Born in Padova, Paola Petrobelli has always been driven by an insatiable curiosity to understand how things work. As a child, she built simple electrical circuits and improvised lamps from household objects, batteries, and bulbs; later, she could be found dismantling her motocross bike in an effort to grasp how its components functioned as a whole. Her early works—functional glass vessels—were conceived to be handled and used, not merely observed, reinforcing her belief in interaction over passive display. As her practice evolved, the theme of impermanence became central. Her stacking lamps, composed of modular elements, are designed to be rearranged by their owners and are intentionally shipped as separate components rather than fixed forms.