I am an interdisciplinary designer and visual artist based in New York City. With an MSc in Communication Design, a background in theater and a brief experience as elected council member, my interests span from cinema studies to civic technology, sensory ethnography and food culture.
My art practice operates as a meaning-making process of visualization of phenomena, through the ideal model of the Panorama.
Currently I am part of the collective of artists behind the multi-format documentary project Topography. Recently I have also been part of the team behind the alpha version of mycity.nyc.gov launched by the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation, a Mayoral agency tasked to deliver the City's digital services. Prior to that I have led the design efforts in the new media space at Scatter, designing a volumetric capture tool and contributing to virtual reality film productions that received accolades from the most prestigious film festivals such as Sundance and Tribeca.
Prior to that I have led the design efforts at Scatter, a media and production studio that is pioneering the emerging language of volumetric filmmaking. Through the years, our immersive films and volumetric capture tool, fostered a creative community, won an Emmy and gained recognition from the most prestigious film festivals such as Sundance and Tribeca.
In my freelance practice I have worked primarily as a product and information design lead: my focus is on projects that promote a vision of a more equitable future, in which complex requirements turn into simple and accessible experiences. In 2018 I was part of the team responsible for the design bible behind the first season of Netflix’s Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj combining motion gfx and interactive data visualization. Among others, my work has been honored in several exhibitions around the world such as SIGGRAPH 2009, Expo Milano 2015, Italia150, Maker Faire Europe and featured in publications such as Domus, Wired, Information Graphics (Taschen), Data Flow 2 (Gestalten), Leonardo Journal (MIT Press), The Outpost and Visual Complexity (Princeton Architectural Press).
While pursuing my degree at the School of Design of the Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy) I was a founding member and researcher at DensityDesign Lab where my research configured itself as a bridge between Design and Humanities. Following several lectures and academic presentations, I was invited to Stanford University as international visitor, to contribute to the Mapping the Republic of Letters project.
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