Vittorio Acquati, a graduate of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milano, is a designer and researcher in the field of wood materials processing technologies.
Valentina Andreucci is an art historian and consultant in the fields of tourism, cultural heritage and education. She teaches History of Modern and Contemporary Art and History of Design at the Poliarte Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ancona.
Diego Maria Cappiello, a graduate in Decoration for Architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, is a designer and decorator.
Luigi Costato, former professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Ferrara, has been president of the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Rovigo.
Enrico Maria Davoli is an art historian and critic. He teaches History of Contemporary Art and History of Design at the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts.
Fabio De Marco is a graduate of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milano.
Roberta De Martino, art historian, is a founding member of Nesea Capri, for which she is involved in the promotion and organization of cultural events on the island, where she collaborates on educational projects at the Certosa di San Giacomo. Her publications include Diefenbach e Capri, Grimaldi & C., Naples 2013 (with Antonia Tafuri).
Francesca Deplano, a graduate of the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts, is a decorator, illustrator and designer. www.facebook.com/TilibirkesTrip
Beatrice Giannoni is an artist and restorer. She teaches Traditional Decoration (Ancient Techniques) and Drawing for Decoration at the Ligustica Academy, Genova.
Augusto Giuffredi is a sculptor and restorer with a specialization in working on stucco, plaster and stone materials, a capacity in which he holds teaching positions at the Bologna and Naples Fine Arts Academies.
Alberto Goglio is a painter and author of numerous decorative interventions for public spaces. He is a teacher at the Liceo Statale “Leonardo”, Brescia.
Ivan F.A. Ingraffia is a graduate of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milano.
Marco Lazzarato is a painter, decorator and theorist, as well as a consultant in the fields of art industry and education. He teaches Mosaic and Drawing for Decoration at the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts.
Renato Maggiolo is co-founder of “Il profumo della freschezza” in Lusia, near Rovigo. www.ilprofumodellafreschezza.it
Bruno Manfredini has worked in the employ of a major multinational corporation, traveling to more than forty countries around the world and collecting books, works of art, folkloric and ethnographic evidence.
Simone Martinotta is a student in the school of New Technologies of Art at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milano.
Sara Palestra is a graduate of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, Milano.
Danka Perovic, a graduate of the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts, is a ceramist and decorator. www.facebook.com/dankaperovicceramics
Rosemary Rodrigues, a graduate of the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts, works at the cultural association Stellamaris in Bologna.
Rossella Ruzza is a freelancer in the fields of tourism and cultural and environmental heritage.
Pier Francesco Sciuto, an expert in geochemistry, mineralogy, marine geology, geographic information systems and applied geology, works at the Regione Emilia-Romagna Seismic and Soil Geological Service, and is the curator of the Sandra Forni Geological Garden Museum in Bologna.
Luca Sommariva is a student of Design and Visual Communication at Politecnico, Milano.
Francesca Spezia is a decorator and designer. www.speziadesign.com
Antonia Tafuri, art historian, has worked for the Ministry of Culture – Campania Regional Directorate of Museums since 1999, serving since 2006 at the Certosa di San Giacomo, Capri, as communications and educational services contact person. Her publications include Diefenbach e Capri, Grimaldi & C., Naples 2013 (with Roberta De Martino).
Nicholas Vecchiato is a graduate of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milano.