Bianca Felicori Architect and researcher, she also writes for Domus, Artribune, Elle Decor Italia and AD Italia. Born in Bologna, she now lives in Milan. She took her degree in Architecture and Urban design from Milan Polytechnic University, with a thesis on architectural history focusing on the intersection between architectural and artistic thinking between 1965 and 1976, in connection with the critic Germano Celant’s articles in the magazine Casabella. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Claudio Feltrin Claudio Feltrin is President of Arper, a leading Italian company that creates chairs, tables, and furnishings for community, work and home. Arper was founded in 1989 as an evolution of a leather artisan enterprise launched by the Feltrin family in the 1980s. The company, created by the father Luigi (President of Honour until his passing in 2020), together with his sons Mauro and Claudio, distinguished itself right from the start for its innovative products and state of the art processes, as well as for its international approach. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Alecio Ferrari Alecio Ferrari is an Italian photographer and visual researcher who lives and works between Rotterdam and Milan. His portfolio is a mixture of fervent aesthetics and narrative, developed from a wide experience in visual arts. Alecio Ferrari’s art practice focuses on still life, documentary, and portraits and the intersection between these disciplines; he’s constantly working on developing new concept based personal projects, with an accurate eye for composition and lighting. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Claudia Ferri Claudia Ferri was born in Pescara in 1980. After living for many years in Rome, she moved to Milan, where she currently lives, working as a freelancer in various areas of photography. Her work varies between portraiture – investigating the physiognomic change from puberty to adolescence – and contextual photography, analyzing the circumstances that change environments depending upon the people who live in them. She has shot for Off White, Gucci, Missoni, Fondazione Prada, Nike, X Factor, Mutina, Pretziada, and Triennale di Milano. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Beppe Finessi Finessi has earned a PhD and is an a rchitect, teacher (associate professor at the Design School of Milan’s Polytechnic, where he teaches Design and the arts), critic (he was editor of Abitare magazine under Italo Lupi) and researcher (he has curated exhibitions and publications dedicated to masters such as Bruno Munari Achille Castiglioni, Corrado Levi, Vico Magistretti Angelo Mangiarotti Pio Manzù and Alessandro Mendini). In 2010 he founded and was editor in chief of Inventario an editorial project that won him the Compasso d’Oro. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Federico Floriani (1988). Photographer and designer based in Milan. He focuses mainly on reportage, having shot features for magazines like Studio, Icon Design, and Esquire. His work also spans fashion, still life, and artistic photography, often using custom props and sets that draw from his design background. His clients include Fornasetti, Benetton, Marséll and Mousse, Arbiter, C41 and Another magazines. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Andrea Trimarchi, Simone Farresin - Formafantasma Formafantasma (Andrea Trimarchi, Simone Farresin) is a research-based design studio investigating the ecological, historical, political and social forces shaping the discipline of design today. Whether designing for a client or developing self – initiated projects, the studio applies the same rigorous attention to context, processes and details. Formafantasma’s analytical nature translates in meticulous visual outcomes, products and strategies. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Martina Frattura Martina Frattura, class 2020 of the 40 under forty lighting awards, graduated in Interior Design at the Politecnico di Milano and at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Architectural Lighting Design and Health, with a master thesis research the Human Technology Interaction department at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Barbara Friederich Barbara Friedrich, born in 1951, trained as a foreign language correspondent after completing her school leaving certificate and then studied Communication, Literature and Philosophy at the Ruhr-Universität in Bochum. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
- From outer Space - From outer Space is the cross disciplinary initiative through which Anna Paola Buonanno and Piergiorgio Italiano bring to life their collaborative practice, aimed at exploring the economic, social and environmental dynamics by designing spaces. Research into exhibition possibilities is at the heart of theoretical and professional activities at the studio, which recently oversaw exhibition projects for Marséll Paradise, Edicola Radetzky and Dropcity. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Mariel Fuentes Mariel Fuentes completed her studies in Architecture in 1998 at the University of Chile, and later earned a Master’s degree in Interior Design from the University of Salamanca in Spain. She specializes in architectural lighting design. After working for 10 years in other studios, she began her independent professional career in 2016, subsequently co-founding MMAS Lighting with Michela Mezzavilla. Based in Barcelona, this multicultural lighting design studio primarily focuses on architectural lighting design. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Marta Galli Journalist. After studying Communication Science, Marta Galli worked in qualitative market research and trend analysis, and then for a fashion brand before joining Muse, an independent fashion magazine, where she was latterly in charge of content coordination. She’s worked freelance for newspapers for years, writing about customs, fashion and design – amongst other things, and has been a regular contributor to AD Italia, Vogue Italia, Panorama and Icon Design. She lives in Milan, sometimes in Rome. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Antonella Galli First you explore and experience, and only then do you report. This three-pronged approach has served as Antonella Galli’s mantra throughout her career as a journalist and editorial consultant. Her passion for design and her close ties to the industry date back twenty years. Though born and bred in the Emilia region, Antonella lives in Milan and contributes to the furniture & design pages of Italy’s Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper, also covering architecture and town planning. Her articles have appeared in Interni, Grazia, Il Venerdì di Repubblica, Bell'Italia and Bell'Europa. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Jeanne Gang Jeanne Gang, FAIA, is the founding partner of Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Known for an inquisitive, forward-looking design approach that unfolds new technical and material possibilities and expands the active role of designers in society, she creates striking places that connect people with each other, their communities, and the environment. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Laura Ghigliazza Laura Ghigliazza is a Milanese photo editor. She’s been coming up with original ways of keeping herself afloat since 1995. Over the last few years, after studying photography, she’s worked with various publishing concerns, such as Vogue Italia, at the Photo Festival; I-D Italy, doing interviews and photographic research; Open Edition Gallery, creating weekly columns; Cartography Magazine, organising online content and the Reading Room, for the sheer pleasure of feasting her eyes. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Giulio Ghirardi Italian photographer and filmmaker, based in Milan. Giulio Ghirardi graduated in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2013 after completing a three-year degree in Architecture in Strasbourg, France. His photographs and films, largely focused on architecture, interiors and portraiture, apparently free of artifice and natural-looking, follow a documentary style, taking inspiration directly from life. He tends to work in series, exploring spaces and people through the medium of both analogue and digital photography. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate