What does transformation look like when it unfolds through light, sound, architecture and design?
From 25 to 28 June 2026, PURO Warszawa Stare Miasto hosts Exuva, an immersive exhibition created by Polish artist Ada Sokół in collaboration with the Helsinki-based eyewear brand Paloceras. Expanding their butterfly-inspired eyewear collection into a site-specific installation, the project invites visitors into a sensory environment where light, sound, flora, and architecture converge to explore metamorphosis, altered perception, and the movement between digital imagery and physical form.
Taking its title from the Latin word exuvia — the shell left behind after metamorphosis— the exhibition examines transformation as both a visual and bodily experience. Developed in partnership with Lexavala and NODE Workshop, the installation transforms PURO’s inner courtyard into a greenhouse-like setting where spatial design, sound and natural elements become integral to the work. Rather than presenting individual objects, the exhibition unfolds as an environment that encourages visitors to experience change through movement, atmosphere and perception.
At the heart of the project is a limited-edition eyewear collection designed by Ada Sokół and Paloceras. Inspired by butterfly forms, the pieces combine sculptural silhouettes with jewellery-like details, positioning eyewear as an object somewhere between design, adornment and wearable art. For Sokół, whose practice is primarily associated with digital image-making and 3D visual worlds, Exuva also marks a move into physical, spatial installation.
Beyond the eyewear itself, the exhibition incorporates lighting by Lexavala, floral interventions by NODE Workshop, and a soundscape curated by Unsound featuring a mixtape by Julek Płoski. Together, these elements create an immersive environment that extends the collaboration beyond design into a multidisciplinary installation.
Presented over four days, Exuva reflects PURO Hotels’ ongoing engagement with contemporary art and design while bringing together artistic practice, fashion and spatial installation within the setting of Warsaw’s Old Town.
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About Ada Sokół
Ada Sokół is a Polish 3D artist and designer. Characterised by subtle, dreamlike aesthetics, her practice draws inspiration from organisms and phenomena found in nature, creating immersive visual worlds where femininity, technology and speculative futures converge. She has collaborated with international brands including Nike, Apple, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Rimowa, and Gentle Monster on global campaigns, videos and multimedia installations. Recently, she participated in Miami Art Basel and Dubai Expo and debuted as an academic lecturer at Swiss ECAL.
About Paloceras
Paloceras is an independent eyewear brand founded in 2022 by Alexis Perron-Corriveau and Mika Matikainen, and based in Helsinki, Finland. Combining advanced digital manufacturing with hand-finishing, the brand produces limited-edition frames that merge contemporary design, craftsmanship and wearable art. Their designs were featured in Vogue and Grazia.
