From May 15 to July 17, Zieta Studio, in collaboration with the Pilecki Institute in New York and the Polish Cultural Institute New York, presents “Zieta Illustrated”. The project comprises Oskar Zięta’s iconic metal objects and their graphic interpretations by leading Polish illustrators, expanding the dialogue between image and form. As part of NYCxDESIGN, the exhibition marks an important stage in the project’s international growth.

The curatorial narrative is based on the idea of connecting disciplines—art, design, engineering, and technology. This interdisciplinarity forms the foundation of the project and serves to promote the quality and creativity of Polish designers on the international stage.

Zieta Studio brings these fields together daily through the development of its proprietary FiDU technology, which enables steel to be deformed with the use of internal air pressure. This process, described by Oskar Zięta as a “controlled loss of control,” allows the material a degree of autonomous deformation, resulting in ultralight, durable forms—functional, sculptural, and constructional.

A strong commitment to interdisciplinarity and openness to process led naturally to collaboration with illustrators—artists working with the language of emotion, color, and visual reduction. This gave rise to the Zieta Illustrated project, in which iconic objects by Oskar Zięta were interpreted by leading Polish illustrators. The resulting works form a series of limited-edition prints that redefine the objects, giving them new meanings and new functions.

“We like challenges, and we like to connect. Therefore, we initiated the Zieta Illustrated project, whose goal is to support young artists, combine disciplines, and tell stories together.” — Oskar Zięta, project founder

Among the invited artists are: Karol Banach, Edgar Bąk, Katarzyna Bogucka, Ola Dobrzyńska, Iza Dudzik, Kuba Ferenc, Joanna Gniady, Malwina Hajduk, Ada Jarzębowska, Jakub Kamiński, Agata Królak, Paweł Mildner, Marian Misiak, Anna Niemierko, Maciej Polak, Paweł Smardzewski, Paweł Szlotawa and Asia Wójtowicz.

Zieta Illustrated in New York is a platform for international and cross-sector collaboration. It is a story about potential—about how technology can become an artistic medium, an illustration, a way for interpreting form, and exhibitions a space for dialogue and contemporary cultural communication.

The Zieta Illustrated exhibition is part of a project ”Zieta Studio: Polish Design and Illustrations at New York City Design Week and the ICFF 2026 Trade Fair” co-financed by funds from theMinistry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland under the Institute of Creative Industries’ program Development of Creative Sectors, and supported by project partners: the Pilecki Institute in New York and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.

More info: https://www.zieta.pl/en/events/253/zieta-illustrated-polish-design-and-illustrations-in-new-york