Valeria Carlesso

A designer from Bassano del Grappa in northern Italy, she graduated from IUAV, the Venice School of Architecture. She straight away began working with architecture and design practices as a freelancer. Studio Gherardi, based in Castelfranco Veneto, introduced her to the world of industrial design and, since 2015, she has been Battistella Company's in-house designer, working with and alongside the in-house technical departments and external creative direction agencies on the development of new products and catalogues. For the group, she oversees the design of stands for Italian and international exhibitions, as well as the company's showrooms. For Novamobili, she looks after the fitout of the Milan Flagship store. Since 2020, she has been coordinating creative direction for the Nidi and Novamobili brands. Since 2021, she is the Creative and Design director for the 3 brands under the umbrella of Battistella Company, which Novamobili is a part of.