People
Meet our current team, and the people who have worked here in the past.
Sam Baron
Director of the design department
2006 – Current
Born in France in 1976, Sam Baron graduated in design in 1999 from the École des Beaux Arts de Saint Etienne. His work has been shown at numerous design events and fairs, including Maison et Objets and the Salon du Meuble in Paris, the Salone del Mobile of Milan, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York, Tokyo Designers Block, Biennale de Saint Etienne and the Frankfurt Design Fair. He won the Design category award of the Grand Prix de la Création de La Ville de Paris 2007, the Art de la Table award 2009 launched by Elle Decor France and the Créateur de l’Année 2010 promoted by Maison et Objets. The issue n° 79 of Colors magazine “Collector” (winter 2010/2011), directed by Sam in collaboration with Colors’ editorial team, obtained the Silver Cube at the Art Directors Club 90th Annual Award (2011). Since 2006 he is the director of Fabrica’s design projects.
Valentina Carretta
2005 – Current
Born in Treviso, Italy, in 1981, Valentina graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in 2005. In 2004, she began her colaboration with Fabrica Design Department where she deals mainly with product design and interior design. Her projects include a range of blown-glass objects for Secondome, a collection of tableware for Bosa and limited edition pieces for Zanotta and the Granville Gallery (Paris). Moreover, the restyling of the new Fabrica Features shops in Bologna, Madrid and Lisbon was to her design. Since 2008 she has been working as a freelance designer and consultant. Her designs have been exhibited at Triennale di Milano, Gardiner Museum (Toronto), MAD Museum (New York), MUDAC (Lausanne) and at the Milan Furniture Fair.
Marta Celso
2008 – Current
Born in Treviso in 1981, Marta graduated in 2004 in Economics of Arts from Cà Foscari University in Venice, Italy. She began her experience at Fabrica in 2006 working in COLORS magazine’s editorial office. In 2008 she worked in the organization of the exhibition “Fabrica: Les Yeaux Ouverts” at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. She currently co-ordinates the activities of Fabrica’s Design studio.
Catarina Carreiras
2008 – Current
Graduated in Communication Design from Faculdades de Belas Artes de Lisboa, Catarina Carreiras (Lisbon, 1985) enjoys losing herself in the world looking out for shapes, colors, places, ideas. During the last four years she won three honor scholarships from Universidade de Lisboa, and two Jovens Criadores awards on the category of Graphic Design. She has been working with Sam Baron since 2008, in Fabrica‘s design department and at Sam Baron & Co. She spent the last year in New York, where she collaborated with the graphic design studio Karlssonwilker Inc. Currently between Lisbon and Treviso consulting for Fabrica and working as a freelancer, Catarina is divided between all she is missing from home and the will to keep getting lost throughout the world — but one day, she will find her way back.
Dean Brown
2010 – Current
Dean Brown is an industrial designer, committed to developing objects and furniture that are thoughtful, optimistic and inspired by understanding people. SinceJanuary 2010 he has been working out of the Fabrica Design Studio based in Italy, under the creative direction of French Designer Sam Baron. Prior to this, Dean ran his own studio for 2 years, based in Scotland – much of the work was collaborative, hands on and explored the relationship between people and technology. His work has been exhibited internationally during the Milan Furniture Fair, ICFF New York and London Design week. Dean was born in Scotland in 1985, and looks accordingly.
Gustavo Millon
2010 – Current
Born in Chile in 1983, Gustavo studied photography in Santiago de Chile, with the speciality in still life photography. He was one of the finalists of the Raymond Weil photography contest for two times, and his works have been published in numerous magazines like I.D., Elle Decor Italy and Colors Magazine. He was also shortlisted in the commercial category of the Sony World Photography Award 2011. At Fabrica he collaborates with the activities and projects of the design department as photographer.
Amaury Poudray
April 2011 – Current
Amaury is a designer born in 1985. After obtaining a BTS – Brevet de Technicien Supérieur – in Product Design, he graduated in 2009 in design from the École Supérieur d’Art et deDesign of Saint Etienne. He also studied at Rhode Island School of Design in the United States for a year during which he participated in some international workshops conducted by Ron Arad, Matali Crasset, Schloten and Beijings. He currently develops projects with galleries such as Bensimon in Paris, Vivid Gallery in Rotterdam, THEGALLERY in Brussels, and works also with industries. Since January 2010, Amaury collaborates as a professor with the students of Institut Paul Bocuse in Écully, France, to help them setting up innovative restaurants. His works have been shown on important fairs like Maison&Objet in Paris, Salone del Mobile in Milan, DesignWeek in Eindhoven and Interieur2010 in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Filipe Ferreira
2011 – current
Born in Porto in 1986, Filipe Ferreira is a creative thinker and a multidisciplinary graphic designer who looks at this world as an experimental stage, full of challenges waiting for memorable narrative solutions that can change the way people approach the world. Applying his knowledge mainly in the fields of illustration, typography and graphic design, he creates work with emotional and intellectually driven concepts that goes beyond established boundaries, approaching each project with infinite perception and critical thinking.
www.behance.net/philferreira
Marie Dessuant
2010 – 2011
Born in 1984 in Paris, in 2008 Marie graduated with distinction from the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg in product design (MA). Afterwards she moved to Shanghai and collaborated with studios like Naço, EXH and Sina retail. She settled in Paris in 2010 and is now a freelance designer. Marie was awarded the Cinna-Ligne Roset design award “révélateur de talents” for the corner shelf, which is now in the process of being produced. Marie envisions design as a way to observe her surroundings, a way of seeing and showing. She experiments with a large scope of practices like product, furniture, space, graphic design and drawing. Beyond those forms, she is also trying to develop new ways of interacting with objects, using new typologies or modifying details in traditional products. Her aim is to try not to impose anything to the user or to be too narrative. Her projects aim to raise questions rather than give solutions.
