Ilaria Marelli, architect and designer, founded in 2004 the creative lab ilaria marelli studio, specialized in product, exhibition and interior design. The studio’s well-known clients include: Cappellini, Cassina, Zanotta, Fiam, E&Y, Coro, Bonaldo, Coin, Bosa, Invicta, Lancia, Tivoli Audio, Pitti, gruppo World Japan. Ilaria Marelli is member of the first Italian Design Council, and she is promoting the first Italian project of co-housing. Ilaria Marelli teaches industrial design at Milano Politecnico.

Gordon Guillaumier was born and educated in Malta, Switzerland, England and Italy.He graduated in industrial design at the IED, Milan (1988-91) and later received a masters in industrial design at the Domus Academy, Milan (1992). In 2002 he set up his own design studio in Milan, working on product design, design consulting and interior design. As a product designer, Gordon has worked for internationally renowned companies; ceramics and tableware for Bosa, Pandora, Paola C and De Vecchi, furniture for Arketipo, CasaMilano, Desalto, De Sede, Fontana Arte, Frag, Matteo Grassi, Montina, Minotti, Moroso, Lema, Roda, Tacchini, and Varaschin, lighting for Foscarini, AV Mazzega and OLuce appliances for Elica, handles for Pamar, bathroom accessories for Nobili Rubinetterie and Azzurra Ceramiche. His works in interior design are mainly focused on residential projects whereby his studio has developed architecture and interiors for private clients.

Luca Nichetto was born in 1976 in Venice, where he studied at the Art Institute. Afterwards he attended the University Institute of Architecture of Venice (IUAV), where he earned a degree inIndustrial Design. He began his professional career in 1999 by designing his first projects in Murano glass for Salviati. That same year he began his collaboration with Foscarini, for whom he not only designed products,but also worked as a consultant on new materials research and product development (2001–2003). In 2006 he launched his own design firm, Nichetto & Partners, which specializes in industrial design and offers its services as a design consultancy. In 2011 he also opened another professional office inStockholm,Sweden. Over the course of his career, Nichetto has been awarded a number of international prizes, including the Gran Design Award (2008), the Chicago Atheneum Museum of Architecture’s Good Design Award(2008), the IF Product Design Award (2008) and the Elle Decoration International Design Awards’(EDIDA) Designer of the Year award in the Young Designer Talent category (2009).Apart from participating in various design exhibitions in Europe, the U.S and Japan, Nichetto has also been the subject of important retrospective shows mounted in prominent European cities,including Venice, London, Paris and Stockholm, and he has served as art director for a number of international design events. In addition, he has been invited to sit on prestigious juries for a variety of design competitions held both in Italy and abroadToday, Nichetto collaborates with a wide variety of Italian and international companies, including Bosa, Casamania, Ceramiche Refin, Emmegi, Established & Sons, Fornasarig, Foscarini, FratelliGuzzini, Gallotti & Radice, Italesse, King’s, Kristalia, Mabeo, Moroso, Offecct, Ogeborg, Salviati,Skitsch, Skultuna, Tacchini and Venini.