Lizá Défossez Ramalho and Artur Rebelo co-founded R2 in Porto in 1998. Their multidisciplinary practice merges art, design, and architecture, working with print, spatial interventions, and installations. R2 has won major international awards, with works in relevant museum collections. Clients include major cultural institutions and architects.

Artur holds a PhD in Contemporary Art and teaches at the University of Coimbra, while Lizá holds a PhD in Design Research. Both have been AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) members since 2007.