Salotto

Salotto is a cultural hub co-founded by a group of Italian artists and design professionals. A meeting place, a gallery, a laboratory, an event venue, a work space, a cultural hub and more. A new model for a cultural embassy: a space for connecting ideas and building relationships.

In just over a year, Salotto became a landmark in the creative scene: an intimate and inspirational stage where a diverse and passionate audience meets the excellence in the arts and design, and a meeting point to create new synergies and ideas. Recent guests include Poster House, the art department at The New Yorker, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, while ongoing collaborations with distinguished partners include Rizzoli Bookstore, Interni Magazine, and Flou.

With a rich calendar of events throughout 2024, Salotto has partnered with some of the most distinguished Italian and international creative professionals — each with unique and innovative perspectives — to bring an unparalleled experience to the city’s arts, culture, and design scene.

 

Salottieri

Gabriele Rossi

Gabriele Rossi is a designer and digital entrepreneur. In 2011, he co-founded Accurat in Milan and now leads its US operations. Over 13 years, Gabriele has managed information design and data-driven innovation projects for prestigious clients like IBM, Google, Gates Foundation, Starbucks, United Nations, and MoMA. Previously, he co-founded and managed Bonsaininja Studio, a communication agency in Milan. He has taught at Politecnico di Milano and NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, and lectured at Parsons, Columbia, and UPenn. Gabriele holds an MS in Design from Politecnico di Milano and studied at the Electronic Visualization Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

 

Emiliano Ponzi

Emiliano Ponzi is an Italian visual artist living in Ny. His clients include The New York Times, Le Monde, The New Yorker, Apple, Louis Vuitton, Moma NY, Montblanc, Penguin Books, Bulgari, Airbnb, Lavazza, Tiffany, Pirelli. Honors include: Young Guns Award,Gold Cube at The ADC of New York, medals of honor at the SOI New York. He wrote and illustrated several books, among others:“The Journey of the Penguin” (2015) “The Great New York Subway Map” (2017) for the MoMa NY, “American West” (2018) by Corraini, “Chronicle from the Red Zone “(2020), daily note on the first Italy Lockdown. Last exhibitions include: “The Dreamer” at Sun Ke villa, Shanghai, “In principio era la fine” Marco Rossi Artecontemporanea in Milano/Verona/Torino/Pietrasanta. Art installations include: “Under the Surface”, “Flower Up” at Milano Design week 2024.

 

Giulia Zoavo

Giulia Zoavo is an Italian-born, NYC-based multidisciplinary Designer and Visual Artist who tells complex stories with simple shapes — and sometimes words. She has collaborated with a wide range of clients and agencies such as Sagmeister & Walsh, BBDO, AHOY Studios, The New York Times, and Rizzoli. Giulia is one of the co-founders of Salotto, a hub for cultural research and production led by Italian creative professionals in Brooklyn. Her work has been recognized by American Illustration, 3×3 Magazine, The One Club for Creativity, Illustri Festival, and PRINT Magazine. She recently joined Adobe as a Senior Content Visual Designer for Adobe Illustrator.

 

Vittorio Perotti

Vittorio is a designer and art director based in New York City. He has collaborated with many international agencies, including Sagmeister & Walsh, BBDO, and Johannes Leonardo. His work has been featured in multiple magazines and has received awards at Clio, D&AD, and Cannes Lions. In 2017, he co-founded YOHOHO Studio, a boutique agency focused on brave projects that aim to blend communication with art and literature. He has curated the art direction and design for many brands, including Nike, Adidas, Lamborghini, Luxottica, Freddy, Pomellato, and The New York Times Magazine. Since 2020, he has collaborated with Apple to create some of the company’s largest global product launches. In 2023, he co-founded Salotto, at the same time creating its brand identity.

 

Gabriel Zangari

Gabriel Zangari is the Design and Managing Director of Design Group Italia in New York. Industrial designer by training, his wanderlust passion brought him to Italy where he studied and worked for 14 years in the areas of strategic industrial, branding, packaging and space design. Design Group Italia is an international multidisciplinary design studio headquartered in Milan that envisions the future through data and research, designing tangible solutions to spark meaningful change for both people and business.
He is also VP and board member of Moleskine Foundation USA, a non-profit organization that aims to inspire a new generation of creative thinkers and doers to change themselves and their communities.

 

Lorenzo Fanton

Lorenzo Fanton is an Italian graphic designer and design director based in New York City with experience in the fields of brand identity, editorial design, type design, and digital design.
Lorenzo is known for turning complicated business problems into easy-to-grasp ideas and visual systems while delivering concept-driven, clear, and elegant design solutions across multiple platforms. With a type-driven approach, Lorenzo’s process jumps between thorough research and intuitive creation.
Through his international experience gained at agencies across multiple countries such as Pentagram, Collins, Ogilvy & Mather, The Partners, Siegel and Gale, The Glue Society, and Fabrica, Lorenzo has gained a formidable repertoire of knowledge and qualities. Lorenzo’s work has been awarded by prestigious organizations including the Type Directors Club of NY, the Society of Publication Design and the Art Directors Club of NY.

 

Marco Rosella

Marco Rosella is an Italian film director and motion designer based in New York.
Throughout his career he has had the opportunity to work with companies such as NBC, Netflix, Spotify, United Nations, Google, TikTok, Away, Meta, Smirnoff, MLS and agencies such as 72andSunny, Stink, Johannes Leonardo and B-Reel. His experimental approach has earned him two SXSW Awards and other recognitions such as Cannes Lions, Clio, Webby, Communication Arts and FWA for both team and personal projects.