Danae Dasyra and Joe Bradford of Astronauts with completed pieces and works in progress at their Athens studio.Photo: Christina HolmesIt looks like the bones of a fish, muses Danae Dasyra, examining a chair in progress at the Athens studio she shares with business partner Joe Bradford. The piece is one of several that the creative duo, who go by the name Astronauts, just debuted in Miami at Alcova, the experimental-design fair concurrent to Art Basel. Theyre all a bit water-themed, she says of that mix, which included vases, a mobile sculpture, and moreall made using hydroforming, an industrial process wherein pressurized water inflates metal like a balloon.Dasyra inspects a new piece.Photo: Christina HolmesDetail of a vase.Photo: Christina HolmesThe pairwho caught the design worlds attention last summer as finalists at Design Parade Hyresfirst met while studying at Bath Spa University in England. After graduation, they worked independently of each other (he for Tom Price in London and Mallorca, she for Bethan Laura Wood in London) before moving to her Greek hometown, eager to join forces and do their own thing. It was this interesting kind of marriageor collision, Bradford explains of their yin and yang styles. Whereas she tended to work behind a computer, digitally manipulating designs, he took a hands-on approach. They chose the name Astronauts which, broken down to its Greek rudiments, translates to sailors of the stars.The duo in the studio with their Nefeli light fixture, made from inflated, powder coated steel and mirrored stainless.Photo: Christina HolmesMost PopularArchitecture + DesignAD100 ArchitectsBy The Editors of ADCulture + Lifestyle11 Beautiful Island Hotels That Are the Height of LuxuryBy Kathryn RomeynArchitecture + DesignThis 700-Square-Foot Miami Loft Offers a Reinterpretation of Beachy DesignBy Linne HalpernAris vase, made from hydroformed steel, aluminum, and resin.Photo: Christina HolmesHydroforming, a technique often used to produce pipes for bicycles and automobiles, has allowed them to create unusual shapes. Metal is such a rigid material, Bradford reflects. But with this process you can really start pushing the envelope. The forms they created felt akin to the tricked-out cars that theyd noticed around Athens. Says Dasyra: All of these workshops around usthe body shops, upholstery shops, paint shopswere inspirations.Dasyra and Bradford inspect a hanging work in their Athens studio.Photo: Christina HolmesMost PopularArchitecture + DesignAD100 ArchitectsBy The Editors of ADCulture + Lifestyle11 Beautiful Island Hotels That Are the Height of LuxuryBy Kathryn RomeynArchitecture + DesignThis 700-Square-Foot Miami Loft Offers a Reinterpretation of Beachy DesignBy Linne HalpernA mood board brims with inspiration images and concept renderings.Photo: Christina HolmesThematically speaking, their work always comes back to water. Were both Pisces, she reasons. Asked about their dream project, they dont hesitate to say a public fountain in Greece. Everybody can visit it, everyone can appreciate it, Dasyra explains. It would give back to the community. madebyastronauts.comThis story appears in ADs January issue. Never miss a story when you subscribe to AD.