Controvento is a multidisciplinary creative collective based
in Amsterdam and New York,
with collaborators
from all over the world.

With a focus on craftsmanship, excellent quality, and story-telling, Controvento creates unique projects in a wide range of disciplines, spanning from product and spatial design to strategy and creative direction, always with a conscious and humanistic approach.

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Gabriele
Chiave

Co-Founder and Creative Director

Currently residing in New York, Gabriele Chiave brings a global perspective to design from living in cities like Metz, Dakar, Caracas, Buenos Aires, Rome, Milan, and Amsterdam. Inspired by Italian design masters, he joined Marcel Wanders Studio in Amsterdam in 2007, evolving from a product designer to Creative Director. Gabriele has worked on product and interior design, and art direction for renowned brands like Kartell, Poliform, Flos, and others. Today, he serves as VP, Global Creative Direction – Design & Innovation for the Estée Lauder Companies.

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Verdiana
Vannini

Co-Founder and Managing Director

After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Design from Politecnico di Milano, Verdiana pursued her passion for design management in London, obtaining a Master's in Design Studies with Merit from Central Saint Martins. Her career in London included roles at Apple and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, as well as work with creative studios, agencies, and galleries, managing projects in interior design, branding, and art direction globally. In 2017, she became Design Manager at Marcel Wanders studio in Amsterdam, leading a diverse team and over 40 projects. She enhanced her skills with business and management certificates from LSE and Oxford. In 2022, Verdiana co-founded Controvento and continues to consult in management for the creative industries.

We strive to create meaningful design that reflects our belief that societies can transform and move toward more sustainable ways of living, innovating with passion.

We are thoughtful and receptive to the changes needing to take place in the world of design, knowing and embracing the responsibility of consciously creating solutions and processes.

We design for people to get the most out of every experience. Making human values our focus, we uplift the human spirit and help people live well while making the world a better place.

Crafting designs and stories to present an emotionally compelling and relevant narrative that interconnects elements in a unique way, we provide meaning to audiences and reveal a new perspective that empowers them to think, feel or act differently.

Meet our creative team

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Alessio Scalabrini, Paris

GIULIA

Giulia Zia, Treviso

MAURO

Mauro Martinuzzi, Treviso

FEDE

Federica Russo, Roma

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Tanisa Beck Martins, London

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Lukasz Brzozowski, Amsterdam

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Jonathan Formento, London

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Pablo Spagnoletti, Aljezur

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