Our designers

Celeste Dell’Anna was born in Cannobbio in 1954 where he attended the architect Luigi Curti's studio from which he learned graphic representation and decoration techniques, as well as his love for art and architecture. He studied Architecture at the Polytechnic in Milan, a city where he has been since 1975. Celeste Dell'Anna's activity takes him around Italy, France, England, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, the United States and China where he realised the 12,000 square metre building project in Kun Ming. A conscious eclecticism based on a deep historical knowledge of art and architecture. "Generally I don't like to do something where opulence is the only reason for beauty. I love looking at Marajas' portraits of the past which exude an absurdly measured charm and that same detached elegance that I like to find in my creations".

Leo De Carlo was born in Venice in 1972. He graduated in Industrial Design from the Milan Polytechnic in 1998. He worked for Philippe Starck in Paris from 1999 to 2003, handling furnishings, lighting, electronics and interior projects.

He returned to Italy in 2003 and went into business on his own. He currently lives and works in Venice.

Giovanni Luca Ferreri was born in Monza in 1970. In 1998 he graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic in Milan and in 2003 earned the title of PhD in Architectural Composition at the University of Architecture in Venice. Since his initial training and professional experience he has dealt with art, applied art and decoration. Since 2004 he has been teaching Composition and Urban Design at the Faculty of Architecture - Bovisa of the Politecnico in Milan. He has an office in Milan and an important part of his work involves the design and fitting of private homes.

Born in 1980 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As a business graduate of the American University in Dubai Khalid worked in marketing and communication for almost seven years. In 2005 Khalid completed a degree in Fine Arts in Interior Design and by the end of 2009 had decided to leave marketing and follow his passion for design. Khalid has studied and specialized in Furniture & Objects design, first at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, UK, then at the Centre for Fine Woodworking in Nelson, New Zealand. In 2011 Khalid opened his own studio in Dubai followed by a showcase space in 2012; both in Ras Al Khor Industrial area. Khalid’s approach to design encompasses his personal expression of form, movement, emotion, and in particular, ‘the tale’ of objects.

Mike Shilov was born and grew up in Moscow. A graduate of the Faculty of Journalism of the Moscow State University, before making a successful career in interior design, he worked for many years as a fashion and lifestyle editor and art-director. Determined to do what he had wanted for so long, Mike received a position as interior and product design at the International Design School in Moscow. He continued his education abroad in order to obtain a truly global vision for design. In 2016, Architectural Digest chose Mike’s project for the Bosco Verticale Skyscraper in Milan as the very best. In 2018 Mike launched the eponymous luxury carpet collection.