THE FUSE

When Maye Ruiz was a child she was already immersed in her life’s work even though she didn’t realize it. She would happily organize the bookshelves at her grandmother’s house or invent new uses for objects like a wicker planter made into a side table. As an adult, Ruiz continued to rearrange the items in her own residence. “Over time, I understood that the same impulse was still there,” she says. “That’s when I knew that designing and shaping spaces was much more than a game – it was my vocation.”