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Alida Catella & Silvio De Ponte

Birthdate
2019
Nationality
Italian
Occupation
Architects, designers

Alida Forte Catella is a Sicilian architect and entrepreneur living in Milan. A graduate in interior design, she founded her own practice in the 1980s before joining COIMA, where she heads the Marketing & Communication division and is CEO of COIMA Image. She is also Vice-President of the Fondazione Riccardo Catella.

Silvio De Ponte, architect and lighting designer, is the founder of De Ponte Studio Architects. Following experience in theatrical scenography, he teaches at the Politecnico di Milano and at La Sapienza in Rome. His work covers architecture, interior design and lighting, as well as art direction.

Both have collaborated with Artemide, an Italian designer lighting brand.

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"With Look at Me 21, we wanted to combine lighting efficiency and contemporary design, creating precise, comfortable light that can be modulated according to need, while remaining elegant and timeless."