Alessandro La Spada
Samuele Mazza
Moving from Palma di Montechiaro in the heart of Sicily — a place of
duality, of triumphant Baroque Catholicism and unexpected touches
of Jewish and western culture— on to his training in the swinging
Florence of the ‘80s — a laboratory of creative processes, a ground
for fresh research and experimentation in culture, music and
fashion— to land in the current bipolarity on the Milan-New York axis.
A multifaceted talent, a writer of books on fashion, on the history of
costume, on the relationship between art, photography, cinema and
fashion. Designer of a line of products which quickly rose to
international acclaim, Visionnaire, for IPE srl and art director of the
company until 2010. The line takes inspiration from theatrically
decorated houses, from the self representation, dotted with traces,
literary tributes built around the rare, precious catalysts of memory
like art and photography, which scatter the walls of dwellings to
shape the private throbbing heart.
Born in Reggio Calabria to parents of Sicilian origin. Always
fascinated emotional-looking objects. He transfer to Milan where he
obtained a diploma in interior design at the Interior Design Institute.
He works as a designer and art director with several companies.
His most significant projects are represented by the consolidated
partnership with IPE Group in the collections Visionnaire.
It ‘was a lecturer in furniture design at the Domus Academy in Milan
and the Interior Design Institute. He loves to work closely with the
matter especially to the metal.
He calls himself a self-taught artist with the enthusiasm of the
craftsman.
Adriana Lohmann
Adriana Lohmann is a Lighting Designer and producer of glamorous,
eco-sustainable chandeliers. A “dressmaker” of light, born from the
fashion industry, bio-design and reuse of materials. Born in Porto Alegre
(Brazil), her atelier is located in Italy.Researching shapes and raw matter,
ambiance balance and Feng Shui principles, she crafts chandeliers with
bold visual effect, made with exclusive materials: produces numerous
collections of handcrafted lamps, in crystal, metallic, plastic, textile,
high-tech materials and unusual ones. Her creations are made to give
emotions, are iconic and tend to the jewel. Often works with Architects
and interior designers. She crafts twelve collections, for domestic
purpose as well as bespoke creations in special shapes, suited for
hospitality project or scenographic purposes. Her chandeliers decorates
charming homes and luxurious hotels worldwide.
She also collaborates as a designer for some prestigious brands and
-from year 2013- started a fruitful research relationship with Verbatim,
that makes possible to blend the environmental sustainability of LED
sources, with lavishness and poetry.
Roberto Serio
Roberto Serio is a designer voted an irrepressible to search for new
innovative materials and a creative genius that make that the artist
can work at 360° in the world of fashion, industrial and interior
design. Born in 1966 in Palermo city rich in art, history and stands
as a child in artistic design, in Milan attended the school the School
of fashion designer. Consecutively meeting with the industrial design,
the designer collaborate with several companies of high quality
national and international. His interests are varied, of course, but is
particularly attracted by the aspects that relate to artistic expression
and communication with the spirit that things will get better only with
the utmost passion and determination.
Federico Visani
Federico Visani was born in Florence in 1973 where he graduated in
design and furniture at the Istituito Statale D’arte. He was early able
to collaborate with prestigious interior studios from Florence as a
designer. For instance, he worked at KOUROS studio of Tapinassi
and Lipparini until 2001. Then, he joined the newly STUDIOMEMO
of Maurizio Manzoni and Roberto Tapinassi where he was involved
in all aspects of the creative process. It is a topical collaboration.
Visani focuses on a functionalist project approach including poetic
touches so that the result is not common but “a creative problem
solver” (T. Maldonado). He believes a good draft is the fundamental
base of a project and for that reason he handles all aspects that
regard either the creation or the production.
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