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Renato Bosco, born in Verona in 1967, entered the hospitality world at a very young age: by 14 he was already waitering and at 18 he started working in the pizza world, discovering a great interest in yeasts, flours and doughs. This then became a very real, powerful passion, one that has never left him, leading to bread and pizza, the huge discovery of sourdough in 1996, and an ongoing desire to learn, master and experiment, including pastry making.

From Puglia to Rome, by way of the United States – Cristina Bowerman’s trajectory has been an unusual one - born in Puglia, she took a degree in law followed by lengthy experience, first in San Francisco and then in Texas. It was here that she took her first steps in the cookery world, after a second degree in Culinary Arts at the Culinary Academy in Austin. She decided to return to Italy to study gastronomy in 2004 for what was meant to be a short time, but Rome then became her second home.

Head of the Press and Communication Office at the Salone del Mobile.Milano. Fifty years’ old and a professional journalist, he has had extensive publishing experience in the field of economics, innovation and design with leading national newspapers and furnishing sector periodicals.  

His in-depth knowledge of the sector saw him join FederlegnoArredo in 2011 as Head of the Wood Sector Press Office. 

Sujata Burman is a writer and editor based in London, specialising in design and culture. She was Digital Design Editor at Wallpaper* Magazine before moving to her current role of Digital Editor at London Design Festival and London Design Biennale where she is expanding the content offering of the showcases. In 2019, she co-authored her first book, An Opinionated Guide to London Architecture, published by Hoxton Mini Press, which was driven by her aim to make the fields of design and architecture accessible to wider audiences.

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Felix Burrichter is a New York-based creative director, curator, editor, and publisher. Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, he was trained as an architect in Paris and New York. In 2006 Felix founded the multimedia platform PIN–UP, a self-described “Magazine for Architectural Entertainment” with a biannual print edition, of which he is the editorial and creative director. In addition to PIN–UP, Burrichter curates exhibitions and consults on design and architecture projects for various design brands.

A well-known face on MTV, a special envoy for the show Le Lene, as well as a judge on X Factor, she hosted the 2006 Sanremo Festival alongside Giorgio Panariello and Ilary Blasi, the talk show Victor Victoria on La7, and the football show Quelli che il Calcio on Rai2. With her explosive irony, Victoria Cabello has been a familiar face over many television seasons, and she also counts radio and film appearances amongst her achievements.

Giovanna Calvenzi was a picture editor for a number of Italian periodicals from 1985 to 2019. She was artistic director of the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie di Arles in 1998, guest curator of Photo España in Madrid in 2002, and artistic delegate, with Laura Serani, to Paris Photo Month in 2014. She has taught history of photography and photo editing in Milan and Bologna and is heavily involved in research into contemporary photography. She has looked after the Gabriele Basilico Archive since 2013. Her publications include Italia.

(1966) Having graduated from Milan’s Polytechnic with a thesis on the relationship between philosophy and architecture, Calzavara is an architect and freelance journalist, and also works in planning, teaching, critiquing and curating. He studied under Corrado Levi and attended the art and philosophy workshop “Thinking of Art” with Jacques Derrida, Carlo Sini and Studio Azzurro. His works are showcased at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the Triennale di Milano, the Villa Croce Museum of Contemporary Art in Genoa, and the Urban Center in Milan. 

Humberto Campana (1953) and his brother Fernando (1961) co-founded Studio Campana in 1984. The Studio has achieved national and international recognition for its furniture design and intriguing pieces.

Elisa Carassai is a writer, copywriter and editorial strategist born and grew up in Milan, specialised in fashion, design and culture, who currently collaborates with brands, creative agencies and publications. She moved to London in September 2014 for a year of training at the Condè Nast College of Fashion and Design and to study fashion journalism at the London College of Fashion.

A native of California, Ivan Carvalho is a journalist who has covered Italy since 2003. He has extensive experience working in print and video, covering topics from design to food & dining. He began his journalism career at Wired magazine in San Francisco. Since 2007, he has worked as Milan correspondent for Monocle magazine and has contributed to a number of publications, including Fortune, Italy’s Icon Design, Swedish interiors magazine Plaza Deco as well as in-flight media for Swiss Airlines, SAS and Emirates.

Innate freedom of observation, erudite, curious and playful. A great capacity for scientific and aesthetic investigation. Obsessed by material and geometry, she moves across history and traditions, altering the scale of objects, creating new conceptual and decorative canons, where nature speaks to us in unanimity. She intertwines a transdisciplinary approach with analytical rigor, leading to unexpected spaces, objects and experiences.

Edoardo Ceriani, aged 56, a professional journalist from Como since 1991, sports editor in chief of  La Provincia. 
He oversaw the Sondrio edition of the same newspaper and was deputy editor of the Lecco edition before returning to Como to become the head of the sports section, as well as the huge section covering culture, entertainment and special events.  He is the proud father of  19-year-old Filippo Tommaso, and often enjoys moderating meetings and conferences and especially book presentations. He’s a fan of Inter and of the Cantù Basketball Club.

Tony Chambers is a Creative Director, Design Consultant and Editor. He is the founder of creative agency TC & Friends and co-founder, with artist Ryan Gander, of OTOMOTO – the design, art and ideas platform.

Dylan Chandler is an architectural photographer, specializing in interiors and in situ documentary. His recent book Bricks and Brownstone (Rizzoli, 2019) is critically acclaimed by photographers and architects worldwide.