I’m Andrea, a product designer educated between ISIA Roma and IED Milano. My work brings design and visual communication together with an experimental approach to material behaviour, structure and interaction.
I’m interested in the moment an idea becomes something you can use, touch or inhabit. That curiosity takes me from modular furniture to wearable structures, lighting systems and material experiments.
Precision gives my projects a framework. Curiosity keeps that framework open. I move between research, computational methods and physical making, letting each stage inform the next.
My background in languages also shapes the way I work: listening, translating and finding connections between different perspectives. I value clear communication as much as a carefully resolved detail.
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FROM THE FIRST QUESTIONA few places, people and rituals that have shaped the person behind the work.
01I develop objects around the way people live, move and interact. From the first question to a coherent product system, I bring function, form and context into the same conversation.
02I use computational methods to explore forms that respond to specific conditions. Geometry becomes a way to connect material distribution, structural behaviour and the logic of an assembly.
03I start with what a material can do: how it bends, connects, filters or carries a load. Research and experimentation help me turn those behaviours into meaningful design decisions.
04I move between precise models and images that communicate an idea. Modelling helps me resolve geometry and assembly; rendering makes the character, scale and atmosphere of a proposal tangible.
05Making is part of how I think. Physical models allow me to test proportions, mechanisms and relationships that are difficult to judge on screen, and bring what I learn back into the project.
06I connect a project’s underlying idea with the way it is presented. Through visual research, composition and storytelling, I build a clear narrative around what an object does and why it matters.
A PERSONAL METHOD
I still see color, but I don’t always experience it the way most people do. Over time, this has made me rely more on contrast, form, material, texture and visual hierarchy.
Rather than treating color as an absolute, I’ve learned to question how information is perceived in the first place.
A design interpretation, not a diagnostic simulation.
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THE TAKEAWAY
When color becomes ambiguous, other signals become essential.
THE SIGNALS I USE
When colour becomes uncertain, these are the signals I trust to keep an idea readable.
Shape and value should remain readable even when hue becomes unreliable.
Shape carries information before color does.
Surface and material differences can create distinction without relying on hue.
Information should remain understandable through scale, spacing, contrast and composition.
Color is still part of my work.I just never assume it communicates
on its own.
People, places and projects
that have shaped my way of thinking.
My MA thesis joined a collective exhibition of emerging visions exploring new bonds between bodies, society and the world around us.
I presented COMPACKTO, my Bachelor’s thesis, sharing the thinking behind a modular furniture system for compact living spaces.
An international, collaborative workshop exploring a living wall for transitional spaces through material experimentation, environmental interaction and spatial atmosphere.
An exploration of possible future scenarios for lighting as artificial intelligence evolves.
During my internship at Emanuele Mariotto Srl, a furniture upholstery company in Brugnera (PN), I delved into the realm of upholstered furniture design. Working closely with the team, I contributed to prototyping, honing my practical skills, and gaining insights into production processes.
Developing more sustainable packaging proposals for small metal parts and furniture components.
Exploring new ways for blind people to interact with exhibitions.
COMPACKTO, my Bachelor’s thesis on modular furniture for small living spaces, was featured in VistaCasa for its functional innovation.
Explore COMPACKTOMaster’s Degree in Product Design
Milan, Italy · October 2024 — July 2026Bachelor’s Degree in Product Design
Pordenone, Italy · October 2021 — October 2024Diploma in Linguistics
Pordenone, ItalyItalian Native · English B2
Spanish B2 · German B1
