Set on the arid coast of Almería, Spain, this collective stands as a living laboratory — where ocean and land converge, and nature’s extremes inspire radical solutions. The site pulses with a unified mission: to restore marine ecosystems, reimagine material cycles to eliminate waste, and regenerate landscapes to sustain life — from coastlines to arid expanses.

More than a place, it’s a force — merging scientific research, bold design, and investigative reporting. Experts from diversified fields collaborate here, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, turning environmental challenges into blueprints for a resilient, interconnected future.

ig: @monte.mero

mail: info@montemero.com

Nature Centric Design:

Our solutions don’t just work for nature — they work like nature. By mimicking the intelligence of ecosystems, we create systems that regenerate, adapt, and endure. Respecting the locals — human and more-than-human — means designing with, not against, the environment. This approach fosters balance, giving all life forms a fair, equitable chance to thrive in the future we’re building together.

Team:

Pino Ramon Paul Brenner

Multifaceted environmental professional and founder of Montemero LAB ⬇

His work bridges science, art, and activism to address global social and environmental challenges. With over a decade of experience and a background in scientific diving, environmental engineering, and politics, he turns bold ideas into real-world impact.

Emily Pappa

Biologist and project manager with a multidisciplinary background in ecological design ⬇

A biologist and project manager with a multidisciplinary background in ecological design, education, and environmental systems. Her work bridges scientific inquiry with creative problem-solving to support regenerative futures.

Julia Flux

Transdisciplinary artist, trained ecologist, community builder, and curator ⬇

A transdisciplinary artist, trained ecologist, community builder, and curator, Julia Flux works at the intersections of movement, sculpture, community and ecology. Through somatic inquiry, critical thinking with an focus on more-than-human entanglements, her practice explores speculative futures and deep ecological connections, creating immersive experiences that weave body, land, and unseen forces like solar fluxes and electromagnetic fields.

Hamish Logan

Visual artist who merges mythology, sensation, and social-ecological ⬇

Hamish Logan is a visual artist who merges mythology, sensation, and social-ecological inquiry to create immersive experiences that blur reality, memory, and imagination. Exploring liminal spaces and third landscapes, he weaves film, photography, and sculptural soundscapes into speculative narratives that dissolve the boundaries between myth and science.

Justin Pape

Designer focusing on bio-based material innovation through circular waste systems. ⬇

I believe achieving environmental harmony should be our greatest societal focus. Improving how we live with – and within – the systems we build, and the materials we use to build them.

For the past decade my focus has increasingly shifted to reuse and sustainability. I aim to challenge our conventions of consumption, disposal, and waste. To work with communities in ways that promote greater involvement and interaction, and strengthen the relationship between audience and object. Commune with the world we’ve built – and the one we’re leaving behind. By implementing design processes that lessens the impact on the environment, the narrative of the material comes to life, and invites this type of contemplation.

Nothing exists without its imperfections. Nothing is made to last forever. By embracing these truths, we can change our perspective on the creation and appreciation of objects that colour our built world, and build towards an alternate future.

Florian

Visual Artist

Set on the arid coast of Almería, Spain, this collective stands as a living laboratory — where ocean and land converge, and nature’s extremes inspire radical solutions. The site pulses with a unified mission: to restore marine ecosystems, reimagine material cycles to eliminate waste, and regenerate landscapes to sustain life — from coastlines to arid expanses.

ig: @monte.mero

mail: info@montemero.com

Nature Centric Design:

Team:

Pino Ramon Paul Brenner

Multifaceted environmental professional and founder of Montemero LAB ⬇

His work bridges science, art, and activism to address global social and environmental challenges. With over a decade of experience and a background in scientific diving, environmental engineering, and politics, he turns bold ideas into real-world impact.

Emily Pappa

Biologist and project manager with a multidisciplinary background in ecological design ⬇

Julia Flux

Transdisciplinary artist, trained ecologist, community builder, and curator ⬇

Hamish Logan

Visual artist who merges mythology, sensation, and social-ecological ⬇

Justin Pape

Designer focusing on bio-based material innovation through circular waste systems. ⬇

I believe achieving environmental harmony should be our greatest societal focus. Improving how we live with – and within – the systems we build, and the materials we use to build them.

Florian

Visual Artist

Montemero LAB

Almería

Spain

Montemero STUDIO

Berlin

Germany

Project 107

Toronto

Canada

Artifex

Pheonix

United States

Our collective runs and partners with various studios and properties around Europe and North America, offering different opportunities for exploration and project development.