Matter, Ego, and the Future of Form

A Conversation with Matilde Futura Gusmeroli

Exploring the poetic tension between body, matter, and identity through the fluid world of EGOFUTURA.

From her Milan studio, Matilde Futura Gusmeroli crafts a world where fashion dissolves into art and emotion. A designer and visual artist from northern Italy, she approaches creation as a form of research — an exploration of the body as matter, symbol, and language. Her brand-organism, EGOFUTURA, exists somewhere between the tangible and the spiritual: a collective ecosystem where colors, textures, and symbols become instruments of connection. At once deeply personal and philosophically expansive, Gusmeroli’s work reimagines what it means to belong, inviting us to see fashion not as commodity, but as a shared act of consciousness and creation.

The Origins of Touch and Form

“Matter and form become instruments of communication.” - Matilde Futura Gusmeroli

For Matilde, everything begins with touch. “My tactile and perceptual sensitivity has shaped an aesthetic in which matter and form become instruments of communication,” she says. Through sculpture and the study of texture, she found that creation could be “a living, introspective experience.”

Raised among the industrial and natural landscapes of northern Italy, she speaks of her surroundings as an early teacher in contrast and perception. “I have always been drawn to the tension between rigid, industrial surfaces and the small, hidden details that catch the eye,” she recalls. These details, she explains, “open the door to new worlds - to introspection through art and meditation.”

EGOFUTURA: The Tribe of the Future

“EGOFUTURA is not just a name — it’s a living organism.”

EGOFUTURA transcends the idea of a fashion label. “It’s a sensory and conceptual organism in constant transformation,” says Matilde. Within it, individual identity merges with collective consciousness, forming what she calls “the tribe.”

“The name reflects the bond between ego and collectivity. Matter, symbols, colors, and patterns become tools for dialogue and connection — an evolving language that guides those who inhabit it toward a shared future.”

In her vision, fashion becomes a place of belonging, where self-expression is inseparable from empathy and solidarity. Each garment, each gesture, becomes an act of communion.

A Multidisciplinary Flow

“Every discipline is a different channel of perception, yet they all belong to the same creative flow.”

Matilde’s process blends sculpture, graphic art, and fashion design into a single continuum. “Sculpture allows me to understand volume, weight, and tension,” she says. “Graphic design transmits frequencies and patterns that penetrate perception.”

This hybridization defines the aesthetic of EGOFUTURA: “Every form, symbol, and movement within the textile space is designed to generate connections between individual and environment,” she explains. Each collection begins from a place of emotion, “a need for introspection and care, not only for oneself, but for the culture and knowledge that flow through us.”

The Body as Sacred Ground

“The body is sacred ground connecting different worlds: human, animal, plant, and digital.”

In Gusmeroli’s cosmology, the body is the starting point, a living interface between worlds. “It’s a vibrant essence, in constant transformation,” she says. “Every gesture becomes part of a cosmic and tribal dance.”

Her visual language draws upon ritual and symbolism. “Color, volume, and patterns are emotional codes,” she explains. “Abstraction frees forms from linear narratives, transforming perception into experience.”

Recurring motifs, stars, ovoids, and the numbers 0, 2, 4, 8, speak of origin and transformation. Tattoos and body marks become “living memories,” weaving the personal into the collective.

Hyperconnection and Ritual

“Every mark, color, and movement becomes a tool of participation.”

For Matilde, hyperconnection is not technological, it’s spiritual. “It manifests as a heartbeat, a gesture, a breath shared between the individual and the collective,” she says.

Her work turns fashion into ceremony. “The creative act becomes a sensory dance, a bridge between body, matter, and symbols, where individuality pulses in harmony with the ecosystem’s energy.”

Sustainability and the Language of Care

“Reusing materials means giving life back to what already existed.”

Sustainability, for Gusmeroli, is a form of reverence. “Respect for matter becomes a conscious gesture,” she says. “In this process, the personal, collective, and cultural intersect.”

Her approach transforms the remnants of the past into acts of care — not just for the planet, but for the stories embedded in material itself.

Digital Realities, Expanded Selves

“In the digital realm, matter transforms into energy and symbols become interactive frequencies.”

Matilde doesn’t see technology as opposition to the physical — she sees it as evolution. “I imagine EGOFUTURA as an organism that expands beyond the tangible,” she says. “Perceptions, bodies, and virtual environments merge, multiplying the experience of self and collective.”

In her view, digital fashion isn’t a replacement for reality, but an extension of it. “The digital amplifies our connections,” she explains. “It creates new geometries of being — where awareness, symbol, and emotion flow together.”

“What remains is that which is authentic, capable of communicating and creating connection, beyond time and trends.”

In a culture obsessed with novelty, Matilde Futura Gusmeroli’s work stands as a reminder that the most radical thing in fashion might be sincerity. Her universe, tactile, emotional, and ever-expanding, urges us to reconnect: with material, with meaning, and with one another.

EGOFUTURA is not just a fashion brand, it’s a mirror of consciousness, a shared rhythm between the body and the cosmos.