Ilaria Curti is an architect and visual designer. After studying in Milan and ten years in Munich, she has lived with her family in Basel since 2004. Her passion for graphics, art, illustration and children's literature has led her to explore new avenues. Since 2009, she has designed the postcards, posters and publications of Buchkinder Basel, among other things, and above all supports the children in designing their own books.
 
Urs Schaub is a theater director and author. He has staged on many stages, was director of acting in Darmstadt, followed by visiting professorships at the UDK Berlin and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He later directed the acting theater at the Stadttheater Bern and the Theater- und Musikhaus Kaserne Basel. He has written several crime novels and a volume of short stories. The author lives with his family in Basel. He has been involved in reading promotion projects since 2009 and is often on the road as a reader.
 
Ilaria and Urs founded the Buchkinder Workshop in 2012.