education

  • Atelier National de Recherche Typographique (FR)

    2024 — 2026

    Postgraduate research in collaboration with the Script Encoding Initiative at UC Berkeley, California, and the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz, Germany.

  • The Cooper Union (US)

    2020 — 2021

    Postgraduate Certificate in Typeface Design, Extended Program.

  • Politecnico di Milano (IT)

    2014 — 2017

    Bachelor in Communication Design.

professional experience

  • Studio Folder · Senior Designer

    2022 — 2023

    Selected clients:

    La Biennale di Venezia (IT), Arts and Culture Development Foundation of the Republic of Uzbekistan (UZ), CCA Tashkent (UZ), Carlo Ratti Associati (IT), ETH Zürich (CH), Edoardo Tresoldi (IT), Kappamoto (IT), MuFoCo (IT).

    www.studiofolder.it

  • Metaprog · Graphic and Print Designer

    2018 — 2021

    Selected clients:

    AWRY (IT), Artica-Arbox (US), CP Company (IT), Common Gender (CN), Dischi Nottetempo (IT), Durazzi Milano (IT), Duvetica (KR), Ecco Leather (NL), Frankie Morello (IT), Futur-Inc (FR), House of Ronin (IT), Moncler (IT), NT Majocchi (IT), NemeN (IT), Off-White™ (IT), The Attico (IT), Universal Music (IT).

    www.metaprog.xyz

  • Studio Vèdèt · Graphic Designer

    2017 — 2020

    Selected clients:

    Brompton Design District (UK), Collezione Ettore Molinario (IT), Maddalena Casadei (IT), Martina Simeti (IT), NOMAD Circle (CH/IT), Nilufar Gallery (IT), Pietro Russo Design (IT), Viktor Udzenija (UAE), Zucchetti-Kos (IT).

    www.studiovedet.com

  • Collletttivo · Co-founder and Type Designer

    2017 —

    www.collletttivo.it

  • Freelance · Graphic and Type Designer

    2014 —

    Since 2023 represented by FOR London (UK). Since 2025 represented by Talent Studio (UK).

    Selected clients:

    Aalborg University (DK), Droga5 London (UK), LUX Vide (IT), Scandebergs (UK), Uncommon (UK), Fritto FM (IT), InBeatwin (IT), Qiddiya (UAE), Birkenstock (DE), Università di Roma Tre (IT).

teaching experience

  • Istituto Europeo di Design · Professor

    2022 — 2024

    BA in Graphic Design (Italian), course “Typography and Layout” – 84 hours.

    BA in Graphic Design (International), course “Design Methods” – 42 hours.

  • Politecnico di Milano · Teaching Support

    2021 — 2024

    BA in Communication Design.

    “Typographic Design” with Giangiorgio Fuga (2021–24).

    “Type Design” with Alessandro Colizzi (2022–24).

lectures, talks & workshops

2020

  • Portland State University · FRESH Senior Showcase Mentorship & Portfolio Review.

2021

  • Istituto Svizzero · “La Lettera Neutra” – Inclusive typography experiments with SPRINT Milano.
  • ERG Bruxelles · “Amicale Round Table” – Discussion panel with type foundries Gruppo Due and SUVA.
  • Rome University of Fine Arts · “SWAWE” – Student Workshop Activity Weekend with AIAP (Italian Association for Visual Design).

2022

  • Istituto Europeo di Design · “Type Out / IED & Reber41” – Open-air exhibition of typographic posters designed with recently digitized R41 historical typefaces.
  • Politecnico di Milano · “AAA Cercasi nuovo Adriano Olivetti” – Panel talk with Moleskine, Francesco Zurlo, Mosca Partners, Giovanna Castiglioni.

2023

  • Istituto Europeo di Design · “Erreà Font Kit” – Workshop dedicated to designing custom numbers and letters for sport apparel manufactured by Erreà Sport.

2024

  • Politecnico di Milano · “Symbol Systems and Scripts” – Assistant to Paul McNeil (MuirMcNeil, UK) for a workshop with MA Communication Design students.
  • Istituto Europeo di Design · “Typesetting and Type Design” – Workshop for Art Direction students on the history of writing and printing, plus basic notions of type design.
  • Palazzo Grassi — Punta della Dogana · “ON/OFF — Modular Typographic Experiments” – Masterclass with Collletttivo dedicated to experimental typography.

2025

  • West Den Haag · “Alphabetica 2: Entering Otherworlds” – A symposium of visions, signs, and unseen worlds.

press, publications & awards

2020

  • Étapes, “Pleins Phares Sur Le Design”, Issue 255, pp. 192–199.
  • Wired, “Open Source Fonts Are Love Letters to the Design Community”.
  • It’s Nice That, “The Apfel Brukt Is Collletttivo’s New Eco-Friendly Typeface That Uses Less Ink”.

2021

  • The Monocle Forecast, “Made in Milan”, Issue 11, 2021, pp. 123–126.
  • Typewolf · “Typewolf Tuesday” — Issues 73, 77, 86, 96, 114, 134.

2023

  • It’s Nice That, “Global Type: Around the world via 100 foundries showcasing the power of the letterform”.
  • Zetafonts Type Trends Lookbook · Interview “The counterspaces – Typography in the Age of Black Swans”.
  • NSS Magazine, “Erreà e IED hanno disegnato i nuovi font da calcio”.

2025

  • Pittogramma, interview “Type design together, an open-source vision”.
  • Progetto Grafico n.41, “The West African Forest of Symbols” – written contribution (in press).
  • European Design Awards · Silver Award for magazine design “DELUS” for ETH Zurich, with Studio Folder.