finishes, and structures are considered alongside concept, not after it. This proximity between thinking and making is what allows us to handle jobs from conception to execution with consistency and precision.

We approach design with production in mind, ensuring that materials, finishes, and structures enhance the creative vision from the outset. Our production team, masters of print, binding, and finishing, transforms ideas into tangible, high-quality outcomes with skill and precision.

M.C. Escher – Metamorphosis II (1939-40)

We find more in this work than a metaphor: transformation is not disruption, it is continuity.

Artistic illustration divided into two sections. The top section depicts bees and swallowtail butterflies among honeycomb patterns and fish, using black and beige with red accents. The bottom section shows a cityscape with flying birds, housing structures, and geometric patterns, primarily in black, red, and beige.

M.C. Escher – Metamorphosis II (1939-40)
woodcut, 19.2 cm × 389.5 cm
(selected crops)