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Maria Porro, born in Como in 1983, has been President of Assarredo since being unanimously elected in September 2020, and is the first woman to take on this role.  

Claudio Feltrin is President of Arper, a leading Italian company that creates chairs, tables, and furnishings for community, work and home.

Arper was founded in 1989 as an evolution of a leather artisan enterprise launched by the Feltrin family in the 1980s. The company, created by the father Luigi (President of Honour until his passing in 2020), together with his sons Mauro and Claudio, distinguished itself right from the start for its innovative products and state of the art processes, as well as for its international approach.

Emiliano Ponzi is an illustrator and author based in Milan.

He works for the editorial, magazine, fashion and advertising market. His clients portfolio includes: Apple, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Le Monde, MoMA NY, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Martini, Hyundai, Pirelli, Tim, Barilla, Moleskine, Android, Einaudi, La Repubblica, Airbnb, Lavazza, Bulgari.

Mario Cucinella is the founder and creative Director of MC A - Mario Cucinella Architects, an international design studio, based in Bologna and Milan, specializing in research-based architectural design linked to sustainability issues according to a holistic approach.

The impact and importance of his work, both from an environmental and social point of view, as an architect and educator has been recognized with the Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects (2017) and with the International Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects (2016).

Innate freedom of observation, erudite, curious and playful. A great capacity for scientific and aesthetic investigation. Obsessed by material and geometry, she moves across history and traditions, altering the scale of objects, creating new conceptual and decorative canons, where nature speaks to us in unanimity. She intertwines a transdisciplinary approach with analytical rigor, leading to unexpected spaces, objects and experiences.

Sebastian Herkner (born 1981) studied Product Design at HfG Offenbach University of Art and Design. During his studies he began to focus on designing objects and furniture, honing his keen sense for materials, colors and textures. For a short while he then worked for Stella McCartney in London.

University professor, cultural adviser and manager for national and international institutions, artistic director and curator, Davide Rampello has started his career in RAI Italian National TV during the 70’s as historical researcher, author and then director of cultural programmes and tv director. From 1992 to 1994 he worked as artistic director of the Carnival of Venice and during the 90’s he was the curator of important art exhibitions that took place in locations such as the Biennale and the Galleria dell’Accademia in Venice or the Diamanti Palace in Ferrara.

Luca Umberto Dondoni is a journalist, writer, radio and television host and speaker. He has worked with a number of radio stations since 1976, both as a creator and host of programmes and as a correspondent for leading music events  both in Italy and abroad. Over the course of his career, he has interviewed the leading global protagonists on the international music scene. Luca Umberto Dondoni has also collaborated with a number of Italian and foreign music and lifestyle publications, and with the newspaper La Stampa.