Margaux Keller
2010 – 2011
Margaux Keller is a French designer. She was born in 1987 in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2009, she worked in Phillippe Starck agency as an intern, designing an “eco-chair”with the designer Eugeni Quittlet. In 2010 she graduated with a special jury mention in Product design and Interior architecture from the Ecole Boulle, Paris. Through the products she creates, she wants to surprise people by playing with everyday codes, analyzing different social behaviors and habits. She is looking for the unexpected and a touch of humour in design, and she particularly enjoys working with craftmen, ebenists, ceramists, glass blowers and other material experts.
Philip Bone
2010 – 2011
Born in Bristol, England, in 1984, Philip studied Graphic Communication BA (Hons) at London’s Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication (2005–2008). During this time he was awarded a distinction from the International Society Of Typographic Designers.
Working in print and digital & interactive fields in London, his work experience spans from small studios, to large, global multi-discipline design agencies. His clients include The Tate Modern, Samsung, The Royal Opera House, A Foundation ArtsCharity and independent record label Warp records.
Brian Wood
2010 – 2011
Born in California in 1985, Brian is a graphic designer who studied at Texas State University—San Marcos (2004–2008). During this time he received awards from the Creative Summit, the Dallas Society of Visual Communications, and the Art Directors Club of Houston. In Austin, he has gained experience working with small studios in both print and digital media.
Ilaria Scarselli
2010 – 2011
Born in Rome in 1988, Ilaria graduated in 2010 in Advertising and Marketing Communications from University of Greenwich in London with a Special Jury Mention for outstanding performance. At Fabrica she helps coordinating the activities and the communications of the Design department
Jaeun Park
2009 – 2010
Jaeun Park is a product designer with experience from objects, furniture to interior space. To her, design is finding the solution considering why people do what they do and defining the essence.
Isabel Abreu
2009 – 2010
Born in Porto in 1976, Isabel graduated in Sound and Image-Digital Arts from the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University, Oporto, in 2002. In 2003 and 2005 she was responsible for the audiovisual side of Fabrica’s Custom Eyes and Mail Me exhibitions.
Yukihiro Kaneuchi
2009 – 2010
Born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1984, Yukihiro Kaneuchi studied Art and Architecture at the Tama Art University in Tokyo (2004 – 2008). Kane is interested in exploring that something in the air which we cannot see – signs, smells and memories. His work aims to express these elements through product, installation and painting. He was a winner in the Cumulous Kyoto 2008 International Design Competition: Design for Happiness.
Myriam B. Maguire
2010
Born in Québec in 1985, Myriam Belzile-Maguire is an industrial designer passionate by fashion. In 2008 she graduated from Université de Montréal with a BA in Industrial Design and afterwards from Cordwainers College London in Footwear Design.
Myriam has won a grant by La Fondation de la Mode de Montréal and has gained work experience at Jonathan Saunders and Aldo Group.
Elliott Burford
2009 – 2010
Elliott Burford (born 1984) is a creative working in graphics, objects and visual arts, with an emphasis on identity and communication. Originally from Adelaide, Australia, he has lived in the UK and Italy, working in branding, illustration and advertising for a range of clients including Benetton, Cisco, Fujitsu, Hitachi Europe, IBM, Jacob’s Creek and Oxford University.
Gonçalo Campos
2008 – 2009
Gonçalo Campos (born 1986) is a portuguese product designer. Graduating in product design in 2008, he soon after joined Fabrica, Benetton’s communications research centre, in the design studio. In 2009, he worked in Sam Baron’s studio. He is currently developing a series of objects, continuing to explore the possibilities of design through function and material.
Campos pays special attention to materials and production methods, combining them with a rational language to express warmth and personality, often resulting in surprising and unexpected solutions.
Jade Folawiyo
2008 – 2009
Born in Great Britain in 1987, Jade is at Fabrica for a sabbatical year from her graduate studies in Product Design at Central Saint Martins, London. Jade is very interested in exploring everything to do with globalisation and the fusion of different cultures. She grew up in London, a cosmopolitan city where many different communities and ethnic groups live side-by-side. She enjoys creative needlework, such as sewing and embroidery.
Tak Cheung
2008 – 2009
As a designer Tak Cheung likes to ‘reinvent the wheel’ every chance he gets. Since graduating from Parsons The New School for Design in ’03 he has been involved in design projects of diverse scale, medium, and applications. He’s worked at Truck Product Architecture / Rogers Marvel Architects for over 5 years with the privilege of working on architectural projects along with furniture and product designs. In 2009 he was a student at Fabrica, United Colors of Benetton’s Research and Communication Center, as a product designer. He currently lives and freelances in NYC while creating artwork in his spare time.
Cristina Dias
2008 – 2009
Cristina was born in Evora in 1981. Before going to university, she studied Illustration, Video and Screen Printing at the Norwich School of Art Design (UK). She later graduated in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon. Cristina directed the Fabrica Features space in Lisbon from April 2006 to August 2007. She continues to work in Lisbon on event organisation and Cãoceito, a limited-edition CD packaging project.
