Evelina Bazzo managing director
After the Liceo Artistico she earned her diploma at the Corso Superiore di Disegno Industriale in Venice.
Since 1974 she has been dealing with communication for design and architecture. She is responsible for image and communication of many Italian companies, she is promoter and curator of exhibitions, prizes, editions and thematic projects. From 2003 to 2007 she has been responsible for the corporate image and communication for the editions of Premio Architettura Città di Oderzo. Since 2006 she has collaborated with Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche for the Premio Internazionale Carlo Scarpa per il Giardino. Also, she is consultant for VeronaFiere’s cultural activities with her own project Marmomacc Meets Design. Since 2005 she has been a counsellor of the Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige delegation of ADI and member of the National Commitee ADI Index. Since 2000 she has been professor of Design Management and Business Communication at the Facoltà di Design e Arti dell’Università IUAV di Venezia.
Chiara Bazzo head press officer
After her studies in Occidental Languages at the Istituto Turistico and at the Faculty of Lingue e Letterature Straniere at the Università degli Studi di Venezia, in 1988 she entered in Umbrella as associate dealing with press office. To update her professional skills she participated at various workshops on Communications. In 2008 she got a master degree in PNL Sistemica at the Scuola Specialistica Modelli di Comunicazione in Milan. In Umbrella she is responsible for the corporate and product press office management for design oriented companies. She is also responsible for the coordination and organization of events and special projects as press day, press conferences and brand presence marketing. For Umbrella’s projects oriented to communication for architecture, she has been dealing with the Premio Architettura Città di Oderzo press office for five years. Since 2007 she is in charge for the press office activity for the projects Luoghi di Valore and Premio Internazionale Carlo Scarpa per il Giardino for Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche.
Contact Chiara for: Alpes Inox built-in appliances and kitchens, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche International Carlo Scarpa Prize, Prandina lamps.
Marieclaire Bizzarro press officer/architecture
In 2004 she graduated in Industrial Design undergraduate degree, Faculty of Arts and Design at Venice University. In 2006 she graduated in Product Design graduate degree at the same university with a thesis titled: “Materials ande design: languages of sensoriality”, supervisor Professor Paolo Legrenzi. She took part in workshops and competitions in Italy and even abroad. She collaborated with studios CBA-Carlo Bordini of Treviso and Manuel Estrada of Barcelona (Spain). Since 2010 is teaching assistant at the Design Management and Business Communication Course by Professor Evelina Bazzo at Venice IUAV University. Since 2007 collaborates continuously with Studio Umbrella to develop thematic projects related to materials and oriented to communication for architecture and design.
Contact Marieclaire for: Marmomacc Veronafiere
Camilla Tosi press officer/design
After the secondary school with an emphasis on sciences and information technology, she graduates in 2003 in Public Relations, Faculty of Lingue e Letterature Straniere at the Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy.
In 2009 she obtains, at the same Faculty, the Academic Degree in Public Relations for companies, with a thesis titled “Conception of a web application to promote a convention”, with the Professor Valérie De Luca.
From 2003 to 2004 she collaborates inside the communications and press office department of Hangar Design Group where she realizes the editorial project Hangar Carnet.
In 2005 she enters in Umbrella’s team, at the beginning as responsible of web promotion and research and as media planner and, since 2009, she is senior PR and she assists design oriented companies in order to develop their media relations and brand positioning.
Contact Camilla for: Arper seats and tables, De Castelli furniture in metal, Fornasarig seats in wood, San Lorenzo objects in silver.