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Contributors
ARTISANS OF THE WORD AKEMI OKUMURA ROY
GAE AULENTI
After managing communication for big luxury brands, she left Tokyo and her native Japan to follow her husband, an English photographer, to London, where she is a correspondent for many Japanese media.
She was one of the greatest and most celebrated protagonists of architecture and design in the world. Amongst her most renowned works: Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the restoration of Palazzo Grassi in Venice, Museu d’Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. Numberless awards, like the Gold Medal for the Career.
MARIO FAVILLA
KARINE VERGNIOL
Alfa Romeo designer in the Sixties, becoming Advanced Design manager, he was involved in its main projects and has worked in redefining the aesthetical philosophy of the house in its roaring years. Now manages the Master in Transportation & Automobile Design at Milan Politecnico.
Since 1999 she has worked at the French Bfm Radio, now Bfm Business. She is director and anchor-woman of the “Goûts de luxe” broadcast show.
MATTEO VERCELLONI
ALESSANDRA MELDOLESI
Born in Milan, where he lives and works as an architect, projecting large-scale buildings, retail spaces and designing objects. He co-operated with “Casa Vogue”, “Interni”, “Costruire”, “Abitare” and “Domus” among others. Since 2000 he has been editorial consultant for “Interni”.
After the university, she experienced the coup de feu and the coup de foudre for high cuisine behind Paris forneaux. She is now a passionate food writer mingling knowledge and flavours, a journalist and specialised translator, with a true knack for avantgarde cuisine.
JEAN-MICHEL DELISLE
GIOVANNA MARCHELLO
Engineer, he has managed a century-old company specialised in refined lighting elements for 30 years. He is a member of the Comité Colbert et Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant. He is currently President of the National Institute of Crafts and a member of the Paris Chamber of Commerce.
Grown up in an international environment , spacing from Japan to Finland and Italy, she is a lover of English literature. She lives in Milan, where she has worked in the fashion business for 20 years, specialising in licensing.
PAOLO DALLA SEGA
SUSANNA POZZOLI
Born in Trentino, he works in Milan. He is the curator of many social and cultural events. He is the holder of the first professorship in Management Systems of Métiers d’Art at the Università Cattolica of Milan, promoted by Fondazione Cologni with the support of Fondazione Cariplo.
A photographer with an international experience of residences, long stays and prestigious shows, she consecrates herself to the study and recollection of stories and places told with a personal style. Her projects evoke precious hidden realities with grace. Photography is the tool of her in-depth artistic research.
Editor at Large: Gianluca Tenti Art Director: Francesca Tedoldi Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte
ARTS & CRAFTS & DESIGN Half-yearly – Year I – Volume 1 December 2012 Editor in Chief and Publisher: Franz Botré Editorial Director: Franco Cologni Creative Director: Ugo La Pietra
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Director: Alberto Cavalli Editorial Director: Alessandra de Nitto General Organisation: Susanna Ardigò Contributors to this issue: Texts: Aldo Agnelli, Daniele Astrologo Abadal, Andrea Bertuzzi, Federica Cavriana, Paolo Coretti, Paolo Dalla Sega, Jean-Michel Delisle, Mario Favilla, Mariapia Garavaglia, Marco Gemelli, Giampiero Maracchi, Giovanna Marchello, Alessandra Meldolesi,
Stefania Montani, Akemi Okumura Roy, Susanna Pozzoli, Luciano Revelli, Paola Sosio, Matteo Vercelloni, Karine Vergniol. Translations: Giovanna Marchello, Cristina Pradella Images: Aldo Agnelli, Andrea Basile, Ezio Ferreri, Fredi Marcarini, Susanna Pozzoli, Emanuele Zamponi. Arts & Crafts & Design is a project by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte Via Lovanio, 5 – 20121 Milan www.fondazionecologni.it © Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte. All rights reserved. Original manuscripts and photos will not be returned, even if unpublished. Texts and images cannot be reproduced, even partially.
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