Sara Ricciardi

Designer and Creative Director, Sara Ricciardi lives and works in Milan.
She has been studying Product Design in Milan, Istanbul and New York.In 2016, she opened her studio called Pataspazio in Milan where she designs with her amazing team of creative people, products for companies, limited editions pieces for art-design galleries, performances, interiors and installations.

Her designing approach is shaped by a deep narrative exploration: each aesthetic derives from a specific story. Sullivan said: “Form follows function” She would say “Form follows poetry”. At the base of her methodology there is a peculiar narrative and technical research of materials and spaces. Materials and production are always defined together with the help of great masters of the Italian craftsmanship.

She’s a professional collector of bizarre objects and she practises Ikebana and Butoh dance. She teaches Social Design and Relational Practices at NABA, New Academy of Art, and she leads courses and lectures on Urban regeneration and Design Thinking for various institutions and foundations all over the world.