Take five with POV Budapest: on turning five, PORTO ROCHA promises to share nuggets of wisdom

As the anticipation builds for POV Budapest, the premier Hungarian design event, we’ve been chatting with the line-up of top industry speakers to give you a sneak peek into what’s in store! Why did the debut edition of the festival catch their eye? What topics and subjects will their talks touch upon? And what Budapest attractions are on their must-see list? For Leo Porto and Felipe Rocha over at PORTO ROCHA, the timing of the conference collides perfectly with the studio’s fifth anniversary. Quite naturally, as they edge towards the milestone, the duo have been thinking about the past years of running the studio – the challenges they’ve met and the rewards they’ve collected along the way. The conference, as they say, is a ripe opportunity to share some of their learnings from leading the studio. “It is important to us to share our journey and occupy spaces that, as Latin and queer immigrants, weren’t always open to us before,” says Rocha. In this conversation, the two Co-founders look back at how far they’ve come since 2019, reveal why they’re excited to be a part of POV Budapest, and how they’re going to use their time on the stage to demystify the idea of a ‘design hero.’